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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
