Cannabis legalization and link to increase in fatal collisions

Source: CMAJ  Legalization of recreational cannabis may be associated with an increase in fatal motor vehicle collisions based on data from the United...
April 8, 2021

The Montreal Children’s Hospital launches the bilingual Opal patient portal app

In a Quebec first, a child’s medical info is just a click away Source: The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation. Preparing for a child’s doctor...
April 7, 2021

International platform for sharing cardiovascular data launched by euCanSHare

McGill's Professor Bartha Maria Knoppers to co-lead the work package on ethics and interoperability. The first international platform for sharing cardiovascular data has...
April 7, 2021

McGill leads in urgent virus variant research network

Experts across Canada, including researchers at McGill, are working to understand the impact of COVID-19 virus variants of concern on the health of...
March 31, 2021

Hope for treatment

Bianca Grenier, a mother of two children suffering from a rare variant of a rare disease, has found her own way to advance...
March 31, 2021

Dr. Hyman Schipper’s quest for the root of consciousness

  By Tod Hoffman, Lady Davis Institute It isn’t surprising that a neurologist would be interested in the root of that most fundamental element...
March 29, 2021

Catching the virus… BEFORE symptoms appear

McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) researchers deploy non-invasive “smart” testing across workplaces in hard-hit Montreal borough. Source: Michelle Pucci for FMHS...
March 29, 2021

Bilingual babies prefer baby talk – in any language

Babies as young as six months old can also pick up on language differences Source: McGill Newsroom Babies prefer baby talk in any...
March 24, 2021

New RI-MUHC study increases our understanding of infertility

Key step in preparing the egg for fertilization revealed in Nature Communications publication SOURCE: RI-MUHC Published this month in Nature Communications, a new study by researchers...
March 24, 2021

McGill and Genome Canada announce new Canadian SARS-CoV-2 Data Portal

A Made-in-Canada data solution to support the Government of Canada Variants of Concern Strategy Source: McGill Newsroom The development and implementation of the...
March 24, 2021

Waking up to undiagnosed sleep apnea in the age of COVID-19

McGill researchers identify a set of measures to diagnose and treat obstructive sleep apnea in the context of the ongoing pandemic. By Ashley...
March 24, 2021

Imagining the future

McGill medical student launches Stenoa, a promising start-up that reimagines the invasive diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. By Diane Lynn Weidner, Ms.  Jeremy...
March 22, 2021