/global-engagement/taxonomy/term/12/all en /global-engagement/channels/news/new-drug-shows-promise-against-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-362113 <p>A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration.</p> <p>²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù researchers have discovered that an experimental compound called K884 can boost the natural repair abilities of muscle stem cells. Current treatments can slow muscle damage, but don’t address the root problem.</p> <p>DMD affects about one in 5,000 boys worldwide, often leading to wheelchair dependence by the teenage years and life-threatening complications in early adulthood.</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:11:47 +0000 admin 1819 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-canadas-response-us-tariffs-362720 <p>The Canadian government is planning to impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States if Donald Trump goes ahead with his plan to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports once he is sworn in as U.S. president.</p> <p>These experts from ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù are available to share their insights:</p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:07:30 +0000 admin 1790 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/communication-between-body-muscle-and-brain-influences-fertility-study-finds-363063 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female fertility, according to a new study.</p> <p>²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù researchers found that a protein produced in the muscles helps manage the release of a hormone made in the pea-sized gland attached to the base of the brain.</p> <p>The findings, published in <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi4736"><em>Science</em></a>, could lead to new treatment options for infertility, the researchers said.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:53:33 +0000 admin 1761 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/understanding-when-and-why-people-give-bribes-361998 <p>²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù-led researchers developed a model of the factors that go into citizens’ calculations about whether to bribe officials, information that can help authorities fight corruption.</p> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:05:07 +0000 admin 1827 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/apex-predators-prehistoric-colombian-oceans-would-have-snacked-killer-whales-today-mcgill-study-362443 <p>Predators at the top of a marine food chain 130 million years ago ruled with more power than any modern species, ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù research into a marine ecosystem from the Cretaceous period revealed. </p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:09:21 +0000 admin 1799 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-world-cancer-day-2025-363013 <p>Feb. 4 is <a href="https://www.worldcancerday.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">World Cancer Day</a>, a chance to raise awareness about the second-leading cause of death globally.  </p> <p>These experts from ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù are available to share their insights: </p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:18:47 +0000 admin 1771 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-protecting-children-online-harms-361873 <p><b>Experts: Protecting children from online harms</b></p> <p>The Canadian government announced Wednesday it is splitting the online harms bill in two to speed up passage of measures to protect children from online predators and other perils.</p> <p>These experts from ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù are available to share their insights:</p> Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:59:33 +0000 admin 1836 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/integrating-historic-data-stands-improve-climate-models-global-south-362078 <p>An international team led by ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù researchers has devised a way to improve the accuracy of climate change models for the Global South by integrating historical records kept by missionaries and other visitors.</p> Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:21:42 +0000 admin 1808 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/expert-quebec-teens-attitudes-cell-phone-use-schools-362933 <p>Most of the 500 Quebec teens surveyed recently are opposed to the use of cell phones in schools. The research was conducted as part of the first phase of work by a <a href="https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/actualites-salle-presse/communiques/CommuniquePresse-7303.html">National Assembly special commission</a> examining the impact of screens and social media on the health and development of youth.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:31:51 +0000 admin 1780 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-future-nato-363724 <p>As U.S. President Donald Trump brings changes in U.S. foreign policy, and as Saudi Arabia hosts talks between Russia and the United States about bringing the war between Russia and Ukraine to an end, questions about are being raised about the future of NATO.</p> <p>These ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù experts are available to share their insights:</p> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:01:04 +0000 admin 1752 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/lab-grown-brain-cells-help-uncover-new-targets-parkinsons-treatments-361562 <p>Scientists have uncovered a new link between the immune system and the development of Parkinson’s disease.</p> <p>Researchers at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù have discovered that an immune response plays a key role in how toxic protein clumps, known as Lewy bodies, form in brain cells and contribute to disease.</p> <p>This suggests factors that trigger the immune system, such as chronic inflammation, exposure to toxins, or prolonged stress may not only correlate with Parkinson’s, as previous research has found, but drive its development.</p> Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:09:57 +0000 admin 1843 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-resignation-canadian-finance-minister-362133 <p>Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, but said she will continue as a member of Parliament. In her announcement, she cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over economic policy and responses to American economic nationalism, and said the prime minister had told her that he no longer wanted her to remain Minister of Finance.<br /> <br /> ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù has an expert who can share his insights on this subject: </p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:18:32 +0000 admin 1818 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/dead-galaxies-live-signals-astronomers-uncover-fast-radio-bursts-surprising-location-362730 <p>Astronomers studying the origins of enigmatic fast radio<a> </a>bursts (FRBs) have made a groundbreaking discovery that could transform our understanding of the universe’s most powerful and mysterious signals. The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment Fast Radio Burst (CHIME/FRB) collaboration has pinpointed the location on the sky of a repeating FRB, known as FRB 20240209A, outside a dead galaxy, a finding unprecedented in FRB science. The researchers believe the FRB may have originated in a cluster of old, dead stars orbiting the dead galaxy.</p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:41:09 +0000 admin 1788 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-influenza-cases-surge-canada-363542 <p>Canada is experiencing a late-season surge in flu cases, with test positivity rates reaching 21.2 per cent last week, surpassing last season’s peak, according to <a href="https://health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-virus-surveillance/influenza.html">national data.</a> Flu activity is considered widespread in several Quebec regions.</p> <p>Here are experts from ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù who can comment:</p> <p><a href="/oss/christopher-labos-md-msc-associate"><b>Christopher Labos</b></a><b>,</b> <b>MD, Associate, Office for Science and Society</b></p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:35:10 +0000 admin 1760 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-2024-holiday-season-362004 <p>Winter brings its own set of health risks, from slips and falls to snow-shovelling heart strain, as well as seasonal weight gain and illnesses from gatherings or travel.</p> <p><a href="/newsroom/mitch-shulman"><b>Mitch Shulman</b></a><b>, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and attending physician, Montreal General and Royal Victoria hospitals,</b> can share his expertise on preventing winter injuries, recognizing and managing heart-attack symptoms and staying healthy through the holiday season.</p> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:06:43 +0000 admin 1826 at /global-engagement