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 researchers identify bacteria that could provide an early warning of blue-green algae toxicity

Published: 3 November 2025

Researchers at McGill University have identified bacteria that can indicate whether a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom is likely to be toxic, offering a potential water-safety early warning...

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,...

Smoking both cannabis and tobacco may alter brain’s ‘bliss molecule,’ study finds

Published: 21 October 2025

People who use both cannabis and tobacco show distinct brain changes compared to those who use cannabis alone, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers at the Douglas Research...

What the history of the printing press can teach us about AI regulation

Published: 19 November 2025

A study on the legal history of printing press regulation in early modern England yields insights relevant to contemporary debates on the regulation of emerging technologies like AI and virtual...

Study raises red flags about BPA replacements

Published: 26 August 2025

Chemicals used to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging can trigger potentially harmful effects in human ovarian cells, according to McGill University researchers....

McGill researchers launch intersex health communication guide

Published: 3 October 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...

McGill-led team maps ‘weather’ on a nearby brown dwarf in unprecedented detail

Published: 7 November 2025

Researchers at McGill University and collaborating institutions have mapped the atmospheric features of a planetary-mass brown dwarf, a type of space object that is neither a star nor a planet,...

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...

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