FMHS members receive knowledge mobilization grants

Funding supports community-engaged research translation across disciplines The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (The Institute) recently announced the recipients of...
March 12, 2026

Prestigious fellowship goes to Jill Baumgartner for climate-related health research 

  Two McGill professors – Prof. Baumgartner and Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey – will be supported by Dorothy Killam Fellowships to lead innovative research   Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences professor Jill Baumgartner...
March 11, 2026

Hypertension and Vascular Medicine Centre earns ESH Hypertension Excellence certification

First North American centre to receive certification from the European Society of Hypertension The Hypertension and Vascular Medicine Centre of Excellence at The...
March 11, 2026

The Centre for Global Surgery innovates in research and training

Connecting clinicians, researchers and trainees to strengthen trauma and surgical systems through global collaboration Each year, injuries and surgically treatable conditions account for...
March 9, 2026

Community-identified priorities for promoting child mental health in Ghana

New research led by Marilyn Ahun links early childhood socioemotional difficulties to parental well-being and outlines policy actions to strengthen child mental health...
March 9, 2026

How stepping into nature affects the brain

Neuroscience review demonstrates that connecting with nature shifts brain activity linked to attention and relaxation, helping explain why time outdoors feels restorative Spending...
March 9, 2026

Some young gamers may be at higher risk of mental health problems, but family and school support can help

Researchers say promoting mental health requires looking beyond screen time to how video gaming affects daily life Pre-teens who struggle to control their...
March 9, 2026

Big federal funding for FMHS cancer prevention research

Part of the largest CIHR-led cancer prevention investment, McGill researchers will develop approaches to reduce cancer risk and improve early detection  Four McGill...
February 27, 2026

Shifting paradigms, informing solutions in Alzheimer’s disease

In 2016, Yasser Iturria-Medina, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and his post-doctoral supervisor at the time, Alan Evans,...
February 25, 2026

McGill University and Moderna launch breakthrough RNA project through D2R to advance made-in-Canada innovation

McGill University researchers, supported by the DNA to RNA (D2R) initiative and Moderna, are launching a pioneering research project that aims to further...
February 25, 2026

Ahmad Haidar awarded funding to study tirzepatide in Type 1 diabetes

A grant from Breakthrough T1D, a global Type 1 diabetes research organization, will support a clinical trial testing whether adding tirzepatide can simplify...
February 25, 2026

Aortic stenosis: 200 newly identified genes raise hope for future treatments

The discovery could improve early detection and accelerate the development of treatments for this incurable heart disease A new study on aortic stenosis,...
February 25, 2026