McGill University researchers have engineered a new hydrogel that shows early promise as a treatment for people with vocal cord injuries.

Voice loss is often permanent when scarring forms on the vocal cords. Current injectable treatments break down quickly, which can force patients to get repeated procedures that can further damage the delicate tissue.

Classified as: Maryam Tabrizian, Nicole Li-Jessen, school of communication sciences and disorders, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Published on: 10 Oct 2025

Successful sports coaches have some things in common, researchers from McGill University and the University of Queensland in Australia found. Notably, they engage in post-season introspection, focus on creating a good team culture and include their athletes in finding solutions to problems.

The researchers looked at the experiences of Canadian university-level head coaches of sports teams who had been at that level for at least 15 years and had records of success, including having won championships, but who then experienced a poor season.

Classified as: Faculty of Education, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
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Published on: 8 Oct 2025

Researchers at McGill’s Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) have launched a first-of-its-kind guide to help Canadian health-care providers offer more inclusive, respectful and affirming care to intersex adults.

Classified as: Centre for Genomics and Policy, Terese Knoppers, Yann Joly, intersex, queer history month, health communication
Published on: 3 Oct 2025

Sea level rise could put more than 100 million buildings across the Global South at risk of regular flooding if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed quickly, according to a new McGill-led study published in npj Urban Sustainability.

Published on: 3 Oct 2025

The Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie du Québec today announced an investment of $2 million to fund a technical plan for the functioning of the Centre de collaboration et d’innovation en aérospatiale et mobilité (CCIAM). Led by the Aéro Montréal cluster within the Espace Aéro innovation zone – created by the Government of Quebec in 2024 – the CCIAM is a flagship research and innovation infrastructure project.

Classified as: CCIAM, aerospace, Aéro Montréal, Espace Aéro
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Published on: 3 Oct 2025

Researchers in McGill’s Department of Physics have developed a new device that can trap and study DNA molecules without touching or damaging them. The device, which uses carefully tuned electric fields, offers scientists unprecedented control over how DNA behaves in real time, creating the opportunity for faster, more precise molecular analysis that could improve diagnostics, genome mapping and the study of disease-related molecules.

Classified as: Matheus Azevedo Silva Pessôa, Sara Mahshid, Walter Reisner, nanofluids, nanobiophysics, bioengineering
Published on: 2 Oct 2025

McGill University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can detect previously invisible disease markers inside single cells.

In a study published in Nature Communications, the researchers demonstrate how the tool, called DOLPHIN, could one day be used by doctors to catch diseases earlier and guide treatment options.

Classified as: Jun Ding, Kailu Song, Quantitative Life Sciences, Department of Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Published on: 1 Oct 2025

Girls who overeat regularly in the preschool years are more likely to experience anxiety, impulsivity and hyperactivity in adolescence, according to a new study led by researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Research Centre.

Classified as: Linda Booij, Douglas Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry
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Published on: 29 Sep 2025

Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient’s probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a McGill University-led study.

Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.

Classified as: Kelley Kilpatrick, Ingram School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Published on: 22 Sep 2025

A study led by McGill University researchers offers insights into intergenerational memory and the experiences of children born of conflict-related sexual violence and their mothers in post-genocide Rwanda.

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Published on: 17 Sep 2025

Gaslighting could happen to anyone who trusts the wrong person, a McGill University researcher says.

Willis Klein, a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology, was part of a team from McGill and the University of Toronto that developed a new theoretical model with which to understand how manipulators are able to make their targets question their sense of reality over a period of time.

Classified as: Faculty of Science
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Published on: 15 Sep 2025

Six incoming McGill University students are recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship.

The undergraduate entrance scholarship is the most generous student award in Canada for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) studies.

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Published on: 12 Sep 2025

Survivors of sexual assault in largely rural and remote Northwestern Ontario face systemic barriers when seeking forensic care, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers.

Classified as: Kathleen Rice, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine
Published on: 5 Sep 2025

First-year undergraduates who grew up with overly cautious or controlling parents tend to experience increased anxiety when faced with stresses associated with the transition to university, researchers from McGill University and the University of California (Los Angeles) have found.

Classified as: Faculty of Science
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Published on: 4 Sep 2025

McGill University researchers have developed a novel method to replicate four types of microplastics commonly found in the environment, providing researchers with a standardized approach to study their toxic effects.

Classified as: Audrey Moores, Subhasis Ghoshal, Jasmine Hong
Published on: 3 Sep 2025

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