Université Laval

Université Laval (English: Laval University) is a French-language, public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Found: The switch that makes human brown fat burn energy – and possibly control our weight

Using Open Science to accelerate drug discovery

The Neuro’s drug discovery initiative supports research by developing assays shared with the scientific community In the past 40 years, the model of drug discovery used by the pharmaceutical industry, while proving successful for some applications, has produced very little for neurodegenerative diseases. “We have to ask if there is a better way to find

Using Open Science to accelerate drug discovery

Probiotics can decrease the mortality rate due to nosemosis in bees by up to 40%

Adding probiotics to bees’ food helps make them more resistant to nosemosis, a fungal infection associated with colony collapse disorder that has been observed in Europe and North America over the past 20 years. Probiotics can decrease the mortality rate of this infection in bees by up to 40%, report researchers at Université Laval in the

Probiotics can decrease the mortality rate due to nosemosis in bees by up to 40%

T-shirt could be used to diagnose respiratory illnesses or monitor people suffering from asthma, sleep apnea, or COPD

Researchers at Université Laval’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and its Center for Optics, Photonics, and Lasers have created a smart T-shirt that monitors the wearer’s respiratory rate in real time. This innovation, the details of which are published in the latest edition of Sensors, paves the way for manufacturing clothing that could be used

T-shirt could be used to diagnose respiratory illnesses or monitor people suffering from asthma, sleep apnea, or COPD

“Tuning in” to a Fast and Optimized Internet

A new filter with the widest tuning span ever demonstrated on a silicon chip could help provide the low-cost flexibility needed for the next generation of high-speed optical networks The amount of data that flows over the internet has exploded in the last decade. Whether people are watching cat videos, streaming movies, or uploading vacation

“Tuning in” to a Fast and Optimized Internet

Researchers discover natural resistance gene against spruce budworm

Scientists from Université Laval, the University of British Columbia and the University of Oxford have discovered a natural resistance gene against spruce budworm in the white spruce. The breakthrough, reported in The Plant Journal, paves the way to identifying and selecting naturally resistant trees to replant forests devastated by the destructive pest. A research team

Researchers discover natural resistance gene against spruce budworm

Too green to be true? Researchers develop highly effective method for converting CO2 into methanol

Université Laval researchers have developed a highly effective method for converting CO2 into methanol, which can be used as a low-emissions fuel for vehicles. The team led by Professor Frédéric-Georges Fontaine presents the details of this discovery in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Researchers have been looking for a

Too green to be true? Researchers develop highly effective method for converting CO2 into methanol

Major step toward an Alzheimer’s vaccine

Opens the door to the development of a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and a vaccine to prevent the illness A team of researchers from Université Laval, CHU de Québec, and pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has discovered a way to stimulate the brain’s natural defense mechanisms in people with Alzheimer’s disease. This major breakthrough, details of

Major step toward an Alzheimer’s vaccine

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How Canada committed genocide against Indigenous Peoples, explained by the lawyer central to the determination
on June 11, 2021 at 9:11 am
Ending the Canadian genocide of Indigenous peoples is a legal obligation, requiring honest, active decolonization. The lawyer who wrote the MMIWG's inquiry's legal analysis of genocide explains.
Prostate cancer linked to obesity
on June 10, 2021 at 5:15 am
Over the years, several studies have shown that obesity is a major risk factor for prostate cancer. To further explore the link between disease incidence and body mass, the research team studied data ...
The Fondation du CHU de Québec reveals its Chaires de recherche hospitalières: an essential contribution to the development of health research
on June 8, 2021 at 2:30 pm
CNW Telbec/ - Today, the Fondation du CHU de Québec presented the details of its Chaires de recherche hospitalières*, ...
The Fondation du CHU de Québec reveals its Chaires de recherche hospitalières: an essential contribution to the development of health research
on June 8, 2021 at 12:59 pm
together with the governing board of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, in order to meet the actual needs of the researchers. "Research is at the heart of the Fondation's ...
The Fondation du CHU de Québec reveals its Chaires de recherche hospitalières: an essential contribution to the development of health research
on June 8, 2021 at 12:32 pm
together with the governing board of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, in order to meet the actual needs of the researchers. "Research is at the heart of the Fondation's mission and ...

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Two Quebec cities most affected by pandemic have lower COVID-19 vaccination rates
on June 3, 2021 at 5:29 am
MONTREAL — Two of the Quebec cities most affected by COVID-19 — Montreal and its northern suburb Laval — have among the lowest vaccination rates in the province, according to data from Quebec’s public ...
Moving forward on MMIWG findings, Quebec vaccination rates: In The News for June 3
on June 3, 2021 at 1:15 am
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning ...
BioMark Receives $825K Grant to Develop Its Liquid Biopsy Assay for Lung Cancer Screening
on June 1, 2021 at 12:51 pm
The grant is part of a two-year initiative through which BioMark, in collaboration with Phytronix Technologies Inc. ("Phytronix"), and researchers from the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de ...
Troilus Appoints Industry Veteran Richard Harrisson as
on May 31, 2021 at 6:12 pm
Body> TORONTO, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Troilus Gold Corp. (TSX: TLG) (OTCQB: CHXMF) (''Troilus'' or the ''Company'') is pleased to announce that Richard Harrisson will join the company in a ...
New executive director has big dreams for WSO
on May 27, 2021 at 5:00 pm
"I come from a voice background, and I’ve been joking to myself about singers in a dangerous time," says Birdsell, who has a graduate degree in music (voice) from Université Laval in Quebec City.