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Lupus drugs carry no significant cancer risk
People who take immunosuppressive drugs to treat lupus do not necessarily increase their cancer risk according to new research led by scientists at...
January 25, 2013
YOUR thoughts on the Higher Education Summit
In the fall of 2012, following the election of a new Quebec government, the new Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology called...
January 18, 2013
Foot soldiers of the immune system
IFIT antiviral protein recognizes foreign RNA and blocks viral infection Researchers at McGill University and the Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM)...
January 17, 2013
Triple mix of blood pressure drugs and painkillers linked to kidney problems
Absolute risk still low, but doctors and patients should be vigilant Research: The concurrent use of diuretics, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin...
January 11, 2013
No evidence that screening for depression benefits heart disease patients
Depression screening has become routine practice in cardiac care settings despite the lack of any evidence that it is effective A comprehensive analysis...
January 11, 2013
One of the smallest ever surviving premature babies in Canada born at the Jewish General Hospital
Finally going home by end of the week The smallest baby ever to be born and survive in Quebec is thriving, after she...
January 11, 2013
Cellular fuel gauge may restrict cancer growth
Newly discovered role of AMPK as a tumour suppressor reveals its function in cancer Researchers at McGill University have discovered that a key...
January 9, 2013
McGill honoured in Quebec Science’s 2012 breakthroughs
McGill researchers led two of the top 10 discoveries of the year; grab top spot in ranking over 20 years The achievements of...
January 8, 2013
CCUS Annual Symposium 2013 – Challenging Dogma in Adult and Pediatric Acute Care” – profitez du tarif d’inscriptions hâtives jusqu’au 1er avril
Cette année le symposium se tiendra sur deux jours, soit les 25 et 26 mai 2012 au CHU Sainte-Justine, un centre universitaire de...
January 2, 2013
McGill’s Faculty of Medicine wants to make mental health a key priority
The Dean talks about the importance of these issues at the Douglas annual general meeting David Eidelman, MD, CM, Dean of the Faculty...
December 20, 2012
Impaired melatonin secretion may play a role in premenstrual syndrome
A new study by Douglas Institute researchers shows altered body rhythms of the hormone melatonin in Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) women with insomnia. This...
December 20, 2012
Jewish General Hospital becomes home of new Centre of Excellence in Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Care
In partnership with Sanofi Canada, the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has created the Centre of Excellence in Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Care (CETAC)....
December 19, 2012