Research
Understanding how and why a common skin cancer becomes aggressive in some people
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer and affects thousands of Canadians annually. While most BCCs are relatively...
November 24, 2022
McGill start-up AFX Medical is leveraging AI to improve detection of brain metastases
The McGill Clinical Innovation Competition (CLIC) was launched five years ago by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences to inspire innovative thinkers...
November 24, 2022
A suite of government funding in support of McGill Research
McGill receives $13.5 million in research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the Canada...
November 24, 2022
McGill and RI-MUHC awarded $5.1 million for infectious disease research
A new grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation will invest in leading-edge Containment Level 3 facilities and personnel New funding of $5.1...
November 23, 2022
Helping young adults achieve type 2 diabetes remission
In a collaboration with British researchers, Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta is leading a clinical trial that combines supervised exercise with meal replacements for weight...
November 23, 2022
$15.3 million gift for brain research at McGill University will bring new insights into neurological diseases and disorders
Donation from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation launches a new era for collaborative brain research at the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental...
November 23, 2022
Mapping neurotransmitter systems to the structural and functional organization of the brain
Neurotransmitters are chemicals brain cells use to communicate. They work together with matching receptors on the cell surface to drive brain activity. However,...
November 17, 2022
Study Proposes Innovative Approach to Transforming Nurses’ Work Environments
Large partnership grant trains nurse leaders to improve nurses' work environments One of the biggest obstacles to nursing satisfaction and retention is the...
November 17, 2022
Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award goes to former doctoral student at the RI-MUHC
Dominique Geoffrion is recognized as a young leader creating meaningful change A McGill University medical student and former trainee at the Research Institute...
November 17, 2022
Increasing diversity in genomic research can deliver better health outcomes for all Canadians
An international conference on advancing equity in genomics, hosted by McGill November 9-10, will showcase best practices and lessons learned from genomic studies...
November 10, 2022
Low levels of air pollution deadlier than previously thought
Study suggests fine particulate matter causes an additional 1.5 million premature deaths annually The World Health Organization’s most recent estimates (2016) are that...
November 10, 2022
Vaccine uptake remains low among at-risk Canadians
Q&A with Giorgia Sulis, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health As the flu season begins and the COVID-19...
November 10, 2022