Research
Creating an arsenal of COVID-19 therapeutics
Using the CLS, McGill researchers have discovered a small molecule that may help combat COVID-19 and could contribute to a new arsenal of...
March 22, 2022
LSD, a future antianxiety pill?
A new study by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi reveals the neurobiological mechanisms by which LSD could relieve anxiety The craze for psychedelics used for...
March 18, 2022
What’s the signature of a healthy heart?
Dr. Matthias Friedrich and Dr. Nadia Giannetti, coleaders of the Courtois Cardiovascular Signature Program Instead of treating the “average person,” the Courtois Cardiovascular...
March 17, 2022
The sky is not the limit
Mark Pathy training for his upcoming Axiom Space Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station. Researchers look to team of astronauts to help...
March 17, 2022
COVID-19: A close look at vaccine strategies used with older people in Quebec
Dr. Donald Vinh is a scientist in the Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program at the RI-MUHC A new study determines...
March 17, 2022
BCG vaccine provides protection against influenza virus but not SARS-CoV-2
(L-R) Maziar Divangahi, PhD, Eva Kaufmann, PhD, Kim Tran, Nargis Khan, PhD, Erwan Pernet, PhD (Photo by Alexandre Grant). A new study led...
March 17, 2022
Spotlight paper in World Journal of Hepatology: Alshaima Al Hinai
Alshaima Al Hinai conducted her M.Sc. project at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Recognition for former RI-MUHC trainee’s work...
March 17, 2022
Exciting discovery in understanding the basic mechanisms after stroke
Researchers at McGill University and University of Zurich have made an important discovery, identifying the cellular mechanisms that activate microglia-induced inflammation response in...
March 11, 2022
Margaret Lock, medical anthropology pioneer
It is almost impossible to sum up the accomplishments of a career that spans more than five decades and has contributed so much...
March 10, 2022
Stroke: not on women’s radars
While women are overrepresented in many major neurological disorders, most don’t know they’re at risk Would you be surprised to learn that stroke...
March 10, 2022
Beyond basic research: Coming to grips with a rare disease experience
Alexandre Grant is a trainee in the Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program at the RI-MUHC To honour Rare Disease Day on February...
March 10, 2022
Galenvs Sciences Inc. and the FEMR at McGill University Announce Partnership Agreement
McGill University’s Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR) and Galenvs Sciences Inc. (Galenvs), a leader in the field of magnetic nanoparticle research and...
March 10, 2022