Research
Protective gene variant against COVID-19 identified
An international metastudy has identified a specific gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19 infection An international metastudy conducted by researchers at Karolinska...
January 27, 2022
Keeping Brains Fit Longer
Exciting new research at The Neuro is studying a targeted brain training program and a potential new treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease January...
January 27, 2022
Men who paid for sex more likely to live with HIV
Image by E. Echwalu, UNAIDS, CC-BY 4.0. Surveys from 35 African countries suggest 68 percent of men used a condom in most recent...
January 27, 2022
A clear picture of the cost and efficacy of COVID-19 outpatient treatments
In a new study, RI-MUHC researchers have assessed all available outpatient therapies for COVID-19 to facilitate comparative treatment choice In recent months, several...
January 20, 2022
New research to benefit psychiatrists’ educational needs
A multidisciplinary team of experts—Francesca Luconi, PhD, Richard Montoro, MDCM, Leonora Lalla, MDCM and Meron Teferra—set out to use an innovative approach to...
January 14, 2022
Putting patients at the centre of clinical care
The Brain Health Outcomes Platform helps patients provide a clearer picture of how they are doing Oftentimes, patients are left out of the...
January 13, 2022
RI-MUHC research team leads new consortium to make healthcare data more accessible
The new Quebec SmartCare Consortium has received $10M to break down data silos and increase the accessibility of healthcare information to patients, clinicians...
January 13, 2022
$1.3 million to understand and alleviate impacts of the pandemic on children, youth, and families
Seven CIHR funded projects at McGill and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre to investigate impacts of vaccine hesitancy, health-care...
January 13, 2022
McGill researchers tackle rare disease first identified in Quebec
Researchers at McGill University have made an important step forward in understanding the cause of a rare neurodegenerative disease noted for its occurrence...
January 13, 2022
McGill researchers make Québec Science Top Ten
Annual list of top discoveries includes a new treatment for breast cancer, softer brain implants, and the science of ugly flowers. Scientists affiliated with McGill were once...
January 13, 2022
McGill team’s index predicts coma recovery with 100% accuracy: preliminary study
New Adaptive Reconfiguration Index has crucial implications for clinical management and decision-making in unconscious and unresponsive brain-injured patients McGill-led team has developed a...
December 9, 2021
Multiplexed technologies are paving the way to rapid and equitable screening for sexually transmitted infections
Work by RI-MUHC postdoc Angela Karellis published in The Lancet Microbe will impact worldwide guidelines for rapid multiplexed testing Multiplexed rapid technologies are...
December 9, 2021