Research

Anaphylaxis, known to be a sudden and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, seems to be increasing among children, according to a new study led...

For years, neuroscientists have puzzled over how two abnormal proteins, called amyloid and tau, accumulate in the brain and damage it to cause...

JGH News Nearly half of the heavy smokers who were admitted to hospital after a heart attack had successfully quit smoking six months...

McGill Newsroom Depression, metabolic factors combine to boost risk of developing diabetes, study finds  Depression may compound the risk of developing type 2...

By MUHC Public Affairs Skin tests traditionally used to predict allergies to amoxicillin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in children, are ineffective...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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