McGill study identifies most effective methods for early detection of tench, an invasive freshwater fish

Published: 21 January 2026

As tench continue to spread through the St. Lawrence River, a study from McGill University provides fisheries managers with guidance on how to detect the invasive species, an essential first step...

Plants retain a ‘genetic memory’ of past population crashes, study shows

Published: 12 February 2026

Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human activity has caused population crashes carry long-lasting genetic traces of...

Study offers evidence that racial bias is at play in overrepresentation of Black youth in Canadian child welfare systems

Published: 12 January 2026

Researchers who examined Canadian child welfare data found that Black children were not only investigated at a higher rate than their white peers but were also more likely to be taken from their...

Pan-Canadian Genome Library Achieves Major National Milestone with Agreement to Integrate >15,000 genomes from HostSeq and BQC19  

Published: 5 February 2026

The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL), hosted at McGill University, today announced a major milestone in the implementation of Canada’s national genomics infrastructure with the planned...

Hippocampus does more than store memories: it predicts rewards, study finds

Published: 29 January 2026

A preclinical study published in Nature has found evidence that the hippocampus, the brain region that stores memory, also reorganizes memories to anticipate future outcomes.

Lithium study yields insights in the fight against HIV

Published: 21 January 2026

Lithium, a widely used treatment for bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, has shown early promise in suppressing HIV, McGill University researchers report....

Which childhood abuse survivors are at elevated risk of depression? New study provides important clues

Published: 13 February 2026

Scientists have identified a pattern of gene activity present in some female survivors of childhood abuse that is associated with an elevated risk of depression.

Findings suggest that certain medications for Type 2 diabetes reduce risk of dementia

Published: 15 January 2026

A large McGill University study has found that two classes of medications commonly prescribed for Type 2 diabetes, both incretin-based, are associated with a reduced risk of dementia....

McGill University to partner with United Arab Emirates and Indonesia to train next generation of professionals and drive societal change

Published: 5 February 2026

For over 50 years, McGill University has been collaborating with Indonesia’s education sector. Now a planned donation of US$12.8 million from the UAE via the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation...

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