Education
One giant leap for the Penfield dissector
McGill Faculty of Medicine alumnus and astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk was recently at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro (MNI),...
March 22, 2011
Uncovering the brain’s role in food and obesity
The McGill World Platform for Health and Economic Convergence (MWP), in partnership with the UK’s Science and Innovation Network, the Douglas Mental Health...
March 15, 2011
Earthquake in Japan
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami on the Northern Pacific coast of Japan on March 11, many members of our McGill family may...
March 15, 2011
Improving new drug predictions
It’s all too familiar: researchers announce the discovery of a new drug that eradicates disease in animals. Then, a few years later, the...
March 9, 2011
Braving the cold
By Sol Inés Peca Montreal winters may be icy, cold and tiring, but the frigid and remote Antarctic can be downright brutal. Third-year...
March 8, 2011
Children with ADHD affected by sleep loss
A new study in the March issue of the journal Sleep indicates that the ability of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to...
March 7, 2011
Live remote anesthesia captured on camera
A crew from téléquébec assisted live to a session of long-distance anesthesia, or "télé-anesthesia", practiced by Dr. Thomas Hemmerling and his team from...
March 7, 2011
Starting at the Beginning
By Sol Inés Peca Yojiro Yamanaka, PhD, Assistant Professor of Human Genetics at McGill University, has been awarded a $750, 000 grant by...
March 1, 2011
A new era in genomics
Renowned investigator Dr. Mark Lathrop has been appointed as the new Scientific Director of the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre. This...
February 15, 2011
Bringing the bedside to the bench and back
By Abby Nichols Glancing at the storage boxes on the floor of his office in the Epidemiology and Cardiology wing of the Jewish...
February 15, 2011
MUHC redevelopment project
Every Tuesday, The Montreal Gazette runs a column updating readers on the progress of the new hospital, detailing the most recent developments at...
February 13, 2011
It’s in the genes
Dr. Charles Scriver’s, career has spanned over 50 years. From incredible medical breakthroughs to pioneering research initiatives, an important part of his every-day...
February 8, 2011