Research

Non-dependent users also experience dopamine release in response to drug cues From McGill Newsroom Even among non-dependent cocaine users, cues associated with consumption...

In a field with few silver bullets, Dr. Kevin Petrecca has gotten pretty good at finding silver linings. The neurosurgeon and researcher at...

By Annette Mahon Growing up as a bilingual child, Dr. Elin Thordardottir, Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at McGill...

By Philip Fine A McGill biomedical engineer is designing a novel drug-testing platform for Cystic Fibrosis compounds by trying to solve a conundrum:...

Microglia, critical to Alzheimer’s research, can now be produced artificially From The Neuro The quest for better understanding of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has...

May is Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Awareness Month. CF is a multi-organ genetic disease that particularly affects the lungs, which see a gradual decline...

Dr. Sylvie Lambert, Assistant Professor, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill Faculty of Medicine, is one of eleven women recently awarded a Canada Research...

Having an underactive thyroid gland, a condition known as hypothyroidism, is a common disorder that affects an estimated 2% of Canadians.  In most...

Metformin shows promise to treat Fragile X syndrome, an inherited form of intellectual disability From McGill Newsroom Metformin, the most widely used drug...

Study finds that higher risk of heart attack with common painkillers depends on dose and arises early Doctors and patients urged to weigh...

Discovery could lead to the design of next-generation antibiotics   Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health threat.  So much so that a...

Biosensor technology co-developed by Dr. Stéphane Laporte, a scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and Dr. Michel...