High incidence of bowel disease seen in people with lung conditions

By Tod Hoffman People with airway diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), have a higher incidence of inflammatory bowel disease,...
November 25, 2014

Antibiotics get a “time-out”

MUHC study examines the effect of regular re-evaluation of antibiotic use on cost and C. difficile infection rates Montreal, November 17, 2014 –...
November 18, 2014

Finding “lost” languages in the brain

Study has far-reaching implications for unconscious role of infant experiences on adult development An infant’s mother tongue creates neural patterns that the unconscious...
November 18, 2014

School of Communication Sciences and Disorders holds celebration

After a busy year which saw the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders celebrate its 50th anniversary and complete a major move from...
November 17, 2014

Total recall: the science behind it

MUHC-led study identifies new player in brain function and memory Is it possible to change the amount of information the brain can store?...
November 13, 2014

McGill signs five agreements during China trip

By McGill Reporter Staff Joining Quebec Premier Phillippe Couillard on a mission to China at the end of October, McGill’s Vice-Dean of Life...
November 6, 2014

McGill again to play host to Remembrance Day ceremonies

By Doug Sweet A century ago, student soldiers, alongside their staff and faculty colleagues, marched and paraded on the lower field of the...
November 6, 2014

November is Osteoporosis Awareness Month

by Michelle Wall, Research Assistant at the RI-MUHC “Porous” is not a word that comes to mind when you think of bones but...
November 5, 2014

Congratulations Fall 2014 graduates!

Fall convocation for Health Sciences students at McGill University was held in the afternoon of October 29th at Place des Arts, in downtown Montreal....
October 31, 2014

McGill tops Maclean’s university ranking

Ranked first for tenth consecutive year among medical-doctoral universities in 2015 Maclean's University Rankings   For the tenth year in a row, Maclean’s has...
October 30, 2014

Study sheds light on genetic architecture of kidney cancer

Research reveals link between renal cell carcinoma and exposure to aristolochic acid A new study on a large cohort of kidney cancer patients...
October 29, 2014

A key to aortic valve disease prevention: Lowering cholesterol early

Montreal, Monday 27, 2014 – An international research team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and Lund...
October 27, 2014