MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Climate change could result in contaminant spread in the High Arctic, McGill study finds Increased discharge of groundwater contributes to further thawing, creating a feedback loop that transports pollutants * Warming temperatures and increased precipitation in the Canadian High Arctic are mobilizing new pathways for subsurface contaminants to spread from more than 2,500 contaminated sites associ more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, Nov. 8 -- Mohawk College issued the following news: * * * IDEAWORKS at Mohawk College Awarded NSERC Grant to Explore Artificial Intelligence in Museum Practices Students to gain hands-on experience in machine learning, facial recognition, and the ethical use of AI * Mohawk College has been awarded $359,998 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to expand 'Remembering Their Faces', a national research project using ethical artificial i more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * McGill-led team maps 'weather' on a nearby brown dwarf in unprecedented detail Study reveals patchy clouds and shifting atmospheric layers on a free-floating planetary-mass object just 20 light-years away, offering potential insights into planet and star formation * Researchers at McGill University and collaborating institutions have mapped the atmospheric features of a planetary-mass brown dwarf more PR

LONDON, England, Nov. 8 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * UCL and Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation forge strategic partnership to drive innovation UCL and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine (MDT) have entered into a landmark partnership to advance Ukraine's digital transformation and economic recovery through research, innovation, and knowledge exchange. The partnership aligns Ukraine's ambitious WINWIN Global Innovation Strategy unt more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 8 -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * "Smart" shirt detects epileptic seizures in real time UdeM neuroscientists are testing a shirt that monitors biometric data to track heart and lung activity, spot abnormal movements and trigger an alarm. By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux Epilepsy is the world's common chronic neurological condition, affecting about one in every 100 people. Those who have it go into seizures of varying intensity, ranging from bar more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Cancer treatment: why is immunotherapy not always effective? A deeper understanding of immune "brakes" could lead to more effective therapies, according to a study co-authored by UdeM and IRCM researcher Andre Veillette. * A study led by Andre Veillette, a researcher at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and professor in Universite de Montreal's Faculty of Medicine, sheds new light more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Time change: what neuroscience reveals about our internal clock Coinciding with the Nov. 2 switch back from Daylight Savings Time, UdeM researchers discover how the neural circuits that allow us to adjust to the day-night cycle are formed. * It's well-known that neural circuits help synchronize our biological clock with the day-night cycle. But just how exactly do those circuits develop, and ca more PR

LONDON, Canada, Nov. 8 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Schulich researchers and hospital partners advocate for more clinical trials Locally led, grant-funded studies shed light on health issues crucial to Canadians By Houda Houbeish, Special to Western News Before a new treatment can save a life, it must be tested. Yet across Canada, more trials need to be conducted. Researchers at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry are collaborating with local partners to streng more PR