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A new study shows higher rates of sexual abuse in children with intellectual disabilities and greater vulnerability to the after-effects of abuse.

Some sounds have the power to conjure premonitions of death, ghostly apparitions or creatures lurking in the dark. Why do we react to them the way we...

Some animal species seem to possess extraordinary regenerative abilities. How do they do it? And could we learn from them to defy the grim reaper...

Breastfeeding, child nutrition and exposure secondhand tobacco smoke at an early age may play a role in the onset of inflammatory bowel disease,...

A collaborative study sheds light on how cannabis use affects brain development in young people, the main one being atrophy of certain regions of the...

Parents’ cellphone use can have a direct impact on their preteens’ mental health, according to a study. The effects include increased hyperactivity...

Ecologist and academic Jacques Brodeur makes a compelling case for using biological pest control as a main line of defence against invasive non-native...

A new study reveals children with autism have a keen interest in letters and numbers – something their parents don’t always spot.

UdeM’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine welcomes Morgane Schambourg, a specialist in equine surgery and sports medicine who honed her skills in the...

By generating mice with genetic mutations that disrupt the brain’s TrkC-PTPσ protein complex, researchers at the UdeM-affiliated IRCM find a key way...

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Children with intellectual disabilities at greater risk of sexual abuse

A symphony of terror

Animals that can cheat death

Inflammatory bowel disease: the crucial period of early childhood

Cannabis use in adolescence: visible effects on brain structure

Is parents’ cellphone use harming their kids?

Insect invasions: Why we must act responsibly and act now

‘A different way of perceiving the world’

Morgane Schambourg: A veterinarian dedicated to advancing equine medicine

A new target for anxiety disorders