New technique replicates microplastics in the lab with greater precision

Published: 3 September 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...

McGill physicists manoeuvre DNA molecules using electrical fields

Published: 2 October 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...

Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient’s chance of dying at home

Published: 22 September 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....

McGill team pinpoints where a type of cell death begins

Published: 22 October 2025

A team at McGill University studying ferroptosis, a form of cell death, have discovered that the process begins deep inside the cell, a finding that could lead to new treatments for cancer and...

McGill collaborates with Concordia, École Polytechnique and Aéro Montréal to establish new aerospace innovation centre

Published: 3 October 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...

Childhood overeating can be a harbinger of later mental health struggles in girls, study finds

Published: 29 September 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...

Bilingual teenagers in Montreal exhibit writing skills on par with their French unilingual peers’, new research shows

Published: 23 October 2025

McGill researchers who examined the writing skills of teenagers in Montreal found that the performance in French of English-French bilinguals was similar to that of near-monolingual francophones....

Students with overprotective parents are more vulnerable to anxiety during their transition to university, researchers find

Published: 4 September 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,...

Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, McGill-led study finds

Published: 3 October 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...

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