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Understanding the effects of genes on human traits
Montreal Scientists develop a novel approach for scanning the entire genome Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic...
August 5, 2013
Keeping your balance
Identification of key neurons that sense unexpected motion has significant implications for understanding of motion sickness It happens to all of us at...
July 29, 2013
Blind since birth, man able to see at 68 years old
Blind for 68 years, Pierre-Paul Thomas can now see thanks to a surgical procedure completed a few months ago by a team from...
July 25, 2013
Pioneering next-generation biobanking promises more in-depth genetic profiling of cancers
Personalized medicine offers patients therapies that are specifically targeted against the unique composition of their tumours New clinical protocols for taking biopsies of...
July 22, 2013
St. Mary’s CEO steps down after 40 years at hospital
Dr. Arvind Joshi to take up new high-profile job in McGill University faculty of medicine When Arvind Joshi moved to Montreal from Ireland...
July 20, 2013
The Government of Canada announces national and international research teams to study the impact of environmental factors on human health and disease
Ottawa, Ontario (July 10, 2013) –The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced that nine teams of researchers have received funding to...
July 12, 2013
CIHR Café scientifique: Fertility, a preoccupation for many Montrealers
Fertility was a preoccupation of Montrealers who attended the CIHR* Café Scientifiqueorganized by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in...
July 9, 2013
U.S. farm subsidy policies contribute to worsening obesity trends, study concludes
Agricultural subsidies are responsible for making those processed and energy-dense foods that contribute to the American epidemic of obesity the most affordable options...
July 9, 2013
New avenue for improved treatment of cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes a particular protein, known as the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator...
July 8, 2013
Two new collaborative projects funded by CQDM and the Ontario Centres of Excellence under CQDM’s Quebec-Ontario program
Last year, at the 2012 BIO International Convention, a partnership was launched between CQDM (Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery) and key partners from...
July 5, 2013
Magnetic brain stimulation might aid stroke recovery
Magnetic stimulation of the brain appears to help speed recovery of speech and language in stroke survivors, a small new study finds. The...
July 2, 2013
How the body aids and abets the spread of cancer
RI-MUHC researchers ID new mode of cancer progression “We are the first to identify this entirely new way that cancer spreads,” says senior...
July 1, 2013
