/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2642/all en /newsroom/channels/news/winds-hide-atlantic-variability-europes-winters-259681 <p><em><strong>By Chris Chipello, <a href="/newsroom">Ã山ǿ¼é Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p><em>Study reveals how wind patterns change along with sea-surface temperatures</em></p> <p>Shifting winds may explain why long-term fluctuations in North Atlantic sea surface temperatures have no apparent influence on Europe’s wintertime temperatures. <span>The findings, published in </span><em>Nature Communications</em><span>, could also have implications for how Europe’s climate will evolve amid global warming.</span></p> Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:43:07 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25498 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/location-may-be-key-effectively-controlling-pain-258233 <p><em><strong>By Cynthia Lee</strong></em></p> <p><a href="/newsroom/">Newsroom</a></p> <p>In real estate, location is key. It now seems the same concept holds true when it comes to stopping pain. New research published in <em>Nature Communications</em> indicates that the location of receptors that transmit pain signals<em> is</em> important in how big or small a pain signal will be -- and therefore how effectively drugs can block those signals.</p> Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:44:57 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25203 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/first-language-wires-brain-later-language-learning-257068 <p>Research also demonstrates brain's plasticity and ability to adapt to new language environments Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:35:58 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 24955 at /newsroom