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A unique collaboration among Shriners Hospital for Children – Canada, CHU Sainte-Justine and º«¹úÂãÎè has enabled researchers to identify genetic mutations involved in a rare disease that causes scoliosis and bone malformations.

The findings, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, are likely to help doctors recognize the genetic disease, and could someday lead to therapies for the condition.

Classified as: Shriner's Hospital for Children, genetic diseases, genetic mutations, medicine, children, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center
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Published on: 2 Nov 2017

Expectant and new parents often turn to the internet for parenting prep, but it turns out that dads often don’t seem to find the information they say they need about pregnancy, parenthood and routes to their own mental health and well-being. Now, a new study from a Canadian team led by the Research Institute of the º«¹úÂãÎè Health Centre (RI-MUHC) with funding from global men’s health charity the Movember Foundation highlights just what soon-to-be and new fathers want to see in a dad-focused website and how best to meet those needs.

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Published on: 31 Oct 2017

Montreal-based historian Christopher Goscha, US-based historian Walter Scheidel and British historian Daniel BeerÌýare the three contenders for the international Cundill History Prize. ÌýÌý

Run by º«¹úÂãÎè, the Cundill History Prize rewards the best history writing in English. The jury of world-class historians and authors has chosen the finalists from a longlist spanning the globe and covering issues ranging from religion to race relations. The winner will be awarded US$75,000; the two runners-up receive US$10,000 each.

The 2017 finalists are:

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Published on: 27 Oct 2017

A new research centre in Montreal will help lift the shroud of mystery surrounding autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and lead to the development of better diagnostic tools and more effective therapies for people with autism.

Classified as: Azrieli Foundation, Montreal Neurological Institute, donation, autism
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Published on: 23 Oct 2017

Prof. Niladri Basu, º«¹úÂãÎè, is one of the Commissioners on The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health which was released today.

Nil Basu’s research, mainly in Africa, is on:

1.ÌýÌýÌýÌý artisanal and small-scale gold mining (there are approximately 100 million people worldwide practicing mining like this in very unsafe conditions)

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌý electronic waste recycling (E-waste). Does work on the world’s largest e-waste dump in Agbogbloshie, Ghana.

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Published on: 20 Oct 2017

The discovery of a gravitational wave caused by the merger of two neutron stars, reported today by a collaboration of scientists from around the world, opens a new era in astronomy. It marks the first time that scientists have been able to observe a cosmic event with both light waves -- the basis of traditional astronomy -- and gravitational waves, the ripples in space-time predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

Classified as: gravitational waves, daryl haggard, º«¹úÂãÎè Space Institute, physics, astronomy, neutron stars
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Published on: 16 Oct 2017

By Chris Chipello

º«¹úÂãÎè researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that may contribute to the breakdown of communication between neurons in Alzheimer’s disease.

Classified as: Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Alzheimer’s research, neuron, brain tissue, faculty of medicine, science, medicine, staff, faculty, students, External
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Published on: 13 Oct 2017
By Meaghan Thurston
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Published on: 12 Oct 2017

º«¹úÂãÎè will confer honorary doctorates upon two remarkable women during the Fall 2017 convocation ceremonies. Heather Munroe-Blum and Heather Reisman will be awarded the University’s highest honour for their dedication to the advancement of education and literacy.

Classified as: honorary doctorates, Heather Monroe-Blum, Heather Reisman
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Published on: 6 Oct 2017

By Shawn Hayward

Whether it is dancing or just tapping one foot to the beat, we all experience how auditory signals like music can induce movement. Now new research suggests that motor signals in the brain actually sharpen sound perception, and this effect is increased when we move in rhythm with the sound.

Classified as: auditory response, Sound, Motor signals, Sound perception, MNI, Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital, science, External, staff, students, faculty
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Published on: 6 Oct 2017
, the AI company famous for its Go-playing AlphaGo program, is setting up an office in Montreal, making it the latest high-profile company to join the city’s artificial-intelligence research community. Doina Precup, an Associate Professor in º«¹úÂãÎè’s School of Computer Science, will lead DeepMind’s office here, while continuing to teach and do research at the University. We spoke with Prof. Precup about her new role at DeepMind, her ongoing work at º«¹úÂãÎè, and the rapidly evolving AI scene in Montreal.
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Published on: 6 Oct 2017

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