Université de Montréal

Université de Montréal

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’I’m a researcher. This is what I do.’

Campus - May 21
Campus

As he takes over from Yoshua Bengio as scientific director IVADO, Aaron Courville reflects on what artificial intelligence needs: more optimism.

Health - May 21

A world first: ’prime editing’ reverses effects of rare illness

After getting next-generation gene therapy at Montreal's CHU Sainte-Justine, an 18-year-old patient with chronic granulomatous disease sees his white cells come back.

Health - May 20

Breaking the cycle of Lyme disease transmission

An UdeM study examines the effectiveness of giving a special poison to mice to kill the ticks that carry Lyme disease.

Health - May 14

HPV: babies free themselves of the virus naturally

Almost all babies who contract the human papillomavirus perinatally eliminate it within the first six months of life - yet even so, women still benefit from protection, a study finds.

Health - May 5

An expanded role for physiotherapists can mean better and faster care

An "advanced-practiced" physiotherapy model of care has yielded benefits for chronic-pain patients at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, according to a new study.

Health - Apr 22

Trying to predict how an autistic child will develop cognitively

Although autism can be diagnosed very early, it remains difficult to plot a child's developmental trajectory.

Physics - Apr 15

$1 million U.S. for a project co-founded by UdeM

Physics

The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in fundamental physics partly honours the many scientists here who've been at the forefront of a decades-long experiment using the Large Hadron Collider, in Switzerland.

Health - Apr 14

Aiming for high-precision immunotherapy

A team of researchers successfully created more effective immune cells that can fight cancer without damaging healthy tissue.

Life Sciences - May 22

Finding a voice: people with aphasia sing out

UdeM's Carole Anglade is exploring the benefits of choral singing for those who have difficulty communicating after a stroke.

Health - May 18

Andropause: rising interest in falling testosterone

Endocrinologist Hélène Lavoie discusses this complex and often misunderstood hormonal change in men, which occurs gradually and unevenly starting as young as age 30.

Media - May 8

Screens and sleep: beyond blue light

Almost all adults consult a medium at least once in the hour before bedtime, according to a study by a UdeM doctoral student.

Music - Apr 28

When art meets science: the hidden risks of musical expression

Music

A study carried out at UdeM by Craig Turner and his doctoral supervisor Felipe Verdugo shows how pianists' "expressive intentions" may heighten their risk of long-term injury.

Environment - Apr 15

How Sébastien Sauvé turned ’forever chemicals’ into big news

Environment

If Quebecers are now aware of the health risks of perand polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), it's largely thanks to the work of UdeM's muckraking environmental chemistry professor.

Life Sciences - Apr 15

Plants, fungi and bacteria working together

Life Sciences

A new study examines the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi in plant roots and bacterial communities in the soil.

Guinea pigs: a promising animal model to study the human embryo

CRCHUM researchers reveal that the guinea pig pre-implantation embryo is very similar to the human embryo, spurring a better understanding of infertility and early human development.