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Detecting drug interactions, discovering new drugs, predicting treatment response, optimizing doses–the list of the potential benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) for pharmacotherapy is long and promising.And it’s not hard to see why.…

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of closely monitoring viruses that could infect humans. In the early stages of the pandemic, Timothée Poisot and his colleagues were already developing an algorithm for predicting…

Where in the Eastern Townships are residents most likely to contract Lyme disease? And why are they more at risk than others? What are the best ways to prevent the disease? Is it better to simply change people's behaviour or to take a…

Université de Montréal is poised to revolutionize research in artificial intelligence thanks to a generous grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.The $124.5 million in funding will be used to launch R3AI, a cutting-edge…

R3AI IVADO's project to develop artificial intelligence that's robust, reasoning and responsible, has been awarded a $124.5-million grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. The project is led by IVADO, a consortium made up of…

Ever clicked on a link because of a sensationalist headline or image? Or worse, shared it on social media without even reading it? If so, you’ve fallen victim to what’s known as clickbait, and you’re probably not alone.“Humans are the…

There's new hope for potentially restoring vision in patients suffering from degenerative retinal disease, thanks to work by researchers at Université de Montréal.Published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the…

A new UNESCO Chair in Open Science has been created to promote access to research for all and continue UNESCO’s efforts to support open science. It will be held by Vincent Larivière, a professor at the School of Library and Information…

Could we temporarily increase brain plasticity in adults to decrease fear and anxiety responses in people who have experienced trauma? CHU Sainte-Justine Neuroscientist Graziella Di Cristo and her team were determined to find out. In a…

Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal and HEC Montréal are combining forces to create the Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience (IMC2). With an initial pool of 44 professors and their research teams,…