Posture can influence your mood and behaviour, McGill study suggests

Findings ‘raise interesting questions’ about the impact of everyday features of our environment, such as workplace ergonomics A person's posture appears to affect...
August 13, 2026

New SSHRC funding for FMHS profs

Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India Advancing endangered-languages research and investigating the role of generative AI in...
August 13, 2026

Youth mental health program saves nearly $10 for every dollar invested

Study finds greatest public benefits come from including young people with the most complex mental health needs, challenging a growing focus on milder...
August 13, 2026

New Canadian study sheds light on a misunderstood childhood food allergy

The first Canadian study of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is helping clinicians better recognize a little-known condition that can send infants and...
July 15, 2026

Health Arena advances oncology innovations with $250,000 in Philanthropic Funding

In its first edition, the competition connected leading Montreal cancer researchers with investors and philanthropists, strengthening the city’s innovation ecosystem At the inaugural...
July 14, 2026

122 McGill research projects awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding

Funding supports bold ideas across natural sciences and engineering disciplines at McGill, in fields ranging from ophthalmology and physics to music research and...
July 13, 2026

International study validates first universal risk classification system for pediatric appendicitis

First internationally validated risk classification system for pediatric appendicitis could transform care for children worldwide A team of pediatric surgeons led by Sherif...
July 13, 2026

Gambling addiction treatment underused in Quebec, study finds

  Researchers highlight need for earlier screening and outreach. A new study finds public specialized gambling addiction treatment services are underused in Quebec,...
July 13, 2026

Reducing vehicle emissions could prevent thousands of deaths in Canada

  Researchers identify policy mix that could help cut ultrafine particle pollution in cities. A shift to cleaner transportation could prevent more than...
July 13, 2026

Long hours, lack of social support undermine caregivers’ well-being, study finds

  McGill researchers say spending more than 20 hours a week on caregiving is associated with poorer mental health, and that policymakers should...
July 13, 2026

Bike infrastructure is expanding in Canada, but access remains uneven

  Study of three cities finds Montreal leads progress on closing equity gaps. Children and older adults are consistently less likely to live...
July 13, 2026

Study yields new insights on what makes conversation engaging

While speaking style does matter, willingness to extend a conversation depends primarily on interest in the topic, McGill researcher says. What makes a...
July 13, 2026

The Institute joins AIRIS Project to build an AI Research Collaborator for Biomedical Science

AIRIS unites 21 partners from Europe, Canada and the US to develop generative AI models that integrate biological knowledge and clinical data. AIRIS'...
July 13, 2026

MUHC launches world’s first radioligand therapy trial for HER2-positive cancers

The MUHC is the first site in the world to launch a first-in-human Phase I clinical trial evaluating a novel radioligand therapy for...
July 8, 2026