Daily pill can cause kidney damage

A wonder drug taken daily by millions of Britons to control cholesterol could dramatically increase the risk of kidney damage, researchers warn. High...
March 22, 2013

Family dinners nourish good mental health in adolescents

Benefits of family meals to mental health examined in a large community sample of adolescents Regular family suppers contribute to good mental health...
March 22, 2013

Nine McGill researchers among recent CRCs announced

Nine McGill researchers, including 2 members from the Faculty of Medicine, are among the recipients of the newly awarded and renewed Canada Research...
March 19, 2013

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

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