/channels/taxonomy/term/29399/all en /channels/channels/news/interactive-exhibition-insomnolence-shows-sleep-more-social-it-seems-348986 <p>From an artist’s attempt to tame troubled sleep with AI, to sounds and objects as artifacts of other people’s dream, to a radio station that transforms the dread of insomnia into curiosity and collective listening, the exhibition <a href="https://sociabilityofsleep.ca/insomnolence/"><i>InSomnolence</i></a> by the research collective <a href="https://sociabilityofsleep.ca/">The Sociability of Sleep</a> asks: how does sleep bring us together?</p> Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:36:13 +0000 webfull 190437 at /channels /channels/channels/news/maintaining-good-cardiorespiratory-fitness-can-protect-your-memory-effects-sleep-loss-348975 <p>If you’re sleep deprived, you will likely have a harder time remembering things than if you’re well-rested. But if you have good cardiorespiratory fitness, your memory may be less affected by the effects of sleep deprivation than others, according to <a href="https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/9900/Does_Cardio_Respiratory_Fitness_Protect_Memory.315.aspx">a recent ƻ����Ժ study</a> published in the journal <i>Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise</i>.</p> Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:20:58 +0000 webfull 190425 at /channels /channels/channels/news/how-canadians-lifestyle-behaviours-changed-during-covid-19-pandemic-348437 <p>Sixty per cent of roughly 1,600 Canadians who took part in a new ƻ����Ժ study say their lifestyle habits either stayed the same or improved during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the flip side, 40% of participants say they adopted less healthy lifestyle habits, including worsened eating habits, sleep quality, decreased physical activity and weight gain. The research is based on the Canadian COVIDiet study of Canadians between the ages of 18 to 89 years old. Researchers from ƻ����Ժ’s School of Human Nutrition collected data from across the country during the first wave of infections.</p> Fri, 26 May 2023 14:07:16 +0000 webfull 189828 at /channels /channels/channels/news/community-celebration-japanese-art-mcgills-mclennan-library-348439 <p>Earlier this month, a Japanese tourist in Montreal made her way to ƻ����Ժ’s McLennan Library to view the ongoing exhibit taking place during Asian Heritage Month, “<a href="/library/channels/event/exhibition-ukiyo-e-woodblock-printmaking-celebration-japanese-art-347508" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">From Ukiyo-e to Woodblock Printmaking: A Celebration of Japanese Art.</a>” <strong>Octavian Sopt</strong>, Senior Documentation Technician in the Rare Books and Special Collections branch, is part of the team responsible for exhibits at the library.</p> Fri, 26 May 2023 14:06:30 +0000 webfull 189826 at /channels /channels/channels/news/teaching-and-learning-young-children-climate-change-forced-migration-and-built-environment-348440 <p>Recognizing that education on environmental justice must begin early, a group of ƻ����Ժ Architecture students spent five weeks in two Grade 4 classes in Royal Vale Elementary School this year to run <a href="/architectureplayshop/about" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">ARCHITECTURE PLAYSHOP</a>, where children were introduced to architecture as part of their language, art, and science classes.</p> Fri, 26 May 2023 14:06:07 +0000 webfull 189824 at /channels /channels/channels/news/using-3d-printing-improve-implantable-biomedical-devices-touchscreens-and-more-348314 <p>ƻ����Ժ researchers are exploring a new technique that uses 3D printing and hydrogels. It has the potential not only to improve biomedical implants but could also be useful in the development of human-machine interfaces such as touch screens and neural implants. Biomedical devices like pacemakers or blood pressure sensors that are implanted into the human body need to be fabricated in such a way that they conform and adhere to the body – and then dissolve at the right time.</p> Mon, 15 May 2023 20:52:36 +0000 webfull 189653 at /channels /channels/channels/news/historical-fiction-guarantee-critical-success-or-trap-348315 <p>For 21st century authors, the odds of writing a critical hit are much higher if the novel takes place in the past, not the present or future. Between 2000 and 2020, about three quarters of the novels shortlisted for the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award took place in the historical past.</p> Mon, 15 May 2023 20:51:46 +0000 webfull 189651 at /channels /channels/channels/news/how-anti-asian-racism-manifested-work-pandemic-348311 <p>The COVID-19 pandemic <a href="https://hbr.org/2023/03/research-how-anti-asian-racism-has-manifested-at-work-in-the-pandemic" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">challenged any notion</a> that Asian Americans are a privileged, white-adjacent group skirting above racism.</p> Mon, 15 May 2023 20:50:22 +0000 webfull 189649 at /channels /channels/channels/news/one-step-closer-developing-potentially-ultraprotective-sunscreen-our-own-melanin-348237 <p>A new discovery about the structure of melanin has brought scientists one step closer to developing <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-023-01175-4">a new, potentially ultra-protective sunscreen</a> derived from a biological substance found in nearly all organisms. Researchers from ƻ����Ժ’s Department of Chemistry, in collaboration with The Ohio State University and the University of Girona, have announced a major advance in understanding the fundamental structure of melanin and one of its components that turns light into heat, protecting the body from sun damage.</p> Mon, 08 May 2023 20:38:02 +0000 webfull 189555 at /channels /channels/channels/news/racial-and-linguistic-minorities-english-speaking-black-quebecers-face-more-barriers-receiving-348238 <p>Black anglophones in Quebec experience more discrimination and report more barriers to mental healthcare – and overall lower mental health – than their French-speaking counterparts, according to a new study from ƻ����Ժ researchers in the Department of Psychology.</p> Mon, 08 May 2023 20:37:13 +0000 webfull 189553 at /channels /channels/channels/news/more-convenient-and-accessible-way-diagnose-alzheimers-disease-347880 <p>Despite extensive research and encouraging findings, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains difficult to diagnose based on signs and symptoms alone. But what if one day, a blood sample during an annual check-up could be used to identify the disease? A <a href="https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.13026">recent ƻ����Ժ-led study</a> has found that a new kind of blood test is as effective at detecting AD as lumbar punctures, one of the current methods used to diagnose AD.</p> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:00:13 +0000 webfull 189118 at /channels /channels/channels/news/cutting-down-social-media-improve-teens-and-young-adults-body-image-347606 <p>Teens in North America are spending several hours per day on screens, and there’s growing concern over how social media may affect their mental health.</p> Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:21:13 +0000 webfull 188809 at /channels /channels/channels/news/what-areas-should-canada-protect-save-species-risk-extinction-347605 <p>At the recent COP 15 conference in Montreal, Canada committed to protecting 30% of its land by 2030, but which areas are most crucial to protect for at-risk species such as the spotted turtles? In <a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2022.2307" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">a new study</a> published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, ƻ����Ժ researchers overlayed maps of species at risk to find hotspots where many species live together. They found that hotspots often overlap.</p> Wed, 05 Apr 2023 13:57:29 +0000 webfull 188806 at /channels /channels/channels/news/first-known-visual-acuity-chart-inuktitut-cree-and-ojibwe-346876 <p>A large majority of Nunavik Inuit report Inuktitut as their first language. In their work in Puvirnituq, ƻ����Ժ ophthalmologist Dr. <b>Christian El-Hadad</b> and his colleague<b> Shaan Bhambra</b>, a recent graduate of ƻ����Ժ’s medical school, noticed that many patients either read only, or mainly, Inuktitut. This made visual acuity testing using the standard Latin alphabet chart difficult for some patients.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:53:22 +0000 webfull 188110 at /channels /channels/channels/news/teaching-hope-during-climate-crisis-346875 <p>Headlines about severe climate events can make the future seem bleak.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:52:59 +0000 webfull 188108 at /channels