Tag: Charles Bourque
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Charles Bourque featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1378), Bob has selected…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.12.12-12.16
Academic Minute from 12.12 – 12.16 Monday, December 12th Eliane Lucassen – Leiden University Medical Center Continuous Light Causes Premature Aging I started performing research concerning circadian rhythms as an undergrad student and have thus been in the chronobiology field for about 10 years. Last March I obtained my PhD degree with as a subject…
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Charles Bourque, McGill University – How the Brain’s Clock Drives Thirst Before Sleep
Do you have a drink of water before bed? Charles Bourque, professor of neurosurgery at McGill University, details why you might want to be hydrated before zonking out for the night. Dr. Bourque obtained a Ph.D. degree in Physiology from McGill University (Montreal, 1985) complemented with a Certificate in Biophysics from the Marine Biological Laboratory…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.12.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.12.12 Monday, December 12th Eliane Lucassen of the Leiden University Medical Center examines if continuous light can make you age faster. Tuesday, December 13th F. Chris Curran of the University of Maryland Baltimore County details when the science achievement gap starts. Wednesday, December 14th Charles Bourque of McGill University…