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Newswise — Astronomers have uncovered a vast cloud of energetic particles — a ‘mini halo’ — surrounding one of the most distant galaxy clusters ever observed, marking a major step forward in understanding the hidden forces that shape the cosmos. The mini-halo is at a distance so great that it takes light 10 billion years…
Newswise — Unfounded rumours have long circulated about Africans being injected with HIV for research purposes. But what about this: African soldiers getting their blood tested at a health centre in the early days of AIDS and then being injected with vaccines, all under the strictest secrecy? In the early 2000s, sociologist and pharmacist Pierre-Marie…
Newswise — Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment by mobilizing the immune system to attack tumour cells. Major advances, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors (notably against the PD-1 protein), have produced impressive results against certain types of cancer, including melanoma and kidney cancer. These treatments “take the brakes off” the immune system, increasing its ability to…
Newswise — What if we could sit down and talk to our fears? Give our trauma a face? Look our inner wounds in the eye, speak to them, and make them go away? Well, it turns out we can. Scientists led by Dr. Alexandre Dumais, a medical professor in Université’s Department of Psychiatry and Addiction,…
Newswise — Researchers led by Université de Montréal pathology and cell-biology professor Marc Therrien have identified major structural changes that enable the BRAF protein to escape control and mimic its activation, giving it strong potential to cause cancer. At the intracellular signaling research unit Therrien heads at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer…
Newswise — In a world first, Canadian scientists at the CRCHUM, the hospital research centre affiliated with Université de Montréal, have identified microRNA able to protect small blood vessels and support kidney function after severe injury. For the four million people diagnosed with chronic renal failure in Canada—and millions more abroad—this scientific advancement could have…
Newswise — Supported by the family of the late Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney and other donors, the Chair’s aim is to prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes, alleviate the social and individual burden of this chronic disease and, ultimately, promote its cure. Over the next 10 years, it’s hoped that $10 million can…
Newswise — This year’s Breakthrough Prize in fundamental physics goes to the thousands of scientists worldwide who for years have worked on four research projects – one partly founded by Université de Montréal – using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland. Awarded this month in Los Angeles, one-third of the U.S. $3-million prize honours…
Newswise — It’s a remedy that dates back to Pharaohs—one that doctors still use today to treat certain acute and chronic wounds, although in a different form than ancient Egyptian physicians knew. It’s called honey. Assistant professor Simon Matoori of Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Pharmacy, a pharmacist and researcher specializing in bioengineering, has taken…
In 2009, Sébastien Sauvé felt he was on to something big. Newswise — A professor of environmental chemistry at Université de Montréal, he started focusing on compounds that were virtually unknown to the general public: per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS. “I started my research career by analyzing heavy metals in contaminated soil…
