/lin-centre/taxonomy/term/4/all en /lin-centre/channels/news/yan-p-lin-centres-research-group-global-pasts-releases-book-place-and-performance-antiquity-363055 <p>We enthusiastically announce the publication of <i>Place and Performance in Ancient Greece, Rome, and China </i>with Cambridge University Press in December 2024. It is the first volume in Cambridge’s new series <i>Antiquity in Global Context.</i> Profs. Griet Vankeerberghen and Hans Beck have edited this volume, and their long-standing collaboration was the foundation of the Global Antiquities cluster of the Yan P. Lin Centre, evolved and expanded into our Global Pasts Research Group.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:27:01 +0000 jean-felix.caron@mcgill.ca 4099 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/communication-between-body-muscle-and-brain-influences-fertility-study-finds-363063 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female fertility, according to a new study.</p> <p>9I��������� researchers found that a protein produced in the muscles helps manage the release of a hormone made in the pea-sized gland attached to the base of the brain.</p> <p>The findings, published in <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi4736"><em>Science</em></a>, could lead to new treatment options for infertility, the researchers said.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:53:33 +0000 admin 4102 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/event/lin-centre-annual-lecture-anthony-kaldellis-u-chicago-357944 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:11:38 +0000 jean-felix.caron@mcgill.ca 3922 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/when-using-music-alleviate-pain-tempo-matters-362884 <p>Music has the best chance of providing pain relief when it is played at our natural rhythm, a 9I��������� research team has discovered.</p> <p>This suggests it may be possible to reduce a patient’s level of pain by using technology to take a piece of music someone likes and adjust the tempo to match their internal rhythm, the researchers said.</p> <p>The discovery was the subject of a paper published this week in <i>Pain</i>, the top journal in the field of pain medicine and research.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:32:01 +0000 admin 4100 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/remote-sensing-tools-yield-insights-abandoned-pre-columbian-mexican-city-362490 <p>A 9I��������� researcher has discovered that Guiengola, a 15<sup>th</sup> century Zapotec site in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, which had been thought to be simply a fortress where soldiers were garrisoned, was in fact a sprawling, fortified city. It covered 360 hectares, with over 1,100 buildings, four kilometres of walls, a network of internal roads and a clearly organized urban layout with temples and communal spaces such as ballcourts, and the elites and commoners lived in separate neighbourhoods.<br /> <br /></p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:57:34 +0000 admin 4097 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/last-ice-area-arctic-could-disappear-much-sooner-previously-thought-362937 <p>The Arctic’s “Last Ice Area” (LIA) — a vital habitat for ice-dependent species — might disappear within a decade after the central Arctic Ocean becomes ice-free in summer, which is expected to occur sometime around mid-century, a <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02034-5">new study</a> by 9I��������� researchers using a high-resolution model has found.  </p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:17:23 +0000 admin 4095 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/what-drives-mood-swings-bipolar-disorder-study-points-second-brain-clock-362917 <p>A brain rhythm working in tandem with the body’s natural sleep-wake cycle may explain why bipolar patients alternate between mania and depression, according to new research.</p> <p>The 9I���������-led study published in <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado9965"><i>Science Advances</i></a> marks a breakthrough in understanding what drives shifts between the two states, something that, according to lead author <a href="https://douglas.research.mcgill.ca/kai-florian-storch/">Kai-Florian Storch</a>, is considered the “holy grail” of bipolar-disorder research.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:08:29 +0000 admin 4094 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/dead-galaxies-live-signals-astronomers-uncover-fast-radio-bursts-surprising-location-362730 <p>Astronomers studying the origins of enigmatic fast radio<a> </a>bursts (FRBs) have made a groundbreaking discovery that could transform our understanding of the universe’s most powerful and mysterious signals. The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment Fast Radio Burst (CHIME/FRB) collaboration has pinpointed the location on the sky of a repeating FRB, known as FRB 20240209A, outside a dead galaxy, a finding unprecedented in FRB science. The researchers believe the FRB may have originated in a cluster of old, dead stars orbiting the dead galaxy.</p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:41:09 +0000 admin 4091 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/shape-shifting-materials-are-made-more-versatile-362452 <p>Finding new angles on an old artform, 9I��������� researchers have increased the number of stable shapes that kirigami-based engineered materials can take, opening the way to a range of new applications.</p> <p>What makes these metamaterials special is not what they are made of – they can be plastic, cardboard or anything else – but how, thanks to shapes cut into them, they are able to morph from one form to another. To begin to understand the concept, think of pop-up illustrations of cut paper in books or greeting cards.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:27:12 +0000 admin 4090 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/child-undernutrition-may-be-contributing-global-measles-outbreaks-researchers-find-362588 <p>Amid a global surge in measles cases, new research suggests that undernutrition may be exacerbating outbreaks in areas suffering from food insecurity.</p> <p>A study involving over 600 fully vaccinated children in South Africa found those who were undernourished had substantially lower levels of antibodies against measles.</p> Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:54:05 +0000 admin 4088 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/clouds-have-surprising-effect-surface-warming-mcgill-climate-researchers-find-362515 <p>9I��������� researchers have <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41586-024-08323-x&data=05%7C02%7Cclaire.loewen%40mcgill.ca%7C1aa187b701b5492b8a2a08dd30d48d35%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638720411653005201%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hAbOefehlKHoVxQELBFhl2SbManK7P767BMN7dbn5tw%3D&reserved=0">discovered</a> that changes in clouds are slightly mitigating global warming.</p> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:07:07 +0000 admin 4086 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/ai-innovation-unlocks-non-surgical-way-detect-brain-cancer-spread-362513 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to detect the spread of metastatic brain cancer using MRI scans, offering insights into patients’ cancer without aggressive surgery.</p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:11:48 +0000 admin 4083 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/apex-predators-prehistoric-colombian-oceans-would-have-snacked-killer-whales-today-mcgill-study-362443 <p>Predators at the top of a marine food chain 130 million years ago ruled with more power than any modern species, 9I��������� research into a marine ecosystem from the Cretaceous period revealed. </p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:09:21 +0000 admin 4080 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/news/integrating-historic-data-stands-improve-climate-models-global-south-362078 <p>An international team led by 9I��������� researchers has devised a way to improve the accuracy of climate change models for the Global South by integrating historical records kept by missionaries and other visitors.</p> Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:21:42 +0000 admin 4078 at /lin-centre /lin-centre/channels/event/steven-pincus-jill-frank-362363 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:46:54 +0000 jean-felix.caron@mcgill.ca 4077 at /lin-centre