Research
‘Heart-in-a-dish’ paves way for personalized treatment for heart failure
Findings, while preliminary, ‘could help improve our understanding of differences in heart disease between women and men that have long been understudied,’ researcher...
November 4, 2026
Eight Canada Research Chairs awarded to FMHS
The Government of Canada has awarded McGill $19 million in funding to support 19 researchers - eight of them in the Faculty of...
November 4, 2026
Half of young adults with type 2 diabetes reach remission through diet and exercise
Meal replacements and supervised workouts helped adults under 45 reverse their diabetes, while holding on to muscle More than half of young adults...
November 3, 2026
GCHM fall 2026 graduates share how the program fit their needs and advanced their career
On Monday, October 19, sixteen Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) students walked the stage at convocation. As new alumni, four students reflected...
October 30, 2026
Advancing targeted therapies for brain tumours
For the first time, a targeted therapy specifically designed for a key subtype of tumours is demonstrating meaningful clinical impact. “We finally have...
October 30, 2026
New treatment approach shows promise in reducing prostate cancer spread
Early results from an international study of more than 1,100 patients point to a potential new standard of care Adding darolutamide to standard...
October 30, 2026
Several schizophrenia symptoms linked to a single brain signal
Brain imaging study finds a common thread, may aid in identifying those at high risk of psychosis and provide a future treatment target...
October 30, 2026
Discovery of a potential new vehicle for cancer spread
The discovery of MoVes, a new type of extracellular vesicles containing DNA from migrating cancer cells, could provide valuable insights into how cancer...
October 30, 2026
Discovery could help predict which early breast cancers will spread
The immune system has bigger role in driving breast cancer progression than previously thought, study suggests Immune cells that normally protect the body...
October 21, 2026
Study identifies genes that act as natural brakes on triple-negative breast cancer spread
Researchers uncover biological mechanisms that help prevent triple-negative breast cancer from spreading and show that restoring their activity reduced metastasis in preclinical models. In...
October 21, 2026
Charles Couturier wins Marathon of Hope Clinician-Scientist Award for brain tumour research
2026 Marathon of Hope Clinician-Scientist Award will support research into overcoming immune resistance to brain tumour treatment Charles Couturier, Assistant Professor in the...
October 20, 2026
Survival mechanism in the brain may help explain PTSD
Surprising finding about memories of danger and safety could ‘reshape how scientists think about trauma’ A surprising feature of how the brain stores...
October 20, 2026
What makes us human? A first atlas of functional DNA changes offers new clues
Researchers identify evolutionary DNA changes that shaped the human skeleton and may help explain degenerative skeletal diseases, such as osteoarthritis A new genetic...
October 20, 2026
Pain peaks earlier in life than might have been expected, global study finds
Women report more pain than do men, and people in less-industrialized countries face a heavier burden than do those in other countries People...
October 20, 2026
