Genetic heterogeneity underscores the complexity of breast cancer and the promise of personalized medicine

LDI geneticist studies how genetic changes influence an individual’s cancer Novel next generation genetic sequencing technology has revealed that genetic heterogeneity within an...
March 14, 2013

Message to the McGill Community from Stuart H. Cobbett – Selection of McGill’s 17th Principal and Vice-Chancellor

A message to the McGill community Stuart H. (Kip) Cobbett Chair of the Board of Governors of McGill University On behalf of the...
March 5, 2013

Rate of life-threatening blood clots reduced through preventive measures at JGH

Success outlined in latest data on patient safety Since embarking on a campaign to reduce venous thromboembolism (VTE) among its patients, the Jewish...
February 25, 2013

McGill partners with edX to offer open online courses and to enhance campus-based learning

McGill joining other leading universities in not-for-profit enterprise founded by Harvard and MIT McGill University is pleased to announce that today it will...
February 21, 2013

Video of Govt. Budget Cuts Town Hall with Provost Masi & VP Di Grappa and Other Useful Links

Please find below the link to the Town Hall held by Provost Anthony Masi and VP Michael Di Grappa in the McIntyre building...
February 20, 2013

Facilitating Access to care for Patients with Mental Disorders

It is easier to get care when you are diagnosed with cancer than when you are diagnosed with a mental disorder. Lynne McVey...
February 20, 2013

The Human Brain Project: winner of the largest European scientific funding competition

The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two FET Flagship projects. The...
February 20, 2013

Gains made towards treatment of rare bone disease

Elusive substrate protein identified in the most common form of heritable rickets Diagnosed in toddlers, X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is the most common form...
February 20, 2013

Improving tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis: an interview with Professor Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD

Please can you give a brief introduction to tuberculosis (TB)? TB is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nearly 9 million people...
February 15, 2013

Early musical training forms stronger brain connections

Turns out your mother was right about practising the piano. A new study from Concordia University and the Montreal Neurological Institute backs up...
February 14, 2013

Chronic pain alters DNA marking in the brain

Pioneering study reveals association of chronic pain and broad epigenetic changes. Injuries that result in chronic pain, such as limb injuries, and those...
February 14, 2013

Early music lessons boost brain development

Montreal researchers find that music lessons before age seven create stronger connections in the brain If you started piano lessons in grade one,...
February 12, 2013