PteroTech Inc. releases StingMaster, the world’s first scientifically-backed ointment for treating pain caused by lionfish and jellyfish stings

PteroTech Inc., a Canadian company co-founded by McGill scientists that actively research the pain caused by lionfish venom have released their innovative new...
November 5, 2020

The scientist who fought Breast Cancer

I first met Dr. Nicole Beauchemin in a corridor, swiftly moving from one office to the next, looking very busy and in a hurry....
November 4, 2020

Mind the gap: Discrepancies in walking assessments for people with Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers highlight inconsistencies between clinical and real-life walking evaluations Source: McGill Newsroom Significant gaps in how walking capacity and performance is assessed for...
November 3, 2020

Stem cells are the marrow of the TB pandemic, which still kills one person every 22 seconds

A new study finds that not only can stem cells be targeted for protective vaccination but they can also be hijacked by a...
November 2, 2020

Transforming a coronavirus protein into a nanoparticle could be the key to an effective COVID-19 vaccine

  Changing makeup of a specific protein has the potential to neutralize the virus Researchers from McGill University are part of an international...
October 28, 2020

Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force funds national study looking at seroprevalence of COVID-19 antibodies among high-risk populations

Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force The Government of Canada is investing $1.9 million through Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) to fund a Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s...
October 28, 2020

Regenerative medicine provides avenue to study brain and muscular disease

Two McGill-led projects included among pan-Canadian funding announced by the Stem Cell Network Initiatives led by McGill University professors Dr. Natasha Chang and...
October 27, 2020

What do breast cancer cells feel inside the tumour?

New technique may lead to early and improved cancer detection and mapping Source: McGill Newsroom Using a new technique, a team of McGill...
October 27, 2020

Production scales up for made-in-Canada COVID-19 test

A team of McGill and RI-MUHC researchers gears up to produce millions of SARS-CoV-2 tests By Diana Kwon In the early days of the...
October 27, 2020

COVID-19 vaccines: McGill researchers track the global race

McGill-led vaccine tracker provides real-time updates on progress in developing a COVID-19 vaccine Source: McGill Newsroom McGill University professor Nicole Basta and her...
October 27, 2020

McGill co-founded grassroots organization receives major gift to continue COVID-19 fight

$250k donation will enable group to expand its efforts Source: McGill Newsroom COVID-19 Resources Canada, a grassroots organization co-founded by a McGill researcher,...
October 26, 2020

Recovering from sleep deprivation: What is the role of astrocytes?

A new RI-MUHC study uses sleep-deprived fruit flies to study regulation of rebound sleep Source: RI-MUHC How the brain controls the need for—and...
October 22, 2020