Education
MSS Council Statement regarding PQ Charter of Values
On September 16, the McGill Faculty of Medicine, along with its four major teaching hospitals, released a joint statement affirming their belief in...
January 22, 2014
Childhood brain cancer (ETMR/ETANTR): an interview with Dr. Nada Jabado, Department of Pediatrics at McGill University
What is ETMR/ETANTR and who does it affect? Embryonal tumours with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) are rare, deadly brain tumours that affect mainly children below the...
January 22, 2014
Training your brain using neurofeedback
A new brain-imaging technique for a true brain workout A new brain-imaging technique enables people to ‘watch’ their own brain activity in real...
January 20, 2014
How metabolism and brain activity are linked
Study sheds light on why diet may help control seizures in epilepsy patients A new study by scientists at McGill University and the...
January 16, 2014
Resisting the flu
New avenues for influenza control suggested by identification of an enzyme that plays a crucial role in resistance to the infection McGill researchers,...
January 16, 2014
Important discovery for the diagnosis of genetic diseases
IRCM researchers show the importance of the DNA architecture in controlling the activity of genes A study conducted by Marie Kmita’s (Adjunct Professor in...
January 16, 2014
Discovery of an early predictor of increased diabetes risk
IRCM researchers find a protein in muscle that contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes later in life A Montréal research team...
January 15, 2014
SMHC is proud of its diverse and dedicated workforce
In its brief submitted to the National Assembly's Committee on Institutions about Bill 60, St. Mary’s Hospital Center (SMHC) reaffirms its values of...
January 14, 2014
Study conducted at Lady Davis Institute reveals new evidence that Caspase-6 is key to the cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease
Through a series of studies, Dr. Andréa LeBlanc, a principal investigator at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, has discovered...
January 10, 2014
Stopping tumours in their path
New study sheds light on most common and deadly form of brain cancer Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadly form of...
January 9, 2014
Montreal Pioneer in Neurological Research
“The treatment for epilepsy that was developed here has allowed governments around the world to save millions of dollars,” recalls Dr. William Feindel...
January 9, 2014
IPAQT: subsidised Xpert TB test in private labs gets popular
Over 15,000 people in India have availed the GeneXpert test in eight months after IPAQT came into being The number of labs/private hospitals...
January 9, 2014