Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows

Published: 9 May 2025

Millions of kilometres of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a McGill University-led study warns....

Why some coral reefs resist bleaching

Published: 12 June 2025

A new study led by researchers at McGill University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama reveals why some corals resist bleaching while others don’t: the answer lies in...

AI innovation unlocks non-surgical way to detect brain cancer spread

Published: 14 January 2025

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to detect the spread of metastatic brain cancer using MRI scans, offering insights into patients’ cancer without aggressive surgery.

AI has untapped potential to advance biodiversity conservation, study finds  

Published: 12 March 2025

A new study from McGill University researchers suggests the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to rapidly analyze vast amounts of biodiversity data could revolutionize conservation efforts by...

Sun safety declining in Canada amid rise in skin cancer cases

Published: 2 May 2025

Despite decades of public health messaging, Canadians are spending more time in the sun and using less sun protection – raising alarms among researchers as melanoma cases continue to climb....

Clinical research on psychedelics gets a boost from new study

Published: 3 June 2025

As psychedelics gain traction as potential treatments for mental health disorders, an international study led by researchers at McGill University, Imperial College London, and the University of...

Scientific insights into how humans access deep spiritual states

Published: 19 February 2025

Two seemingly opposite spiritual practices – Buddhist jhāna meditation and the Christian practice of speaking in tongues – have more in common than previously thought, a new study suggests....

Our brains can communicate wordlessly, through our eyes

Published: 23 April 2025

McGill researchers have demonstrated something long assumed: that glances can transmit information about one’s mental state to others without a single word being exchanged. They speculate that this...

Study links dementia care gaps in Quebec to socio-economic status

Published: 20 May 2025

A new study has found stark differences in the dementia care received by people in richer and poorer neighbourhoods in Quebec, despite the universal health-care system.

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