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Tinnitus severity linked to mood, sleep and personality traits

How severely a person experiences tinnitus is shaped by their mood, sleep quality and even personality traits, a new study has found.

Tinnitus is a persistent ringing or buzzing in the ears that affects roughly 14 per cent of adults worldwide. It is known to be linked to hearing loss and to affect people differently.

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Published: 20 Aug 2025

High-salt diet inflames the brain and raises blood pressure, study finds

A new study finds that a high-salt diet triggers brain inflammation that drives up blood pressure.

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Published: 19 Aug 2025

Study finds Montreal cycling infrastructure doesn’t match demand

Bike lanes, BIXI stations and other micromobility infrastructure make up just two per cent of Montreal’s street space – even in neighbourhoods where cycling demand would justify more – according to a new study by Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers. They think that the measure they developed to arrive at their findings can also help assess the situation in other cities.

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Published: 18 Aug 2025

McGill team discovers Canada’s first dinosaur-era dragonfly fossil 

In a first for Canadian paleontology, a Cretaceous fossilized dragonfly wing, uncovered in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park, has been identified as a new species. It’s also the first known dragonfly fossil from Canada’s dinosaur aged rocks. The find, led by Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers, sheds light on a 30-million-year gap in the evolutionary history of dragonflies. 

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Published: 14 Aug 2025

Posting digitally enhanced photos of yourself could have a social cost, researchers find

The use of disclaimer labels on digitally enhanced portraits could have unintended social consequences for their subjects, according to a study by a team of McGill researchers.

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Published: 5 Aug 2025

Analysis of more than a century’s worth of political speeches challenges theory about how linguistic usage evolves

A study led by Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers challenges the theory that language change over time requires new generations to replace older generations of speakers. Rather, when words change meaning, speakers of all ages participate; while older speakers might take two or three years longer than their younger colleagues to adopt new word usage, in some cases they lead the way in introducing new word meanings into the common vocabulary, the researchers found.

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Published: 4 Aug 2025

Ƭ֦Ƶ tool helps seniors reduce unnecessary medications

Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers have developed and are licensing a digital tool to help safely reduce patients’ use of medications that may be unnecessary or even harmful to them.

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Published: 4 Aug 2025

McGill scientists turn marine waste into a sustainable solution for wound care, wearable devices and more  

An interdisciplinary team of McGill researchers has developed an ultra-strong, environmentally friendly medical glue, or bioadhesive, made from marine waste. The discovery has promising applications for wound care, surgeries, improved drug delivery, wearable devices and medical implants. 

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Published: 31 Jul 2025

Climate change driving major algae surge in Canada’s lakes, study finds

Algal growth is accelerating in lakes across Canada, including those far from human development, and a new study shows that climate change is the primary driver. 

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Published: 31 Jul 2025

Montreal researchers use AI and wearable sensors to detect inflammation before symptoms appear

Modern medicine is largely reactive—treating illness only after symptoms emerge. But a new study from the Research Institute of the Ƭ֦Ƶ Health Centre (The Institute) and Ƭ֦Ƶ points to a more proactive future: one where silent signs of infection are detected before we even feel sick.

Published: 30 Jul 2025

Researchers’ novel lab technique reveals how ice crystals form in clouds

Researchers have developed a novel method to detect and study how ice forms in mixed-phase clouds, significantly boosting scientists’ ability to forecast weather and model climate change. 

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Published: 23 Jul 2025

Youth at risk of suicide show early warning signs that adults often miss

Drawing on a landmark 25-year study that followed Quebec children into adulthood, Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers have identified two distinct patterns in how suicidal thoughts emerge and the early signs that are often missed.

Suicidal thoughts are increasingly common among youth, but how they begin and what mental health symptoms often precede them are poorly understood, the researchers said.

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Published: 23 Jul 2025

Racial-minority business owners can benefit from ‘white guilt,’ marketing study finds

Researchers who explored how consumers’ ethical values can shape their shopping habits suggest that business owners from marginalized racial groups can appeal to socially conscious consumers by highlighting their identity, helping promote racial equity through values-driven purchasing.

Published: 22 Jul 2025

Ancient viruses in our DNA may hold clues to what makes us human

Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as “junk” may play a role in controlling our genes, according to a new international study.

Using a novel method to trace the evolutionary history of viral DNA, researchers from Ƭ֦Ƶ and Kyoto University uncovered sequences that had been overlooked in earlier genome annotations.

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Published: 21 Jul 2025

Common hereditary cancer mutation in Quebec traced to single ancestor

Researchers have shed new light on the most common genetic variant linked to hereditary cancer in Quebec’s French-Canadian population. Their findings could result in cheaper and more effective screening methods.

The variant is associated with Lynch syndrome, a condition that greatly increases the risk of colorectal and other cancers.

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Published: 17 Jul 2025

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