Education
World Polio Day – October 24
Video: http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM Until recently, polio was universally dreaded. Epidemics struck leaving thousands of people - usually children - paralyzed or seriously disabled. Only...
October 24, 2014
Discovery of a new therapeutic target to prevent the invasion of cancer cells
RCM researchers explain molecular events that promote the spread of breast cancer A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Jean-François Côté...
October 23, 2014
New funding to boost mental health research
Gift from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation strengthens unique McGill/Neuro partnership with the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, the Jewish General Hospital What...
October 23, 2014
Discovery of a new mechanism that can lead to blindness
IRCM researchers uncover the important role of a protein found in visual cells An important scientific breakthrough by a team of IRCM researchers...
October 23, 2014
Why your brain makes you reach for junk food
New study examines link between brain cortex and food buying habits MONTREAL: Will that be a pizza for you or will you go...
October 20, 2014
Youth Suicide – More early detection and better coordination are needed
Courtesy of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute Although progress has been made in recent years, the matter of youth suicide in Quebec...
October 17, 2014
Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize goes to Michael Meaney
Neurobiologist garners international award for research on how childhood experiences affect brain development McGill University Professor Michael Meaney has been selected as the...
October 10, 2014
The impact of socioeconomic factors on childhood mental health
A recent article on CBC News states that according to the Mental Health Commission of Canada an estimated 1.2 million Canadian children and...
October 9, 2014
On the frontlines in the Ebola crisis
by Gary Francoeur Like a plot straight out of a nightmarish Hollywood blockbuster, the world’s worst-ever Ebola epidemic continues to rage in West...
October 9, 2014
Taibah University visits McGill’s Faculty of Medicine
On September 15 and 16, 2014, a high-ranking delegation from Taibah University in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, visited McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine. During...
October 7, 2014
McGill graduate John O’Keefe wins Nobel Prize in medicine
Fourth former McGill student since 2009 to win a Nobel By Chris Chipello McGill alumnus John O’Keefe was named co-winner of the 2014...
October 6, 2014
Osteoporosis treatment may also benefit breast cancer patients
MUHC-led study shows treatment has protective effect on bone metastasis Montreal October 2, 2014 – Treatment approaches to reduce the risk of bone complications...
October 3, 2014