Author: Maria Gill

One of the most relevant topics in these times of the pandemic, as people in many countries this year have begun to donate their time as volunteers or to help local organizations financially. One in two Quebecers has supported a charitable organization since last January. Some get involved more than others – or rather, some, because it’s often women, and so are the elderly. In fact, the more we give, the more we want, because it makes us happy. Psychologists have already proven it, and brain imaging confirmed it: Generosity activates two areas of the brain related to pleasure and…

More than two-thirds of people with migraines do not exercise enough. It is a resultA preliminary study was published on February 23. According to researchers, people who get at least two and a half hours of moderate to intense exercise per week are less likely to experience migraines. This observation also applies to other ailments such as stress, depression, and sleep disturbances. Exercise to reduce the frequency and severity of migraine headaches “Migraine is a disease that paralyzes millions of people in the United States, yet regular physical activity can be an effective way to reduce the frequency and severity…

In an effort to give hope to Quebecers with the mass vaccination that has begun, Prime Minister Francois Legault said Saturday that he had not been very confident in the future for long. Also read: All the developments of the epidemic Also read: A Year of Pandemic: Francois Legault does not see how he could have done better “It has been a long time since I felt extremely optimistic,” he wrote in a long Facebook message, as we celebrated the first anniversary of the first diagnosed case in Quebec, on February 27, 2020, of a woman who had returned from…

Bad mood, itchy eyes, sudden yawning … Through numerous studies (including a recent study conducted in Argentina and the United States), science confirms what our ancestors already knew: the full moon plays a role in our sleep pattern, beyond bedtime and nights Shorter in the days leading up to it.Blame the brightness? Perhaps, but scientists are also working on the hypothesis that there is a circular rhythm, much like the circadian rhythm that our body clock operates on. Currently, this circular rhythm has not been proven in humans, but it has been observed in some marine animals, which sleep lighter…

A disposable mask that will be worn for a while may soon make its way into the compost bin. A private, not-for-profit R&D center has developed an entirely designed prototype out of biodegradable plastics and wood fibers with a federal grant of $ 3.3 million. FPInnovations, a specialist in the Canadian forestry sector, claims its mask has an 85% filtration efficiency. “Our dream is for Canadian companies to take this up and start producing. The solution is there, it is financially acceptable,” points out the head of the nonprofit organization (NPO), Stephan Reno. The mask was designed on a paper…

TheTheir study published Thursday in the prestigious journal Science, Helps answer a lingering mystery about the 150 million years or so that ruled dinosaurs: Why were there so many species larger than small, when the opposite is true in terrestrial animals today?”The dinosaur communities were like shopping malls on Saturday afternoons, full of teenagers,” says Kat Schroeder, a researcher at the University of New Mexico who led the study. She explained that these “adolescents” represent “a large portion of individuals of some kind who seem to have had a real impact on the resources available in their communities.”Even with a…

(Montreal) After Caisse de depot et placement du Québec (CDPQ), other voices are being raised to encourage Transat AT to evaluate its options should the sale to Air Canada fail. Posted on February 26, 2021 at 4:14 pm Julian ArsenaultThe Canadian Press Fonds de Solidarité FTQ, the second largest shareholder of the Quebec tour operator, and Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon indicated Friday that they shared the recommendations made the day before by the president and CEO of Quebec Wool Bottom Company. Charles Emond. If the arrangement between Transat AT and Air Canada remains in effect, the parties can nevertheless terminate…

With vaccination campaigns in the past few weeks organized in isolated areas, Côte-Nord is one step ahead of the immunity of its residents. To date, 17,603 doses have been administered, reaching 19.4% of the North Coast population. In Quebec, 400,540 doses were injected in 4.1% of the population. A new vaccination campaign for people between the ages of 70 and 79 will start from the second week of March at North Beach. However, not all of the Pfizer vaccine doses received over the next few weeks will be intended for these customers. Citizens vaccinated in December, the majority of whom…

The Black Community Entrepreneurship Loan Fund, one of the three components of the Black Community Entrepreneurship Program, will be available from May. The fund, which was announced in September, will be administered by the Canadian African Economic Association.We wanted the black community to lead all of these programs and that is why we took the time to accept the proposals, to see the interest of the black community in the country before continuing.Rachel Bendian, MP for Outremont and Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business Minister, Mary Ng. Since the announcement, the Secretary of the House of Representatives revealed that the government…

The “House of Knowledge” is like a collection of stories. Beautiful stories that tell the living in all its freshness. But also, in all its complexities. Arch to marvel at the world’s treasures. In this new episode, we are not going to the other side of the world. We will focus on a small animal that lives near us. Sometimes even in our homes: the spider.Eight legs, several eyesHairy body. Honestly, spiders don’t really have a lot of things. At least that is what many of us think. Aversion can amount to fear. Even even phobia. Because spiders are dangerous.…