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Plate-eating good: University of Montreal professor designs edible tableware

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Finishing your plate may soon take on a literal meaning. Diane Bisson, a professor at the Université de Montréal School of Industrial Design, has fashioned edible plates that are practical, stylish and tasty. ...


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Ladybugs taken hostage by wasps

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Are ladybugs being overtaken by wasps? A Université de Montréal entomologist is investigating a type of wasp (Dinocampus coccinellae) present in Quebec that forces ladybugs (Coccinella maculata) ...


Donate your text messages to science: Texto4Science project

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Université de Montréal researcher has a special request for Canadian texters: "Everyone young and old, students and workers, artists and business people, no matter who you are, send me your text messages," ...


Montreal Heart Institute performs its first implant of new prosthesis for cardiac arrhythmia

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A multidisciplinary team from the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI), which is affiliated to the Université de Montréal, performed its first catheter implantation of a new prosthesis (Amptlazer Cardiac Plug) closing ...


Early relationships influence teen pain and depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Angst could be more than a rite of passage for insecure teenagers, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain. Researchers from the Université de Montréal, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center ...


Are the effects of pornography negligible?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (20) | comments 5

A Université de Montréal researcher, funded by the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Family Violence and Violence Against Women, has launched a new study to examine the effects of pornography on men. "We ...


Do kids benefit from homework?

Do kids benefit from homework?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Homework is as old as school itself. Yet the practice is controversial as people debate the benefits or consider the shortcomings and hassles. Research into the topic is often contradictory ...


Scientists identify natural anti-cancer defenses

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Canadian researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that prevents cancer. In the December 11 edition of the prestigious journal Molecular Cell, scientists from the Université de Montréal and th ...


Medical establishment prevents nurses from assuming new roles

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Physicians still retain the bulk of decision-making power over nurses in Quebec - a situation that's detrimental to evolving nursing roles. According to a new study by Université de Montréal researchers, published ...


Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study

Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperactive boys don't get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition according to new research. Published in the November issue of Pediatrics, the study is the first to examine a larg ...



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