JGH is first in Quebec to offer new type of minimally invasive spinal surgery

Spinal endoscopy allows quicker recovery with little or no adverse effect on healthy tissue    Source: JGH  The moment Jennifer Orr felt her...
August 7, 2019

Surgery simulators are key to assessment of trainees

AI and virtual reality can determine neurosurgeon expertise with 90% accuracy By Shawn Hayward, The Neuro Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can help...
August 6, 2019

The amazing baby brain says ‘pas de problème’ with bilingualism

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is...
July 31, 2019

McGill-Edinburgh partnership moves forward

By Shawn Hayward, The Neuro Earlier this year McGill University and The University of Edinburgh announced a neuroscience research partnership between the two...
July 25, 2019

Study finds Nunavik Inuit are genetically unique

Variants found in this population may predispose to brain aneurysm Source: Shawn Hayward, The Neuro A new study has found that an Inuit...
July 23, 2019

Can gut infection trigger Parkinson’s disease?

Results suggest some forms of PD are an autoimmune disease triggered years before noticeable symptoms Source: University of Montreal A new study published in...
July 18, 2019

Air pollution speeds up ageing of the lungs and increases COPD risk

Source: MUHC Lung function normally declines as we age, but a new study carried out by researchers from Canada, Switzerland, and the UK,...
July 16, 2019

Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor announces investment of $150M to create “Team Canada of Cancer Research”

MONCTON, NB – The federal Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, announced today an investment of $150 million over five years by the...
July 11, 2019

McGill initiative in Computational Medicine announces first cohort of projects funded through ResearchMatch

Launched in March 2019 with a call for initial proposals, the ResearchMatch program of the McGill initiative in Computational Medicine (MiCM) was developed...
July 10, 2019

Why I’m giving my data away

To cure brain diseases, neuroscientists must collaborate This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis...
July 10, 2019

Opening science for patients

Ben Stecher thinks researchers have a moral obligation to share data Shawn Hayward, The Neuro Since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) six...
July 9, 2019

Research team receives $6M to find new ways to treat metastatic breast cancer

Source: Terry Fox Research Institute What is the best way to starve cancer cells? What role does obesity play in metastatic breast cancer...
July 4, 2019