A large-scale survey of the process for submitting research papers to scientific journals has revealed a surprising pattern: manuscripts that were turned down by one journal and published in another received significantly more citations than those that were published by the first journal to receive them.

Classified as: Biology, science, Calcagno, de Mazancourt, Demoinet, Gollner, journal, Ruths, submissions
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Published on: 12 Oct 2012

This year, McGill’s Mini-Med series takes an in-depth look at acute care, including intensive care, emergency rooms and trauma. The series of six talks runs from October 17 to November 21, 2012. The McGill Mini-Med School – which offers to the public a series of conferences by leading McGill experts – premiered in the fall of 2001, the first such program in Canada.

Classified as: medicine, ash gursahaney, david mulder, marc afilalo, michael churchill-smith, mini med, nadia giannetti, tarek razek
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Published on: 12 Oct 2012

McGill researchers have identified a small region in the genome that conclusively plays a role in the development of psychiatric disease and obesity. The key lies in the genomic deletion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF, a nervous system growth factor that plays a critical role in brain development.

Classified as: medicine, Research, mutation, Carl Ernst, disease, obesity, psychiatric
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Published on: 10 Oct 2012

Early life experience results in a broad change in the way our DNA is “epigenetically” chemically marked in the brain by a coat of small chemicals called methyl groups, according to researchers at McGill University. A group of researchers led by Prof. Moshe Szyf, a professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics in the Faculty of Medicine, and research scientists at the Douglas Institute have discovered a remarkable similarity in the way the DNA in human brains and the DNA in animal brains respond to early life adversity. The finding suggests an evolutionary conserved mechanism of response to early life adversity affecting a large number of genes in the genome. 

Classified as: brain, medicine, DNA, early life, humans, moshe szyf, rodents
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Published on: 10 Oct 2012
The 2012 Cundill Prize in History at McGill jury has announced its long list of contending books, selecting six from among 143 works submitted this year by publishers from all over the globe. The competition, now in its fifth year, features a $75,000 U.S. grand prize, representing the world’s most lucrative international award for a nonfiction book.

Classified as: history, 2012, stephen platt, andrew preston, anna reid, book prize, cundil, julia lovell, long list, stephen greenblatt, steven pinker
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Published on: 10 Oct 2012

Anti-government protestors massacred in Yemen during the Arab Spring; pre-election intimidation in Angola this past August; Shia clerics tried and imprisoned for blasphemy by Sunni-controlled courts in Indonesia in recent years. The list goes on. The problem with defending international human rights through legal means is one of logistics: who does it, when, and how? Currently, it is up to the state to define and implement human rights norms for its citizens. But when it is precisely the officials of the state who are violating these norms, is it not paradoxical to also expect the state to enforce them?

Classified as: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, human rights, islam, John Peters Humphrey
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Published on: 5 Oct 2012

A research team led by McGill University Physics Prof. Alexander Maloney is among the winners of the New Frontiers in Astronomy & Cosmology International Grant and Essay Competition who will present their winning proposals and essays in a joint conference Oct. 12 and 13 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

Classified as: Alexander Maloney, astronomy, cosmology, Johannes Walcher, New Frontiers in Astronomy, Patrick Hayden, physics, Robert Brandenberger, universe
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Published on: 4 Oct 2012

A cutting-edge neuroscience collaboration between McGill University – through its Brain@McGill network – and the University of Oxford received the McCarthy Tetrault Award of Excellence for Partnership from the Quebec Government Office in London.

Classified as: neuroscience, Research, McCarthy Tétrault Oxford Cuello Brain@McGill
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Published on: 4 Oct 2012

When British novelist Nell Dunn's partner wanted a peaceful death at home, it didn't turn out that way. Dunn’s play, Home Death, tackles the issue of dying at home in a series of interlinking voices. Her work is the focus of The Council on Palliative Care’s free public David Bourke Memorial Lecture on October 9. The Council presents readings from Dunn’s play "Home Death", previously on stage in London, UK. The readings will be followed by a panel discussion by experts in the field of palliative care.

Classified as: anita mountjoy, care, david bourke, golda tradounsky, jo-ann jones, palliative, sue britton, zelda freitas
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Published on: 3 Oct 2012

The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) recently recognized six leaders in the health sciences from McGill as elected CAHS Fellows, one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community. Elections are based on a nominating and peer review process that seeks to recognize those who are marked by a record of substantial accomplishment. 

Classified as: Brian J. Ward, CAHS, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Christos Tsoukas, Constantin Polychronakos, Eduardo Franco, Jody Heymann, Rebecca Fuhrer
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Published on: 26 Sep 2012

A new discovery that sheds light on the genetic make up of ovarian cancer cells could explain why some women survive longer than others with this deadly disease. A multi-disciplinary team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC), in collaboration with the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital and the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, has identified genetic patterns in ovarian cancer tumours that help to differentiate patients based on the length of their survival after initial surgery. The study was published in the journal PLOS ONE. 

Classified as: muhc, ovarian cancer, patricia tonin
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Published on: 26 Sep 2012

It starts with a simple piece of clear rubber tubing connected to a small and nondescript – though expensive – oblong brown box, both attached to a bicycle frame.

Classified as: engineering, Research, Cycling, Hatzopoulou
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Published on: 25 Sep 2012

Prof. Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, has been named to the prestigious President’s Council of the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS). She will join 27 Nobel laureates and other prominent leaders of academia and industry from around the world on this advisory board. The mission of the Academy is to promote the resolution of society's global challenges through science-based solutions, to support scientific literacy and to advance scientific research and knowledge.

Classified as: Principal, academy of sciences, new york, board, heather munroe blum
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Published on: 19 Sep 2012

Since the earliest civilizations, art has played an integral role in the development of society.  Throughout history, art has been produced and accumulated as a way to understand, influence and provoke.  The history of art, on the other hand, has been plagued with theft, deceit and violence. 

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Published on: 18 Sep 2012

McGill University has signed three important memoranda of understanding this week for collaborative research partnerships with institutions in Israel. The memoranda were signed by Dr. Rose Goldstein, McGill’s Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations), during an economic mission led by Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay and co-organized by the Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain and Montréal International.

Classified as: Research and Discovery, Bar-Ilan, Goldstein, Israel, Sackler, Tel-Aviv, Weizmann, partnerships, Szyf
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Published on: 14 Sep 2012

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