New therapeutic strategies show promise against a hard-to-treat prostate cancer

Published: 20 November 2025

A new study has uncovered promising therapeutic strategies against one of the deadliest forms of prostate cancer....

McGill study shows low-grade heat from renewable sources could be used to desalinate water

Published: 14 November 2025

A McGill University-led research team has demonstrated the feasibility of a sustainable and cost-effective way to desalinate seawater. The method – thermally driven reverse osmosis (TDRO) – uses a...

Researchers find link between psychosocial stress and early signs of heart inflammation in women

Published: 4 December 2025

Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from caregiving and lack of emotional support, show signs of early heart tissue changes associated with cardiovascular disease – an...

Exoplanet is observed shedding its atmosphere in real time

Published: 1 December 2025

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team led by McGill researcher Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy has observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant exoplanet called...

Heavy cannabis use during pregnancy linked to disruption in brain growth

Published: 18 November 2025

McGill University researchers at the Douglas Research Centre have found evidence that heavy cannabis use during pregnancy can cause delays in brain development in the fetus that persist into...

Kering Foundation, SVRI and McGill launch research program on the intersection of violence against women and children

Published: 8 December 2025

The Kering Foundation, in partnership with McGill University and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI), is launching an innovative research program to tackle the often-overlooked links...

Navigating the dating world? It’s important to know what you want, researchers say

Published: 2 December 2025

Single people who date without a clear understanding of what they are looking for in a relationship experience more loneliness and decreased life satisfaction, McGill researchers have found.

McGill researchers track boulders’ influence on snow melt, watersheds using unique combination of methods

Published: 11 November 2025

Thanks to their use of a unique methodology, a McGill-led research team has obtained new insights into how boulders affect snow melt in mountainous northern environments, with implications for...

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