Congratulations to the graduating classes of 2012 in the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Physical & Occupational Therapy!

On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 students of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Physical and Occupational transitioned into the large family that is...
July 12, 2012

Brain scans detect early signs of autism

A new study shows significant differences in brain development in high-risk infants who develop autism starting as early as age 6 months. The...
July 3, 2012

Swiss delegation lends high-profile support to Brain@McGill partnership

Estimates for the number of neurons in the human brain range from 80 billion to 120 billion. Even simple actions that we take...
June 19, 2012

Raptor Pharmaceutical Licenses Intellectual Property Related to Malaria From McGill University

McGill University has licensed exclusive intellectual property rights related to cysteamine and related compounds to Raptor Pharmaceutical, for the potential treatment of parasitic...
June 18, 2012

Launch of the second edition of the Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles Award

This competition aims to recognize the exceptional research contributions of college and university students, postdoctoral fellows and members of professional bodies who are...
June 14, 2012

Promising tool to combat cachexia-induced muscle wasting discovered

  Researchers from McGill block onset of cachexia in animal models Cachexia, a syndrome characterized by rapid weight loss and muscle deterioration, is...
June 13, 2012

June – ALS Awareness Month

  What is ALS? Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or more commonly, Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease in which progressive muscle weakness...
June 6, 2012

McGill University values family medicine

 Ad published in Le Devoir   “Medical faculties do not operate in a vacuum," says Dr. David Eidelman, Vice-principal (Health Affairs) and Dean...
May 24, 2012

Young people returning to family medicine

The tide is turning: family medicine is just as popular as specialties with young doctors who are starting residencies in 2012. While 31...
May 20, 2012

Cole Foundation injects $1 million to bolster pediatric leukemia research in Montreal

New grants and fellowships in pediatric leukemia research to be created at Université de Montréal, McGill University and INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier Thanks to the...
May 11, 2012

May is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month

What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)? • MS attacks parts of a person's brain and spinal cord. Typical symptoms are extreme fatigue, visual and...
May 11, 2012

Taking it all in: revealing how we sense things

McGill physiology research team sheds light on how the brain processes what we sense We rely on our senses in all aspects of...
April 25, 2012