Research
Gender bias holds back female surgeons, study finds
From ill-fitting instruments to assumptions about competence, surgical culture sidelines women, first Canadian study of its kind suggests. Women now make up over...
July 10, 2025
Artificial intelligence shows promise as an educational tool for parents of children undergoing food allergy treatment
New study from The Institute evaluates reliability of ChatGPT as a resource to support families during oral immunotherapy. A new study led by...
July 10, 2025
England’s successful diabetes prevention program as blueprint for Canada
Canada can learn from England's diabetes prevention program to build its own initiatives to combat rising rates of diabetes, argue a team of...
July 2, 2025
Connecting science and innovation: Annual research days highlight health research excellence
Spring 2025 events brought together scientists, clinicians and trainees across multiple disciplines to share discoveries, foster collaboration and advance The Institute's vision for...
July 2, 2025
Simulating disease to accelerate drug discovery with AI
Dr. Jun Ding's UNAGI platform — and a suite of AI-powered tools — advance in-silico therapeutics, decode cellular dynamics, and streamline drug discovery...
July 2, 2025
Future in Focus Program prepares trainees for careers in precision medicine
Eight-week career-development program exposes graduate students and postdocs to dynamic speakers in diverse roles in precision medicine. An exciting new initiative—the Future in...
July 2, 2025
Perceived social status tied to cardiovascular risks in women but not in men
Study adds to growing evidence that social and psychological factors uniquely affect women’s heart health, offering new insights into why heart disease presents...
July 2, 2025
Celebrating the next generation of neuroscientists at The Institute
BRaIN Program trainees recognized for outstanding research excellence and competitive fellowships. The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (The Institute) is...
July 2, 2025
Program helps cancer survivors return to work with confidence
First-of-its-kind tool can ease transition and improve quality of life, study finds. A new pilot project led by McGill University researchers is showing...
June 30, 2025
The ‘Montreal Model’ of ketamine therapy yields more sustained depression relief
McGill-led study could reshape how this novel treatment is delivered in hospitals and clinics. A first-of-its-kind clinical trial found that ketamine’s benefits for...
June 30, 2025
How disrupted daily rhythms can affect adolescent brain development
Research in mice suggests that when internal clocks are disrupted during adolescence, this can bring about behavioural and genetic changes in people who...
June 30, 2025
Can 3D printers help find a cure for cancer?
McGill Innovation Fund team TissueTinker is reimagining how we test cancer therapies with customizable, human-relevant 3D bio-printed tumour models that replicate human tissue....
June 30, 2025
Think you know how to dispose of your lab waste? Think again
In response to community concerns, McGill expands recycling and composting opportunities, issues new guidelines. If you work in a McGill laboratory and have...
June 30, 2025
First patients in Canada enrolled in global radioligand therapy trial for metastatic cancer
One year after becoming the first centre in Canada to open a clinical trial of a radioligand therapy for metastatic prostate cancer, the...
June 12, 2025