University of Montreal

Smoking marijuana in teens may affect verbal IQ

 Conversely, the early users also had good verbal skills and vocabulary.

Jan 27, 2017, 00:12 AM IST

Maple syrup, the new brain food

A team of researchers has tagged maple syrup as a promising option in protecting brain neurons and nurturing young minds.

Apr 14, 2016, 16:01 PM IST

HIV can develop resistance to gene-editing tool

The problem is that HIV is notoriously good at surviving and thriving with new mutations, so while many viruses are killed by the targeted approach, those that escape the CRISPR/Cas9 treatment become more difficult to target.

Apr 10, 2016, 18:38 PM IST

Antidepressant use in pregnancy ups autism risk

The World Health Organization indicates that depression will be the second leading cause of death by 2020, which leads the researchers to believe that antidepressants will likely to remain widely prescribed, including during pregnancy.

Dec 15, 2015, 16:33 PM IST

Negative emotions make women more depressed than men

Men look at negative emotions with a more “passive” point of view while women tend to focus more on feelings - thus suffering more from depression and anxiety than men, a new study has found.

Sep 23, 2015, 13:51 PM IST