Research
Longer maternity leave linked to better infant health
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...
March 30, 2016
No increased heart failure with incretin-based drugs
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...
March 30, 2016
Students show off neuron knowledge at Brain Bee
By Shawn Hayward Fifty Montreal-area high school students put their neurons and synapses to work on March 15 answering questions on … neurons...
March 23, 2016
Heart attacks could be reduced by rethinking the way we prescribe statins
From the MUHC Newsroom Montreal, March 11 2016 — Millions of people today take statins to help lower their cholesterol level. Currently statins...
March 11, 2016
“Smart soles” help patients recover from a broken hip
RI-MUHC team receives a $648,239 grant for their eHealth innovative project By Julie Robert Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries...
March 9, 2016
What makes the brain tick so fast?
New study sheds light on the workings of brain neurotransmitter receptors Surprisingly complex interactions between neurotransmitter receptors and other key proteins help explain...
February 25, 2016
Diabetes drug found not to cause pancreatic cancer
Canada’s national drug safety network conducted the largest study ever to determine whether incretin-based drugs are associated with pancreatic cancer. Researchers concluded that...
February 22, 2016
The brain gives up more secrets
Montreal scientists unveil a key mechanism that could improve brain function A research team, led by the Research Institute of the McGill University...
February 18, 2016
Vulnerability to depression linked to noradrenaline
First-ever connection between noradrenergic neurons and vulnerability to depression The team of Bruno Giros, a researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute...
February 15, 2016
Common gene variant influences food choices
The same gene variant may lead girls to make healthy or unhealthy food choices- depending on their early socio-economic environment If you’re fat,...
February 11, 2016
A new approach to attacking cancer cells
Researchers uncover mechanism that makes cancer cells more susceptible to treatment Beyond dealing with fighting the disease itself, cancer patients undergoing treatment via...
February 4, 2016
Understanding the silent stages of Alzheimer’s disease
Study leads to potential new drug treatment for early stages of disease Covertly, Alzheimer’s disease progresses silently over decades in those afflicted before...
February 4, 2016