Anne Cockcroft: the Participatory Researcher

Anne Cockcroft, MD, is a clinician and public health researcher with a background in respiratory and occupational medicine in the UK. Currently based...
August 2, 2022

Study Challenges Dogma Behind Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Trials

Contrary to early studies, brain levels of enzymes that regulate DNA-folding drop as Alzheimer’s disease progresses, neuroscientists from the University of Pittsburgh, McGill...
August 2, 2022

A first large detailed description of the worldwide 2022 monkeypox outbreak

MUHC physicians made important contributions to a new article published in the New England Journal of Medicine A monkeypox outbreak is currently occurring...
July 28, 2022

RI-MUHC study shows association of low muscle mass with cognitive decline

A new publication in JAMA Network Open describes faster decline in cognitive executive function in older adults with low muscle mass Increasingly prevalent...
July 28, 2022

Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute Trainees Awarded 1.9M$ in Provincial and National Research Funding

Twenty-nine students and fellows were awarded 1.9M$ by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ) and the Canadian Tri-Council Agencies. This year, the...
July 21, 2022

Better training needed to prevent misdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism, urges McGill expert

Despite the potential deadliness of a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot that travels to the lungs from the deep vein of a leg),...
July 21, 2022

Staying ahead of the curve with SeeSpine

Winners of the Hakim Family Innovation Prize at the McGill Clinical Innovation Competition develop a smartphone app to remotely monitor pediatric scoliosis The...
July 21, 2022

Another secret of fibromyalgia discovered in the microbiome

Researchers find alterations in gut bacteria and blood bile acids of women with fibromyalgia associated with the severity of their symptoms, and identify...
July 20, 2022

MUHC designated first provincial establishment for islet cell transplants for patients with type 1 diabetes

Non-invasive procedure allows patients to live without fear of severe hypoglycemia and even without insulin injections The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is...
July 7, 2022

RI-MUHC study highlights the role of fat metabolism enzyme in aggressive prostate cancer

A fatty acid metabolism enzyme drives prostate cancer aggressiveness and may help to predict poor clinical outcome A recent publication in Oncogene by...
July 6, 2022

The ultimate snapshot of ALS

The Neuro and its C-BIG Repository are at the heart of a Canadian initiative that invites individuals with ALS to share their unique...
June 28, 2022

Melanoma map shows skin cancer is on the rise in Canada

Higher rates of skin cancer affecting those living in southern and coastal areas of Canada Rates of melanoma, a deadly form of skin...
June 28, 2022