A message from Provost Anthony C. Masi and Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance) Michael Di Grappa

  We encourage you to attend the Town Hall meetings on government funding cuts, where we will discuss the severity of the financial...
February 8, 2013

Finding the way to memory

Guidance proteins regulate brain plasticity Our ability to learn and form new memories is fully dependent on the brain’s ability to be plastic...
February 7, 2013

Addiction: abnormal communication in the brain

Addiction to cigarettes, drugs and other stimulants has been linked in the past to the brain’s frontal lobes, but now there is scientific...
February 7, 2013

Association of diabetes with anxiety

McGill and Université de Montréal researchers investigate whether there's a link between diabetes and anxiety… "Anxiety has been shown to be associated with...
February 7, 2013

Centre May Help Attract Family Doctors

The new ambulatory-care clinic due to open in Vaudreuil-Dorion next year will likely become a breeding ground for new family doctors, The Gazette...
February 7, 2013

McGill named one of Montreal’s Top Employers

For the fifth consecutive year, McGill has been named one of Montreal’s Top Employers, as selected by the editors of Canada’s Top 100...
February 7, 2013

Jewish General Hospital promotes heart health

Every 7 minutes in Canada, someone dies from heart disease or stroke, two of the three leading causes of death in this country....
February 5, 2013

LDI oncologist among international experts calling for urgent global action on cancer

February 4 is World Cancer Day Dr. Michael N. Pollak, a senior cancer researcher at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General...
February 5, 2013

New technology has unprecedented ability to detect and diagnose Alzheimer’s

A revolutionary new technology has the ability to detect and diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with unprecedented accuracy. The computerized technique known as SNIPE analyzes...
February 1, 2013

Study shows majority of smokers re-ignite their habit following heart attack

Despite obvious motivation for quitting, 2/3 of patients will resume smoking within twelve months A new study reveals that two-thirds of middle aged...
January 31, 2013

Re-creating the brain with $1.6B supercomputer project

There are seven billion human brains on the planet, but even the best minds in neuroscience aren’t really sure how they work. How...
January 31, 2013

Entre Nous with Guy Rouleau, Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

By Neale McDevitt Guy Rouleau, the new Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, can pinpoint exactly when he became interested in...
January 29, 2013