University of Montreal
When we test, do we stress?
A new study shows that when we test older adults in a medical or research setting, it produces a stress response that reduces their memory.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Older men's hidden health concerns
Do men harbour concerns about aging in good health? Do they confide these concerns to their physicians? Are men's concerns the same as women's? The answers to these questions can be found in a large cross-sectional survey ...
Health
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Hyperactivity: Increased prevalence of children with ADHD and the use of stimulants
A new study from the Université de Montréal shows an increase in prevalence of Canadian children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and in the use of medications associated with ADHD ...
Attention deficit disorders
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Teenagers are more vulnerable to sport concussions
Research results published in Brain Injury by Université de Montréal neuropsychologist Dave Ellemberg reveal that adolescents are more sensitive to the effects of a sport-related concussion than adults or childr ...
Health
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Researchers pave the way for improving treatment for Type 2 diabetes
In a study published last week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, a team led by Dr. Vincent Poitout of the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHU ...
Diabetes
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Men more likely to have an accurate memory of unpleasant experiences
A woman's memory of an experience is less likely to be accurate than a man's if it was unpleasant and emotionally provocative, according to research undertaken by University of Montreal researchers at Louis-H Lafontaine Hospital. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Lifelong payoff for attentive kindergarten kids
Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of "work-oriented" skills in school children, according to a new study published by Dr. Linda Pagani, a professor and researcher at the University of Montreal ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Revolutionary surgical technique for perforations of the eardrum
A revolutionary surgical technique for treating perforations of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) in children and adults has been developed at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre, an affiliate of the Université ...
Other
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Novel use of drug saves children from deadly E. coli bacteria disease
A physician and researcher at the Sainte Justine University Hospital Center (Sainte-Justine UHC), a University of Montreal affiliate, saved the life of a child and, by doing so, became the first to find a ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Scientists capture single cancer molecules at work
Researchers have revealed how a molecule called telomerase contributes to the control of the integrity of our genetic code, and when it is involved in the deregulation of the code, its important role in the development of ...
Medical research
Dec 08, 2011 |
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A breakthrough in pinpointing protective mechanisms in Multiple Sclerosis
In an article published in the prestigious journal Science, a team of researchers led by Dr Alexander Prat and postgraduate fellow Jorge Alvarez at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHU ...
Medical research
Dec 02, 2011 |
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Post-traumatic stress risk to police officers lower than previously thought
Although police officers are at a high risk of experiencing traumatic events (TE) in their work, they are no more likely than the general population to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These are the findings ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 22, 2011 |
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New hope for young leukemia patients?
The development of simple tests to predict a leukemic relapse in young patients is a step closer thanks to researchers from the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center and the University of Montreal. Approximately ...
Cancer
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Future obesity may be predicted at 3.5 years of age
Researchers can predict which children are most likely to become obese by examining their mothers' behaviour around their birth, according to a recent University of Montreal study published in the Archives of Pediatric an ...
Health
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Research reveals autistic individuals are in fact superior in multiple areas
We must stop considering the different brain structure of autistic individuals to be a deficiency, as research reveals that many autistics – not just "savants" – have qualities and abilities that may exceed those ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2011 |
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