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Improving that gut feeling: MUHC pioneers innovative treatment for stomach and esophageal cancer
A new non-invasive procedure to treat early stomach and esophageal cancer offers improved quality of life according to physicians at the McGill...
April 23, 2012
Chronic pain management: New graduate certificate introduced
Online program for health care professionals launches in fall 2012 Chronic pain management is a major and growing challenge for our global healthcare system,...
April 18, 2012
St. Mary’s D building to get two new floors
[Originally posted on the St. Mary’s Hospital Centre website] The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Yves Bolduc and Outremont MNA and...
April 18, 2012
How common is off-label drug prescription?
McGill team examines the practice of prescribing medications for indications that have not received regulatory approval from Health Canada A new McGill...
April 17, 2012
$7.6 million for the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre
Record Funding for Québec The McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre is pleased to announce that they have been awarded funding totalling...
April 5, 2012
Detecting breast cancer’s fingerprint in a droplet of blood
McGill team develops new technology that can accurately measure protein biomarkers One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her...
April 5, 2012
Cholesterol drug shows benefit in animal study of Alzheimer’s disease
Improvement shown in blood vessel function following drug treatment A cholesterol drug commonly prescribed to reduce cardiovascular disease risk restores blood vessel function...
April 5, 2012
A message from the Chief Scientist, Rémi Quirion
Already six months have passed since I became chief scientist! Now that the three scientific directors have been chosen, the team is complete...
April 3, 2012
St. Mary’s hospital study sheds light on impact of lack of access to family doctors on emergency departments in Quebec
Montreal, March 20, 2012 - A study conducted by Dr. Jane McCusker, Principal Scientist at St. Mary’s Research Centre, to be published in...
March 22, 2012
Provincial budget: McGill welcomes essential funding for restoration of historical academic building
McGill University welcomed the injection of $35 million dollars toward the restoration of Wilson Hall, one of McGill’s many historical academic buildings in...
March 21, 2012
McGill researchers crack degeneration process that leads to Alzheimers
New study points to possible new therapeutic approaches in treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. A research group led by Dr. A. Claudio Cuello of...
March 9, 2012
Open your eyes and smell the roses
Activating the visual cortex improves our sense of smell A new study reveals for the first time that activating the brain’s visual cortex...
February 29, 2012