/newsroom/taxonomy/term/12251/all en /newsroom/channels/news/globe-and-mail-covid-19-pandemic-keeping-you-night-heres-expert-advice-how-get-some-sleep-321455 <p>Keeping a routine is important for everyone, including children and adolescents, says pediatric sleep expert <strong>Reut Gruber</strong>, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at ƻ����Ժ. Your brain needs “zeitgebers” (time givers), or cues from the environment, to recognize day from night, she says. These zeitgebers include having breakfast and exposing yourself to daylight in the morning, for instance, <strong>Dr. Gruber</strong> says. At night, the body produces melatonin when it gets dark, which tells your brain it is time to go to sleep.</p> Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:57:05 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 206148 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/covid-19-and-labour-constraints-recalling-former-health-care-workers-not-enough-321447 <p>While the COVID-19 pandemic has already resulted in mass layoffs in several industries, other essential industries will instead face critical workforce shortages, according to a <a href="http://fabianlange.ca/linked_files/papers/NOWcasting.pdf">new report</a>. Social distancing, school and daycare closures, and measures to protect those people who are most at-risk limit the pool of workers firms can draw upon. How important will these constraints turn out to be, especially in essential industries?</p> Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:30:44 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 206092 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/frq-create-province-wide-covid-19-biobank-321346 <p>The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) and Genome Québec today announced the launch of the Québec COVID-19 Biobank, a Province-wide initiative to enable the collection, storage and sharing of samples and data related to the COVID-19 crisis. The task force that has been mobilized to take on this role is led by ƻ����Ժ’s <b>Dr. Vincent Mooser</b>, with additional medical and scientific expertise from ƻ����Ժ and several other Quebec institutions. The Biobank will begin operations on April 1, 2020.</p> Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:33:10 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 204982 at /newsroom