How a few drops of blood led to a breakthrough in immunology

Researchers pinpoint the roles of FOXP3 – a key gene in the regulation of our immune system From MUHC Newsroom   Montreal, July...
July 6, 2017

Cancer researchers overestimate reproducibility of preclinical studies

Findings raise questions over how cancer scientists interpret the strength of scientific reports Cancer scientists overestimate the extent to which high-profile preclinical studies...
July 3, 2017

An infallible hand-held probe to aid cancer surgery

Canadian researchers have invented an intraoperative probe that reliably detects multiple types of tumour cells  Patients with common widespread forms of cancer will...
July 3, 2017

Erasure of negative memories one step closer to reality

Different forms of memory exist in the same neuron and can be manipulated separately Scientists have known for some time that a memory...
June 28, 2017

Biofilms—the eradication has begun

Canadian scientists take a step forward in the fight against microbial armour‎ By McGill Newsroom Have you ever heard of biofilms? They are...
June 26, 2017

Gaining a better understanding of the structural makeup of cilia

Study could help shed light on genetic diseases Picture a house. To maintain its structural integrity and stability requires a solid load-bearing frame...
June 20, 2017

Kidney graft success — does age and sex matter?

New study hints at the role of estrogen in graft success and suggests that patients could benefit from personalized immunosuppression strategies From McGill...
June 8, 2017

Christina Wolfson awarded grant to study aging among veterans

By Meaghan Thurston, McGill Reporter In 2015, The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced $41 million to the Canadian Longitudinal Study on...
June 1, 2017

Brain area involved in addiction activated earlier than previously thought in recreational cocaine users

Non-dependent users also experience dopamine release in response to drug cues From McGill Newsroom Even among non-dependent cocaine users, cues associated with consumption...
May 26, 2017

Dr. Kevin Petrecca’s brilliant hopes for brain cancer

By Gillian Woodford In a field with few silver bullets, Dr. Kevin Petrecca has gotten pretty good at finding silver linings. The neurosurgeon...
May 25, 2017

Opening a Window of Understanding on Language

By Annette Mahon Growing up as a bilingual child, Dr. Elin Thordardottir, Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at McGill...
May 25, 2017

Making cells feel at home

By Philip Fine A McGill biomedical engineer is designing a novel drug-testing platform for Cystic Fibrosis compounds by trying to solve a conundrum:...
May 25, 2017