Only about 1 in 20 cancer patients participates in trials of experimental therapies. Doctors and drugmakers should be prudent about continuing to test products in desperate, hard-to-find patients when they haven鈥檛 shown significant benefits in multiple earlier studies, said Jonathan Kimmelman, a biomedical ethicist at 麻豆传媒网站 in Montreal.
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Published on: 12 Dec 2019
Many studies have shown that low socioeconomic status is tied to cardiovascular disease. To put it simply, if you have more money, you are less likely to have a heart attack. There are many possible ways to explain this association. It might be that more money means you can afford better medical care.
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Published on: 11 Dec 2019
Eve Lee, an assistant professor in 麻豆传媒网站's physics department, is intrigued by the findings. "It tells us about the future possibility of how our solar system will look," she said. It also sheds light on different stellar systems and their possible planets. "We know stars evolve and they come in many different varieties," Lee said. "It is interesting to look at what is the evolution of the planet in tandem with the evolution of the star."
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Published on: 10 Dec 2019
The original concept of artificial turf held a theoretical number of advantages. The tiny pellets of rubber infill made from recycled tires diverted thousands of those tires from landfill sites, while the fields eliminated the need for pesticides, fertilizers and watering. Since the arrival of artificial turf however, there have been ongoing concerns about the toxicity of crumb rubber. That concern has been increased through a new study by researchers in Montreal.
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Published on: 10 Dec 2019
A study published on Thursday may help resolve what has been a strident debate, showing why many species are vulnerable to the fragmenting of forests while others are not. Animals in places with a long history of disturbances are relatively resilient, the researchers found. Species that have existed in stable habitats for thousands of years are far more sensitive.
鈥淭hey are taking a new approach on a global scale,鈥� said Anna Hargreaves, an evolutionary ecologist at 麻豆传媒网站 in Montreal, said of the scientists. 鈥淚 find it compelling.鈥�
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Published on: 6 Dec 2019
Scientists looking for water on other planets may learn from an award-winning researcher who's spent 40 years studying permafrost in Canada's Arctic. Wayne Pollard has won a lifetime achievement award from the W.
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Published on: 5 Dec 2019
Call it a sign of the times: 麻豆传媒网站 will teach students how to grow the perfect pot plant starting next year.聽麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 Diploma in Commercial Cannabis program launches in June and it鈥檚 meant to train biologists to cultivate weed, design strains, protect them against contaminants and understand the legal framework of Canada鈥檚 burgeoning weed industry.
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Published on: 4 Dec 2019
Oxygen needs to be present for iron to rust. It also needs to be present for animals and many other organisms to survive. If the iron rocks below the ancient oceans rusted, then there was also oxygen in those oceans. And if there was oxygen, then oxygen-breathing life-forms had a lifeline they could cling to.
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Published on: 3 Dec 2019
The designation for common law degrees from 麻豆传媒网站's Faculty of Law has been changed to JD from the previous LLB, effective immediately. According to a news release from the law school鈥檚 official website, starting from the spring 2020 convocation, graduates will receive two degrees: a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Juris Doctor. The program will now be called BCL/JD, and no longer BCL/LLB.
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Published on: 29 Nov 2019
November 27, 2019 | Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan discusses the聽Ecofiscal Commission's final report on how Canada can meet its 2030 emissions goals with a carbon pricing policy.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2019
November 27, 2019 | In this opinion piece, it is argued how聽an escalating carbon price over the years accompanied by rebates, as shown by Chris Ragan,聽is the most transparent and the least costly for the economy and taxpayers.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2019
November 27, 2019 | Chris Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School says quadrupling Canada's carbon price by 2030 is the easiest and most cost-effective way for the country to meet its climate targets.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2019
November 27, 2019 | Director of the Max Bell School Chris Ragan on why the time is right for a serious conversation about how best to bridge the gap between Canada鈥檚 current emissions and our 2030 target.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2019
November 27, 2019 |聽The Ecofiscal Commission says聽Canada will either have to raise carbon prices to $210 per tonne or adopt more expensive policies funded by higher income taxes to meet its 2030聽targets.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2019
November 27, 2019 | The Ecofiscal Commission's latest report says that if Canada were to meet its 2030 targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions through carbon pricing, it must more than quadruple its carbon tax and rebate the revenues to consumers.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2019
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