Research
A focus on the founder effect
Professor Claude Bhérer and her team are studying the genomes of founder populations and their genetic diseases, including the Leigh Syndrome French Canadian...
April 24, 2024
Charting a safer course: Advances in chronic pain treatment
“Everyone knows someone affected by chronic pain and feels helpless,” says pain researcher Philippe Séguéla. “We need a real qualitative step in the...
April 23, 2024
A new hope for men with metastatic prostate cancer
MUHC patients are the first enrolled in a new global Phase 1 clinical trial testing Actinium-225, a therapeutic agent used in nuclear precision...
April 23, 2024
Tina Montreuil is making a difference
McGill researcher invited to provide expert testimony to the House of Commons regarding her project, the Montreal Antenatal Well-Being Study on Women’s Mental...
April 23, 2024
App to reduce health sector pollution developed by McGill researchers
Smartphone app tracks environmental impact of volatile anesthetics as well as other medical waste like gloves and syringes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions....
April 22, 2024
Pediatric egg-induced anaphylaxis characteristics, outcomes described in McGill report
Team at Montreal Children’s recruited largest known cohort of egg-related anaphylaxis patients from EDs across Canada to gain insight into prevalence of severe...
April 11, 2024
Genetic causes of cerebral palsy uncovered through whole-genome sequencing
Canadian scientists demonstrate that cerebral palsy may be caused by both genetic and environmental factors, informing diagnosis and care for the diverse condition....
April 11, 2024
Supporting the next generation of autism researchers
Program educates outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral fellows nationally The Quebec Autism Research Training (QART) program is a competitive program offered by the...
April 11, 2024
Two GCI researchers receive funding to spearhead pan-Canadian research projects on rare and aggressive cancers
Two projects led by Morag Park, PhD, and George Zogopoulos, MD, PhD, from the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) received funding...
April 11, 2024
Horizon Europe offers McGill researchers access to the world’s largest research and innovation funding program
With Canada joining Horizon Europe as an associated country, McGill researchers can now collaborate in parts of the €95 billion research funding program...
April 11, 2024
New Global TB Dictionary aims to standardize terminology in tuberculosis research
The Lancet Global Health highlights the launch of the dictionary created in part at the RI-MUHC. This year, World TB Day marked the...
March 27, 2024
A roadmap to improving healthcare disparities in northern Quebec
Some Indigenous communities are too short-staffed to perform lifesaving procedures, McGill study finds. Indigenous communities in northern Quebec face significant hurdles to healthcare...
March 27, 2024
