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