/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1639/all en /newsroom/channels/news/landmark-study-finds-low-sugar-diet-early-childhood-reduces-lifetime-risk-chronic-disease-360802 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>A low-sugar diet in the first years of life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a study based on historical data has found.</p> <p>The researchers pulled data from <a href="https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/">UK Biobank,</a> focusing on adults conceived just before and after the 1953 end of wartime sugar rationing in the United Kingdom.</p> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:02:29 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 314771 at /newsroom /newsroom/jill-baumgartner Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:41:37 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 302892 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/microplastics-are-harming-gut-health-348329 <p>Scientists have been worried about the potential harms of microplastics for years. These small plastic particles less than 5 mm in length have been found everywhere because of plastic pollution – from the Earth’s deep oceans to remote regions in Antarctica, and even the seafood we eat. But, are microplastics really harmful?</p> Mon, 15 May 2023 16:15:24 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 300195 at /newsroom /newsroom/mark-brandon Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:53:16 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 297093 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/495-million-make-cities-smarter-331701 <p>A smart city—supported by digital solutions to enhance food access and mobility—is a healthy city. That’s the thinking behind the Implementing Smart Cities Interventions to Build Healthy Cities (SMART) Training Platform co-led by ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ, the University of Guelph and the University of Manitoba. Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced an investment of $4.95 million over six years for SMART.</p> Tue, 29 Jun 2021 22:32:10 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 269909 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/research-briefs-origami-inspired-design-and-why-mice-fear-bananas-333903 <p>Here are some interesting new stories from ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Media Relations:</p> Mon, 04 Oct 2021 21:42:39 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 278069 at /newsroom /newsroom/david-theodore Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:14:10 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 286031 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/dangers-smoking-during-pregnancy-333510 <p>Mothers who smoke are more likely to deliver smaller babies even after a full-term pregnancy, increasing the risks of birth defects and neurological disorders later in life, say researchers from ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ. The team of researchers, which includes Assistant Professor <a href="/obgyn/michael-dahan">Michael Dahan</a> and Ido Feferkorn of the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Health Care Center, examined the effects of smoking on more than nine million deliveries in the Unites States over 11 years, one of the largest studies to date.</p> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:36:16 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 275622 at /newsroom /newsroom/luca-maria-pesando Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:47:43 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254251 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mandatory-vaccinations-required-only-half-all-countries-325543 <p>As countries struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination uptake is a public health priority now more than ever. Efforts to increase vaccinations vary greatly around the globe. A new ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ-led study comparing policies around the world finds broad implementation of mandatory vaccination mandates. However, the penalties for failing to vaccinate differ significantly by country, ranging from fines to jail time.</p> Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:05:54 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 244080 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/why-do-some-non-smokers-get-copd-while-many-heavy-smokers-dont-322660 <p>Smoking is the best-known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating lung condition that can severely limit a person’s day-to-day activities. But curiously, only a minority of lifelong smokers develops the disease, while non-smokers represent more than 25% of all COPD cases. A new study published today in <i>The Journal of the American Medical Association </i>suggests that a developmental mismatch between airway and lung size—a condition called dysanapsis—could answer why.</p> Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:55:51 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 215519 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-hot-weather-and-heat-waves-322392 <p>Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the Montreal area, warning that temperatures are forecasted to reach between 30 and 33 C this week. (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-to-get-first-taste-of-real-summer-heat-as-temps-forecasted-to-top-30-1.4952494">CTV News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p><b><a href="/infect-diseases/division">Leighanne Parkes</a>, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases</b></p> Wed, 27 May 2020 14:02:41 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 213092 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/global-news-coronavirus-pandemic-exposing-health-inequities-among-canadians-experts-say-322361 <p>The ongoing coronavirus crisis is exposing health inequities that have long existed in Canada. As well, Canadian charities and agencies are busy trying to meet the increased need brought on by the pandemic.</p> Tue, 26 May 2020 17:40:19 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 212943 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/national-study-collect-data-aging-adults-experiences-during-covid-19-pandemic-321774 <p>How does a pandemic affect the physical and psychological health of adults as they age? Does COVID-19 have an impact on the delivery of regular health-care services? Does a COVID-19 infection lead to long-term health problems affecting the lungs or brain?</p> Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:53:18 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 209009 at /newsroom /newsroom/jill-hanley Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:37:03 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 205578 at /newsroom