As racial and linguistic minorities, English-speaking Black Quebecers face more barriers to receiving mental healthcare 

Published: 8 May 2023

Black anglophones in Quebec experience more discrimination and report more barriers to mental healthcare – and overall lower mental health – than their French-speaking counterparts, according to a...

A more convenient and accessible way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease?

Published: 20 April 2023

Despite extensive research and encouraging findings, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains difficult to diagnose based on signs and symptoms alone. But what if one day, a blood sample during an annual...

Cutting down on social media to improve teens and young adults’ body image  

Published: 5 April 2023

Teens in North America are spending several hours per day on screens, and there’s growing concern over how social media may affect their mental health.

What areas should Canada protect to save species at risk of extinction? 

Published: 5 April 2023

At the recent COP 15 conference in Montreal, Canada committed to protecting 30% of its land by 2030, but which areas are most crucial to protect for at-risk species such as the spotted turtles? In...

The first known visual acuity chart in Inuktitut, Cree, and Ojibwe

Published: 14 March 2023

A large majority of Nunavik Inuit report Inuktitut as their first language. In their work in Puvirnituq, McGill University ophthalmologist Dr. Christian El-Hadad and his colleague Shaan Bhambra, a...

Teaching hope during the climate crisis

Published: 14 March 2023

Headlines about severe climate events can make the future seem bleak.

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