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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