Decoding the brain

Scientists at the Ludmer Centre are tackling mental health research with a multidisciplinary, big-data approach. By Diana Kwon How do alterations in the...
April 21, 2021

Under 30 and sexually active? It’s a good idea to get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends routine screening Source: CMAJ Anyone sexually active under age 30 should be offered testing for chlamydia...
April 19, 2021

McGill researchers find new insight in the battle with antibiotic resistance

By David McFadden Bacteria have been dominating a kind of invisible arms race, constantly evolving tactics to evade the effects of antibiotics. It’s...
April 12, 2021

More than $1.8M to support open EEG data

Brain Canada grant will fuel international collaboration and optimize data sharing for the research community Brain Canada has awarded a 2019 Platform Support...
April 8, 2021

Cannabis legalization and link to increase in fatal collisions

Source: CMAJ  Legalization of recreational cannabis may be associated with an increase in fatal motor vehicle collisions based on data from the United...
April 8, 2021

The Montreal Children’s Hospital launches the bilingual Opal patient portal app

In a Quebec first, a child’s medical info is just a click away Source: The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation. Preparing for a child’s doctor...
April 7, 2021

International platform for sharing cardiovascular data launched by euCanSHare

McGill's Professor Bartha Maria Knoppers to co-lead the work package on ethics and interoperability. The first international platform for sharing cardiovascular data has...
April 7, 2021

McGill leads in urgent virus variant research network

Experts across Canada, including researchers at McGill, are working to understand the impact of COVID-19 virus variants of concern on the health of...
March 31, 2021

Hope for treatment

Bianca Grenier, a mother of two children suffering from a rare variant of a rare disease, has found her own way to advance...
March 31, 2021

Dr. Hyman Schipper’s quest for the root of consciousness

  By Tod Hoffman, Lady Davis Institute It isn’t surprising that a neurologist would be interested in the root of that most fundamental element...
March 29, 2021

Catching the virus… BEFORE symptoms appear

McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) researchers deploy non-invasive “smart” testing across workplaces in hard-hit Montreal borough. Source: Michelle Pucci for FMHS...
March 29, 2021

Bilingual babies prefer baby talk – in any language

Babies as young as six months old can also pick up on language differences Source: McGill Newsroom Babies prefer baby talk in any...
March 24, 2021