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A national initiative to bolster Indigenous youth mental health services across Canada has secured $1.45 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). McGill psychiatry professor Srividya Iyer and…

Many health-care professionals are ill-equipped to assess pain in children who have suffered abuse, a new study by McGill researchers suggests. This can lead to inadequate pain treatment, making the physical and emotional effects of abuse…

A new study from McGill University warns that cutting public transit service could lead to a "doom spiral" resulting in a collapse of the system. The researchers describe a vicious circle in which service cuts brought on by budget…

It’s important that programs promoting safer sexting behaviours consider the specific needs of adolescents with behavioural problems, a new study by McGill University researchers suggests. Adolescents with behavioural problems engage in…

In the “15-minute city,” a concept popularized in Europe, everything a resident might need on a daily basis is a short walk or bicycle ride away. A study by Transportation Research at McGill University (TRAM) suggests, however, that this…

As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria and Lyme disease…

The global shift to electric vehicles is gaining momentum, yet the extraction of battery materials has a significant environmental footprint that comes with high costs. Now, two groundbreaking studies led by McGill University researchers…

As Canada faces the dual challenges of contending with a housing crisis at the same time as facing the impacts of severe climate change, the need to find innovative and practical solutions remains one of the nation’s highest priorities.…

Today, Genome Quebec announced that four projects would be funded through a pan-Canadian competition sponsored by Genome Canada. The Genomics Applications Partnership Program will invest over $19 million dollars in genomics in Québec. This…

Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health,…