Research
The “hidden injury” in sports
MUHC research sheds light on concussions MONTREAL, September 15, 2014 – Star receiver Charles-Antoine Sinotte suffered a concussion during his last home game...
September 15, 2014
Improving outcome after spinal cord injury
Increased levels of a molecule called Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) and increased accumulation of iron in immune cells called macrophages in the injured...
September 8, 2014
Research reveals new data on risk factor of genetic mutation for breast cancer
Women who carry a mutation to the PALB2 gene show a 35% risk of developing breast cancer by the age of 70, according...
August 7, 2014
New DNA analysis technique promises speedier diagnosis
Cancer and pre-natal problem diagnoses hastened by breakthrough DNA analysis technique developed at McGill Researchers from McGill University and the Génome Québec Innovation...
August 6, 2014
Drug researchers turn to crowdfunding as ‘lean times call for creative measures’
As part of a larger story on researchers using crowdfunding for medical research appearing in the National Post, Dmitri Khartidi, a doctoral student in...
July 31, 2014
New hope for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease A genetic variant conveys significant protection
Judes Poirier, PhD, C.Q., from the Douglas Mental Health Institute and McGill University in Montréal (Canada) and his team have discovered that a...
July 21, 2014
Timing is everything: Scientists control rapid re-wiring of brain circuits using patterned visual stimulation
In a new study, published in this week’s issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires...
May 27, 2014
A potential danger stalking your parents if they are suffering from dementia
A piece written by Dr. Mitch Shulman, an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at McGill, warns of the dangers involved in...
May 1, 2014
Like puzzle pieces, 3D genomics holds a key to classifying human diseases
To solve a puzzle, you need to recognize shapes, patterns and a particular kind of order. In much the same way, researchers at...
April 30, 2014
Pain curbs sex drive in female mice, but not in males
Findings could help scientists study pain-inhibited sexual desire in humans “Not tonight, dear, I have a headache.” Generally speaking, that line is attributed...
April 24, 2014
Major genetic breakthrough in rare form of ovarian cancer holds promise for new treatment approaches
The discovery of mutations in a single gene in multiple cases of small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcaemic type (SCCOHT), the most...
March 27, 2014
IRCM researchers uncover a new function for an important player in the immune response
The discovery helps explain a rare immunodeficiency syndrome IRCM researchers led by Javier M. Di Noia, PhD (Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine...
March 27, 2014