Research
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
Yoga Improves Arthritis Symptoms and Mood, Study Finds
Think arthritis is a natural consequence of aging that affects only seniors? Arthritis, the leading cause of disability, affects 1 in 5 adults,...
October 1, 2015
Wrangling proteins gone wild
New software programs should help identify potential avenues for improved drug treatments for diabetes and other diseases Proteins sometimes run amuck. All the...
September 30, 2015
Medical cannabis in the treatment of chronic pain
A Canadian research team led by Dr. Mark Ware from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montréal has...
September 30, 2015