Research
Interdisciplinary Consortium Receives Grant to Develop Next-Generation Cell-Based Cancer Vaccines
Saint-Gobain Life Sciences and Kanyr Pharma partner with clinical experts at the Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre and engineers at...
June 17, 2020
Canadian researchers work together to develop made-in-Canada COVID-19 testing capacity
Source: National Research Council Canada "If we're going to fight the COVID-19 pandemic," says Luke Masson, "we need data about who has it." If there's one...
June 17, 2020
Young Brains on Cannabis: Making Science Accessible
New website offers a layperson's guide to neuroscience studies on cannabis and the developing brain By Chris Maskell, Healthy Brains Healthy Lives Following...
June 17, 2020
Newly launched SeroTracker will monitor global antibody testing efforts
COVID-19 Immunity Task Force-supported initiative provides real-time updates of worldwide serosurveillance efforts By Ashley Rabinovitch As the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic...
June 16, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic: the need for privacy and digital contact tracing
RI-MUHC researcher Abhinav Sharma calls for an approach emphasizing voluntary consent Source: RI-MUHC As digital contact tracing applications become available, some people...
June 16, 2020
Why do some non-smokers get COPD while many heavy smokers don’t?
A new study highlights a strong risk factor for COPD related to lung development Source: MUHC Smoking is the best-known risk factor for...
June 10, 2020
The Neuro partners with new consortium EUbOPEN to unlock disease biology
The Neuro is one of only three non-EU associated partners in newly formed consortium EUbOPEN, focused on generating open-access tools to unlock disease...
June 9, 2020
The neurobiology of social distance: Why loneliness may be the biggest threat to survival and longevity
Source: The University of Oxford Never before have we experienced social isolation on a massive scale as we have during the evolving COVID-19...
June 8, 2020
McGill researchers garner over $7M in SSHRC funding
Source: McGill Reporter The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently unveiled the recipients of its fall 2019 round of Partnership...
June 5, 2020
McGill Professor implementing AI tech to predict and monitor COVID-19 in long-term care residences
Professor Samira Rahimi is using real-time AI technology to track, monitor, and predict COVID-19 symptoms among high-risk seniors in Montreal and Toronto. Source:...
June 3, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine not effective in preventing the development of COVID-19 when used as post-exposure prophylaxis
Source: MUHC A new study suggests that hydroxychloroquine is not effective in preventing the development of COVID-19 in individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the...
June 3, 2020
MS Month feature: studying a mysterious brain cell
Newest member of The Neuro’s MS research team is taking a unique approach. Source: The Neuro Neuroscientist Jo Anne Stratton, who joined The Neuro...
June 2, 2020