The impact of night work on our immune system

Study reveals the impact of night work You cross paths with him at the break of dawn in the corridors of the Metro....
June 17, 2016

A molecular on/off switch for antibiotic resistance

McGill Newsroom Antibiotic resistance represents a major challenge in treating pathogenic bacterial infections. Now, researchers at McGill University have discovered a possible target...
June 9, 2016

Ethics of clinical decision-making for older drivers: Reporting health-related driving risk

By Erin Douglas The Canadian Journal on Aging released a special issue this month aimed at showcasing research in the area of driving...
June 9, 2016

Rapid eye movement sleep: keystone of memory formation

By Bruno Geoffroy     For decades, scientists have fiercely debated whether rapid eye movement (REM) sleep – the phase where dreams appear...
June 6, 2016

Are EEG neurofeedback benefits due to placebo effects?

Neurofeedback using electroencephalograpy boasts thousands of practitioners and appears to both improve normal brain function and alleviate a wide variety of mental disorders...
June 3, 2016

Impact of minimum wage on child health varies

McGill Newsroom Study of low-, middle-income countries shows increase in minimum wage not always linked to better health Raising the minimum wage in...
June 3, 2016

Great Migration and African-American genomic diversity

McGill Newsroom Study examines genetic data to analyze regional differences in ancestry A new study of genomic diversity in the U.S. clarifies the...
June 3, 2016

Mechanism that reduces effect of cocaine on brain discovered

Finding offers hope for development of a new approach to prevent drug use relapses By MUHC Public Affairs A type of brain cell known...
May 26, 2016

Cell Labelling via Photobleaching: a precious ally for scientific research

Major work led by Santiago Costantino (researcher, Hôpital de Maisonneuve-Rosemont and associate professor, Université de Montréal), Dr. Claudia Kleinman, investigator at the Lady...
May 26, 2016

Converting cells to burn fat, not store it

By Cynthia Lee, McGill Newsroom McGill-led discovery could help fight obesity, metabolic disorders Researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway for stimulating the body...
May 16, 2016

New global guidelines for stem cell research

McGill Newsroom Guidance addresses key scientific, ethical, social, and policy challenges raised by new technologies and emerging areas of stem cell discovery and...
May 12, 2016

Gene mutations shown to cause form of HSP

Shawn Hayward, The Neuro Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) have identified novel gene mutations that cause hereditary spastic paraplegia...
May 12, 2016