Youth violence on a global scale

Youth violence undermines social and economic development, especially in the poorest corners of the world, according to research from McGill University. However, increased...
November 20, 2015

A new target for immuno-oncology therapies

A discovery by IRCM researchers could have an impact on cancer treatment By studying a type of immune cells, a team of researchers...
November 18, 2015

Parkinson’s disease: A new tool for diagnosis

A group of experts working under the umbrella of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS), have developed a new tool for...
November 13, 2015

No more ‘sugar-coating’ on invasive fungus

There are believed to be around 1.5 million different species of fungus on Earth, but one mold, known as Aspergillus fumigatus, causes the majority...
November 12, 2015

Black women in Canada have substantially higher risk of preterm birth than white women

Similar to relative disparities in the United States, although rates lower among both racial groups in Canada Black women in Canada have substantially...
November 12, 2015

BEWARE: off-label prescription drug use

A new study led by researchers in Canada sheds light on the effects of off-label use of prescription drugs with the first-ever investigation...
November 5, 2015

Good Outcomes With Egg Donors Over 35

Baltimore, MD – Doctors from McGill University in Montreal have found that outcomes from IVF cycles with older egg donors are not significantly different...
October 23, 2015

A new way to starve lung cancer?

Preventing cancer cells from growing by understanding what they 'eat'. Scientists have identified a new way to stop the growth of lung cancer...
October 20, 2015

Cancer research plagued by poor study design

Badly designed studies may lead to the efficacy of drugs being overestimated and money being wasted on trials that prove fruitless, according to...
October 16, 2015

McGill researchers uncover new ways to starve breast cancer

Discovery yields potential to block metastatic cancer   Metastatic breast cancer, whereby the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, is...
October 9, 2015

Expectant dads get depressed too

MUHC study suggests screening and prevention for men who are about to become parents Transition to parenthood can be a difficult life event....
October 5, 2015

Improving the match between transplant donor and recipient with genomics

It is all about finding the right person. More than 20,000 organ transplants have been performed in Canada over the last 10 years...
October 5, 2015