Sugar cravings may be due to dopamine dysfunction

Source: Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health Moving beyond the overly simplistic unhealthy lifestyle paradigm, researchers are slowly uncovering the genetic and epigenetic...
December 20, 2017

A non-invasive method to detect Alzheimer’s disease

Volume in brain region linked to physiological changes characteristic of AD   Shawn Hayward, The Neuro New research has drawn a link between...
December 20, 2017

Being a musician can help you decipher language in loud environments

Source: McGill Newsroom A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has shown that musical training helps people hear...
December 14, 2017

Does Chagas disease present a health risk to Canadians?

Canadian experts reinforce the importance of prevention and testing for Chagas disease among people from Latin America   Source: MUHC Newsroom Believe it...
December 13, 2017

Clinical trial reveals risky clot busters do not benefit most patients suffering from deep vein thrombosis

The largest clinical trial ever to test the effects of so-called clot busting drugs and medical devices concludes that such treatments do not...
December 11, 2017

Bridging research programs: The Centre of Excellence in Translational Immunology

Source: RI-MUHC An interview with Dr. Ciriaco Piccirillo One of four Federation of Clinical Immunology (FOCiS) centres of excellence in Canada and nearly 75 worldwide, the...
November 28, 2017

McGill study finds people infected with HIV more likely to develop fatty liver

Fatty liver is among the most frequent causes of liver disease in Canada and in Western countries and is one of the main...
November 28, 2017

New research on triple negative breast cancer

By Stephanie Malley, Goodman Cancer Research Centre Paul Savage, an MD/PhD student in Dr. Morag Park’s lab at the Goodman Cancer Research Centre,...
November 24, 2017

CIHR continues Canada 150 celebration: highlights work of Drs. Vincent Giguère and Étienne Audet-Walsh

By Stephanie Malley, Goodman Cancer Research Centre This past year, as part of the Canada 150 celebration, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research...
November 24, 2017

Now you like it, now you don’t

Brain stimulation can change how much we enjoy and value music By Shawn Hayward, The Neuro Enjoyment of music is considered a subjective...
November 22, 2017

More than a research hospital, a hospital driven by research

MUHC among the top 3 on the list of Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals! Source: MUHC For the second year in a row,...
November 13, 2017

Breastfed babies are less likely to develop eczema as teenagers, study shows.

Babies whose mothers had received support to breastfeed exclusively for a sustained period from birth have a 54% lower risk of eczema at...
November 13, 2017