Detecting long-term concussion in athletes

Researchers develop method that could one day be used in brain trauma lawsuits Lawyers representing both sides in concussion lawsuits against sports leagues...
July 12, 2017

Differences in U.S. infant mortality rates among black and white babies

A new research letter published by JAMA Pediatrics examined trends in overall and cause-specific infant mortality rates between non-Hispanic black and white infants because infant...
July 10, 2017

Soul music: how ‘unresponsive’ patients learned to communicate

In a recent article on Medium, Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes, Assistant Professor at McGill’s School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, explains how technology is...
July 6, 2017

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