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Pop’balloons, the First Serious Mixed Reality Game for Autistic Children

There are years of basic research in neuroscience behind the development of the first mixed reality game to diagnose and promote inclusion for people with autism.

The Three Dimensions of a Flower

Montreal biologists publish a study demonstrating that photogrammetry allows rapid and precise three-dimensional reconstruction of flowers from two-dimensional images.

Incurable Neurodegenerative Myelin Diseases: a Hopeful Advance

A study shows that Riluzole could be effective in the treatment of certain leukodystrophies, neurodegenerative diseases that attack the myelin in the brain of young children.

Can a Work of Art Reveal the Presence of a Neurodegenerative Disease?

An international research team is looking for systematic evidence of linkages between changes in art-making and disorders of the central nervous system.

A Better Understanding of How HIV-1 Evades the Immune System

The expression of the viral protein Vpu is essential in allowing infected cells to evade the elimination mechanism known as ADCC, a new study shows.

Violence on TV: the effects can stretch from age 3 into the teens

An UdeM study suggests that exposure to violent screen content in the preschool years is associated with a heightened risk of psychological and academic difficulties in adolescence.

A Better Understanding Of How HIV-1 Evades The Immune System

The type of virus used as a model to study the efficacy of non-neutralizing antibodies against the virus responsible for AIDS has a crucial role to play, according to a new study led by Andrés Finzi, Université de Montréal professor and researcher at the CHUM Research Centre.

Incurable Neurodegenerative Myelin Diseases: A Hopeful Advance

There’s new hope for the future treatment of some leukodystrophies, neurodegenerative diseases in young children that progressively affect their quality of life, often leading to death before adulthood.

The Three Dimensions Of A Flower

To better understand the evolution of flowers, a research team in biology from Université de Montréal, the Montreal Botanical Garden and McGill University have succeeded in using photogrammetry to quickly and precisely build, in three dimensions, a model of a flower from two-dimensional images.

How the Brain Develops: a New Way to Shed Light on Cognition

Researchers at Mila and IVADO introduce a new neurocomputational model of the human brain that could bridge the gap in understanding AI and the biological mechanisms underlying mental disorders.

Signs of CO2 in a Planet Beyond Our Solar System

Showing how precise it can be, the James Webb Space Telescope detects the first definitive carbon dioxide signature in an exoplanet atmosphere.

An Extrasolar World Covered in Water?

With the help of instruments designed partly in Canada, a team of Université de Montréal astronomers have discovered an exoplanet that could be completely covered in water.