Promising antiviral target in search for an HIV cure shows surprising resilience

The CRISPR/Cas9 gene‐editing platform may need a little bit more tweaking before it can be used as an effective antiviral, reports a study...
April 8, 2016

Small increases in sleep improve grades

By Cynthia Lee, McGill Newsroom ​Family and community involvement key in empowering students to make healthier choices regarding their sleep Elementary school-age children who...
April 7, 2016

A new discovery in the human auditory system

By Shawn Hayward, Montreal Neurological Institute Discovery will inform further research into hearing disorders and brain training Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and...
April 7, 2016

Link between diabetes drug and bladder cancer confirmed

Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research  A study conducted at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital revealed that pioglitazone is...
April 1, 2016

Longer maternity leave linked to better infant health

By Cynthia Lee, McGill Newsroom McGill, UCLA study of low- and middle-income countries shows paid maternity leave policies could help prevent infant deaths For...
March 30, 2016

No increased heart failure with incretin-based drugs

McGill Newsroom Canadian drug safety network provides reassuring evidence regarding risk of heart failure of anti-diabetes medications Incretin-based drugs, a type of medication...
March 30, 2016

Students show off neuron knowledge at Brain Bee

By Shawn Hayward Fifty Montreal-area high school students put their neurons and synapses to work on March 15 answering questions on … neurons...
March 23, 2016

Heart attacks could be reduced by rethinking the way we prescribe statins

From the MUHC Newsroom Montreal, March 11 2016 — Millions of people today take statins to help lower their cholesterol level. Currently statins...
March 11, 2016

“Smart soles” help patients recover from a broken hip

RI-MUHC team receives a $648,239 grant for their eHealth innovative project By Julie Robert Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries...
March 9, 2016

What makes the brain tick so fast?

New study sheds light on the workings of brain neurotransmitter receptors Surprisingly complex interactions between neurotransmitter receptors and other key proteins help explain...
February 25, 2016

Diabetes drug found not to cause pancreatic cancer

Canada’s national drug safety network conducted the largest study ever to determine whether incretin-based drugs are associated with pancreatic cancer. Researchers concluded that...
February 22, 2016

The brain gives up more secrets

Montreal scientists unveil a key mechanism that could improve brain function A research team, led by the Research Institute of the McGill University...
February 18, 2016