Education
A message from Provost Anthony C. Masi and Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance) Michael Di Grappa
We encourage you to attend the Town Hall meetings on government funding cuts, where we will discuss the severity of the financial...
February 8, 2013
Finding the way to memory
Guidance proteins regulate brain plasticity Our ability to learn and form new memories is fully dependent on the brain’s ability to be plastic...
February 7, 2013
Addiction: abnormal communication in the brain
Addiction to cigarettes, drugs and other stimulants has been linked in the past to the brain’s frontal lobes, but now there is scientific...
February 7, 2013
Association of diabetes with anxiety
McGill and Université de Montréal researchers investigate whether there's a link between diabetes and anxiety… "Anxiety has been shown to be associated with...
February 7, 2013
Centre May Help Attract Family Doctors
The new ambulatory-care clinic due to open in Vaudreuil-Dorion next year will likely become a breeding ground for new family doctors, The Gazette...
February 7, 2013
McGill named one of Montreal’s Top Employers
For the fifth consecutive year, McGill has been named one of Montreal’s Top Employers, as selected by the editors of Canada’s Top 100...
February 7, 2013
Jewish General Hospital promotes heart health
Every 7 minutes in Canada, someone dies from heart disease or stroke, two of the three leading causes of death in this country....
February 5, 2013
LDI oncologist among international experts calling for urgent global action on cancer
February 4 is World Cancer Day Dr. Michael N. Pollak, a senior cancer researcher at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General...
February 5, 2013
New technology has unprecedented ability to detect and diagnose Alzheimer’s
A revolutionary new technology has the ability to detect and diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with unprecedented accuracy. The computerized technique known as SNIPE analyzes...
February 1, 2013
Study shows majority of smokers re-ignite their habit following heart attack
Despite obvious motivation for quitting, 2/3 of patients will resume smoking within twelve months A new study reveals that two-thirds of middle aged...
January 31, 2013
Re-creating the brain with $1.6B supercomputer project
There are seven billion human brains on the planet, but even the best minds in neuroscience aren’t really sure how they work. How...
January 31, 2013
Entre Nous with Guy Rouleau, Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
By Neale McDevitt Guy Rouleau, the new Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, can pinpoint exactly when he became interested in...
January 29, 2013