McGill University

9.05 - Older women who have been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat are at higher risk of stroke than men. A new study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) shows that warfarin, the most common anticoagulant therapy used to prevent stroke in patients with Atrial fibrillation (AF) may not be as effective in women, 75 years or older, as in men.
Life Sciences 3.05

Battles of sexes shown to spur adaptive sex differences - For video and explanations - Sex differences account for some of the most spectacular traits in nature: the wild colours of male guppies, the plumage of peacocks, tusks on walruses and antlers on moose.

Chemistry 25.04

Researchers at McGill, Univ. of Minnesota call for combining best of both approaches - Can organic agriculture feed the world?

Physics 17.05

Finding provides unique opportunity to explore how galaxies and cosmic structure evolve - A McGill-led research team using the Herschel Space Observatory has discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars.

Medicine 11.05

New grants and fellowships in pediatric leukemia research to be created at Université de Montréal, McGill University and INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier - Thanks to the Cole Foundation, pediatric leukemia research has again this year received support to recruit some of the best and brightest researchers in the field.

Medicine 1.05

Howard Bergman to build on recent successes promoting family medicine at McGill - Family doctors are at the heart of efficient, sustainable health care systems and are a priority for McGill University's Faculty of Medicine.

Life Sciences 4.04

Record Funding for Québec - The McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre is pleased to announce that they have been awarded funding totalling $7.6 million over a two-year period from Genome Canada's 2010 Competition: Science and Technology Innovation Centre Operations Support.

Environmental Sciences 2.05

Loss of biodiversity appears to impact ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution and other major forms of environmental stress, according to a recent study by a team of researchers based at nine institutions in Canada, the United States and Sweden.

Sport Sciences 18.05

McGill University has applied to play in the Ontario University Athletics football conference, which, if accepted, would move the Redmen from the Quebec league to Ontario by 2013, the team's 133rd season on the gridiron.

Business 14.05

The partnership between ÉTS and McGill receives generous support from the governments of Québec, Canada and the City of Montreal - The Quartier de l'innovation (QI) is one step closer to reality today, with the announcement from the governments of Québec, Canada and the City of Montreal that they will invest equal amounts in pre-start-up costs for the project, for a total of $1,050,000.

Medicine 3.05

Current research ethics focuses on protecting study participants, but according to bioethicists from McGill University and Carnegie Mellon University, these efforts fail to prevent harms that undermine the social value of research.

Business 27.04

Four new partnership agreements will bring Brazilian students to McGill and foster future research collaborations between the two countries - McGill University is building on longstanding research collaborations with Brazil by announcing four partnership agreements with Brazilian universities.

Medicine 3.04

World-renowned head of McGill AIDS Centre honoured by Canada Council for the Arts - Video: Wainberg's AIDS Research - High Resolution Clips for Journalists - The Lady Davis Institute (LDI) and McGill University are delighted to announce that Mark A. Wainberg has been awarded the 2012 Killam Prize in Health Sciences by the Canada Council for the Arts.



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