Medicine and Life Sciences

Protein to stop DNA damage

Life Sciences

Western researchers have discovered a protein with the never-before-seen ability to stop DNA damage in its tracks.

Health - Sep 6

A pandemic of despair

The global outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 and resulting job losses led to a surge in suicidal ideation among Canadians, especially young people, a new UdeM-led study finds.

Helping your brain ward off Alzheimer’s symptoms

Participating in a series of cognitive training sessions has helped Quebec seniors cope with memory loss - even five years later, an UdeM study finds. Can training your brain to remember things help you ward off the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease? A new Canadian study suggests that yes, it can - even five years after you got the training.

Do genetic ’parasites’ help the immune system develop and function?

A study by UdeM professor Claude Perreault's team at IRIC proposes three potential functions for so-called parasite DNA sequences in T cell development.

Northern elephant seals use deep-sea research sonar as dinner bell

Life Sciences

Northern elephant seals were repeatedly captured on camera in the deep Pacific Ocean using sonar from an Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) observatory as a dinner bell to forage for their next fish feast, according to a new study led by University of Victoria researchers.

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