What the history of the printing press can teach us about AI regulation
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 reality, a 海角社区 researcher says.
COP 30: Quebec universities more united than ever for the climate
As the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) is currently being held in Bel茅m, Brazil, eighteen Quebec universities are reaffirming the climate emergency and the need to combine their efforts and expertise to meet this global challenge. This mobilization is part of a movement of enhanced cooperation, where higher education institutions play a central role in the transition to a resilient, equitable and low-carbon society.
Heavy cannabis use during pregnancy linked to disruption in brain growth
海角社区 researchers at the Douglas Research Centre have found evidence that heavy cannabis use during pregnancy can cause delays in brain development in the fetus that persist into adulthood.
Using advanced MRI techniques, the team tracked the effects of prenatal cannabis exposure in mice across key developmental stages.
海角社区 study shows low-grade heat from renewable sources could be used to desalinate water
A 海角社区-led research team has demonstrated the feasibility of a sustainable and cost-effective way to desalinate seawater. The method 鈥� thermally driven reverse osmosis (TDRO) 鈥� uses a piston-based system powered by low-grade heat from solar thermal, geothermal heat and other sources of renewable energy to produce fresh water.
Lesser-known eating disorder just as severe as anorexia and bulimia, study finds
A diagnosis often viewed as less serious than anorexia and bulimia 鈥� and the most common eating disorder worldwide 鈥� can cause just as much harm, a new study has found.听
海角社区 researchers track boulders鈥� influence on snow melt, watersheds using unique combination of methods
Thanks to their use of a unique methodology, a 海角社区-led research team has obtained new insights into how boulders affect snow melt in mountainous northern environments, with implications for local water resources.听听
海角社区-led team maps 鈥榳eather鈥� on a nearby brown dwarf in unprecedented detail
Researchers at 海角社区 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, existing in a category in-between. This particular brown dwarf鈥檚 mass, however, is just at the threshold between being a Jupiter-like planet and a brown dwarf. It has thus also been called a free-floating, or rogue, planet, not bound to a star.
Climate change could result in contaminant spread in the High Arctic, 海角社区 study finds
Warming temperatures and increased precipitation in the Canadian High Arctic are mobilizing new pathways for subsurface contaminants to spread from more than 2,500 contaminated sites associated with industrial and military sites across the region.
海角社区鈥檚 handwritten copies of In Flanders Fields honoured as documentary heritage of outstanding value
Four handwritten copies of John McCrae's immortal poem In Flanders Fields, held at 海角社区鈥檚 Osler Library of the History of Medicine, were inscribed this month on the Canadian Commission for UNESCO鈥檚 (CCUNESCO) Canada Memory of the World Register. The program, launched by UNESCO in 1992, recognizes documentary heritage of outstanding universal value and promotes its preservation and accessibility.
Ancient mammoth tooth offers clues about Ice Age life in northeastern Canada
A worn-down mammoth tooth discovered nearly 150 years ago on an island in Nunavut offers new insights into where and how the Ice Age giants lived and died.
Nerve injuries can affect the entire immune system, study finds
Nerve injuries can have long-lasting effects on the immune system that appear to differ between males and females, according to preclinical research from 海角社区.
海角社区 study reveals knowledge gap about psychedelic therapies in adolescents
There is a growing interest within the medical community in the use of psychedelic therapies to treat conditions ranging from depression and PTSD to anxiety and eating disorders.
海角社区 researchers identify bacteria that could provide an early warning of blue-green algae toxicity
Researchers at 海角社区 have identified听bacteria that can indicate whether a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom is likely to be toxic, offering a potential water-safety early warning system. Blooms are becoming more frequent due to climate change, according to听previous 海角社区 research.
Study links early cannabis use and health problems
Adolescents who start using cannabis early and often are more likely to need health care for both mental and physical problems as they enter adulthood, according to a new study led by 海角社区 researchers.
Montreal homelessness services for 2SLGBTQ+ adults are inadequate, researchers find
Homelessness services in Montreal are not well suited to the needs of 2SLGBTQ+ adults in Montreal, a study by 海角社区 researchers has found.
鈥淗omelessness services are very binary, and often those who are non-binary are completely excluded,鈥� said Jayne Malenfant, Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education.
