Clinical Innovation Platform at the RI-MUHC announces first member company

Health tech accelerator welcomes AltPAP Innovation to its new state-of-the-art facility Source: RI-MUHC The Clinical Innovation Platform (CLIP) of the Research Institute of the...
January 12, 2021

No time for statistics? A historical study of ways of knowing

There are different ways of knowing whether a drug or a procedure works or not. At the most basic level, doctors can test...
January 12, 2021

Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada

Over 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018 Source: McGill Newsroom Canada is at...
January 11, 2021

Scientists show what loneliness looks like in the brain

Neural “signature” may reflect how we respond to feelings of social isolation Source: The Neuro This holiday season will be a lonely one...
December 16, 2020

Researchers identify the origin of a deadly brain cancer

Finding could lead to potential therapies Researchers at McGill University are hopeful that the identification of the origin and a specific gene needed...
December 11, 2020

Pfizer Canada donation will help new researchers change the future

MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Pfizer Canada has made a $600,000 gift to the McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) via McGill University...
December 4, 2020

Major expansion for biobank that stores COVID-19 samples at the JGH

Source: JGH A $690,000 expansion is on the way for the biobank at the JGH that collects and stores biological samples of COVID-19...
December 2, 2020

Prof. Claire Brown receives Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative imaging scientist grant to advance bioimaging

Funding will support imaging technology, training and education at the Advanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF) at McGill By Maureen McCarthy The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)...
December 2, 2020

Big data analysis suggests role of brain connectivity in epilepsy-related atrophy

Large multi-site study accurately predicts damage to grey matter by disease Source: The Neuro An international study has found a link between the...
December 2, 2020

New frontiers in immuno-oncology: A conversation with Dr. Marie Hudson

While much of the globe has been focused on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic this year, immune diseases, including cancer, remain an important threat...
November 18, 2020

COVID-19 testing: Timing may be everything

Preliminary results by MI4 researcher indicate that isolation period for healthcare workers could be cut in half. We all know that 14 days...
November 18, 2020

Neonatal screening app wins funding at MIT start-up challenge

The Ubenwa app hopes to use artificial intelligence to monitor the frequency patterns of crying babies and flag those who are at risk...
November 12, 2020