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Research reveals ‘cosy domesticity’ of prehistoric stilt-house dwellers in England’s ancient marshland

Oct 18, 2024

A major report on the remains of a stilt village that was engulfed in flames almost 3,000 years ago reveals in unprecedented detail the daily lives of England’s prehistoric fenlanders....

Prize-winning scholars advocate for immigrant women, killer whales and a balanced society

Oct 18, 2024

McGill University is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2024 President’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media. Advocating for rights and resources of immigrant womenThe winner of...

Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations

Oct 18, 2024

Using a variant of CRISPR genome-editing known as prime editing, MIT researchers have now come up with a way to screen those mutations much more easily. “While some cancer patients...

McGill becomes oldest university in Canada to receive Platinum STARS sustainability rating

Oct 18, 2024

Thanks to the efforts of the McGill community, the University has become the oldest in Canada, in terms of infrastructure, to receive a Platinum STARS rating for sustainability. Like hundreds...

E-tool will help young people who have had cancer

Oct 18, 2024

It should be easier for people to live with long-term after effects if they have had cancer in their childhood or youth. Associate professor Hanne Cathrine Lie is responsible of...

Pornhub now blocked in Texas, impinging on ‘rights of adults’

Oct 18, 2024

Pornhub is currently blocked in Texas after the state legislature passed a bill requiring adult sites to verify users' ages. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPopular adult streaming site Pornhub is currently...

Political Theorist Achille Mbembe Named 2024 Holberg Laureate

Oct 18, 2024

(BERGEN, Norway) – Today, the Holberg Prize—one of the largest international prizes awarded annually to an outstanding researcher in the humanities, social sciences, law or theology—named Cameroonian scholar Achille Mbembe...

New analysis: most care homes closed by industry regulator are run for-profit

Oct 18, 2024

However, this new data challenges the assumption that these pressures can be eased by outsourcing more social care to the for-profit sector. This found that almost all involuntary closures since...

Report calls for major changes to workplace conditions for pregnant women and working parents

Oct 18, 2024

19 March 2024A report exploring the working conditions of pregnant employees and parents has been released today, calling for major changes in Australian workplaces to counter the “vast discrimination and...

Does Liposal relieve dry mouth?

Oct 18, 2024

Recently, a clinical trial of the product Liposal started, investigating whether it can relieve dry mouth. In collaboration with Marianne Hiorth at the Department of Pharmacy, they developed the mouth...