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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Workers Struggles: The Americas
Professors at Laval University are in the second week of a strike over pay and other contract issues while negotiations drag on as four Argentine banking business chambers continue to resist workers ...
Quebec police say third man dies after pedestrians struck by truck last week
A third person has died of injuries sustained when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians last week in an eastern Quebec town, provincial police said Monday. Police identified the latest victim as 41 ...
Spectroscopy probe could enhance deep brain stimulation procedure for Parkinson's
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become an increasingly common treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, but the procedure still carries significant risks. A new probe that performs ...
A 3rd person has died after truck rammed pedestrians in Amqui, Que.
Quebec provincial police (SQ) announced Monday morning that a third person has died in connection with the tragedy in Amqui, in the Lower St. Lawrence region, where a driver drove his pickup truck ...
Online gambling in Quebec surged during 1st year of pandemic: study
Gambling addiction worker says Quebec needs an independent regulator and calls for the government to step in to put limits on advertising.

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Drug Discovery & Development
The Master of Science degree program in Drug Discovery & Development (DDD) offers students the opportunity to understand, evaluate and engage with the entire process of drug discovery and development.
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Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are a type of DNA damage where both strands of DNA break at the same location. They can adversely affect cell growth and functioning. Currently, DSBs are detected by ...
Review: Digilent Analog Discovery 2
It was an “Analog Discovery 2” from Digilent. It is hard to categorize exactly what it is. On the face of it, it is a USB scope and logic analyzer. But it is also a waveform generator ...
In Quebec City, hundreds of Université Laval professors walk out on 1st day of strike
Professors walked out on Monday as part of the first day of strikes at Université Laval. (Jean-Francois Nadeau/Radio-Canada) Hundreds of professors went on strike Monday morning, raising signs ...
Iran Announces Discovery Of Large Lithium Deposit
Iran has announced the discovery of a large deposit of lithium, a key component of batteries for electric vehicles and electronic devices, state media reported Saturday. "For the first time in ...