/global-engagement/taxonomy/term/12/all en /global-engagement/channels/news/expert-ozempics-safety-efficacy-obesity-treatment-backed-new-research-362447 <p>New research points to the potential of GLP-1 agonists — the class of drugs that includes Ozempic — to treat obesity safely. Originally developed to manage Type 2 diabetes, these medications have emerged as powerful weight-loss tools, though their long-term impacts are still being explored.</p> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:33:20 +0000 admin 1184 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-los-angeles-wildfires-362437 <p>More than 130,000 residents of the Los Angeles area are under evacuation orders or warnings  as fires, driven by high winds, continue to spread rapidly. At least five people have been killed, and thousands of homes have been destroyed. </p> <p>Â鶹Çø experts are available to comment on this topic:  </p> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:14:44 +0000 admin 1180 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-future-us-trade-and-foreign-policy-under-donald-trump-362433 <p>Over the past few days, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has spoken about his plans for a range of trade and foreign policy measures that include possibly annexing Canada and Greenland and acquiring control of the Panama Canal, as well as imposing significant tariffs on all trading partners.</p> <p>Here are some experts from Â鶹Çø who can provide comment on these issues:</p> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:54:48 +0000 admin 1178 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/integrating-historic-data-stands-improve-climate-models-global-south-362078 <p>An international team led by Â鶹Çø 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 1175 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-step-down-362369 <p>Justin Trudeau announced today that he will be stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister of Canada after his party selects its next leader in a competitive process. In the meantime, Parliament has been prorogued until March 24. The announcement follows weeks of speculation. Growing numbers of Liberal MPs have called for his resignation.</p> <p>Here are some experts from Â鶹Çø who can provide comment on this issue:</p> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:19:34 +0000 admin 1174 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/researchers-link-mysterious-cosmic-signals-collapsed-stars-362290 <p>An international team of scientists led by Â鶹Çø researchers has provided the clearest evidence yet that some fast radio bursts (FRBs) — enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio waves from space — originate from neutron stars, the ultra-dense remnants of massive stars that have exploded in a supernova. This finding, based on an analysis of the radio signal of a single FRB, advances our understanding of one of the universe’s most perplexing phenomena. </p> Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:05:40 +0000 admin 1172 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/study-links-alcohol-consumption-more-severe-nut-allergy-reaction-362237 <table> <tr></tr> </table> <p>Findings of a new study into severe allergic reactions offer a sobering warning to people allergic to tree nuts and, more broadly, could lead to quicker diagnoses in emergency care for people with all anaphylactic allergies.</p> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:55:20 +0000 admin 1170 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-canadian-federal-government-deficit-362157 <p>The federal government’s deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year that ended in March 2024 was announced Monday. It was $61.9 billion, significantly higher than the $40.1 billion deficit that had been promised.</p> <p>Â鶹Çø has experts who can share their insights on this subject: </p> <p><b>Julian Vikan Karaguesian </b>is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at Â鶹Çø and worked for Canadian<b> </b>Ministry of Finance for more than 25 years.</p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:02:30 +0000 admin 1168 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-resignation-canadian-finance-minister-362133 <p>Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, but said she will continue as a member of Parliament. In her announcement, she cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over economic policy and responses to American economic nationalism, and said the prime minister had told her that he no longer wanted her to remain Minister of Finance.<br /> <br /> Â鶹Çø has an expert who can share his insights on this subject: </p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:18:32 +0000 admin 1166 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/new-drug-shows-promise-against-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-362113 <p>A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration.</p> <p>Â鶹Çø researchers have discovered that an experimental compound called K884 can boost the natural repair abilities of muscle stem cells. Current treatments can slow muscle damage, but don’t address the root problem.</p> <p>DMD affects about one in 5,000 boys worldwide, often leading to wheelchair dependence by the teenage years and life-threatening complications in early adulthood.</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:11:47 +0000 admin 1163 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-help-uncover-rare-gamma-ray-flare-distant-black-hole-362115 <p>A high-energy gamma-ray flare from the super-massive black hole in the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy was observed in 2018 for the first time in nearly a decade, thanks to an international effort involving Â鶹Çø researchers. This discovery has yielded important insights into the physics of black hole jets, which are among the most efficient engines for distributing energy from the inside of a galaxy to the expanse of the Universe.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:12:12 +0000 admin 1161 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-reveal-how-life-saving-molecules-are-created-362080 <p>Â鶹Çø researchers have discovered how certain microbes create potent drugs like antibiotics and anti-cancer therapies.</p> <p>Their surprising findings could change the way scientists approach drug discovery and pave the way to the designing of next-generation medications, explained Martin Schmeing, principal investigator and professor in Â鶹Çø’s Department of Biochemistry and Centre for Structural Biology.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:11:01 +0000 admin 1160 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/expert-newfoundland-and-labrador-quebec-reach-churchill-falls-hydro-deal-362081 <p>The provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec have reached a tentative deal regarding power generated by the Churchill Falls development. It would replace an agreement that has been a sore point for Newfoundland and Labrador. The new deal would provide long-term security for Quebec and would see the two provinces work together on a future hydro-electric development.   </p> <p>Â鶹Çø has an expert who can share his insights on this subject:    </p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:15:32 +0000 admin 1158 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-2024-holiday-season-362004 <p>Winter brings its own set of health risks, from slips and falls to snow-shovelling heart strain, as well as seasonal weight gain and illnesses from gatherings or travel.</p> <p><a href="/newsroom/mitch-shulman"><b>Mitch Shulman</b></a><b>, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and attending physician, Montreal General and Royal Victoria hospitals,</b> can share his expertise on preventing winter injuries, recognizing and managing heart-attack symptoms and staying healthy through the holiday season.</p> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:06:43 +0000 admin 1156 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/understanding-when-and-why-people-give-bribes-361998 <p>Â鶹Çø-led researchers developed a model of the factors that go into citizens’ calculations about whether to bribe officials, information that can help authorities fight corruption.</p> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:05:07 +0000 admin 1153 at /global-engagement