Code Life Ventilator Challenge

The Code Life Ventilator Challenge is a 2-week sprint to collect the best ideas from anywhere in the world to create or design...
March 19, 2020

Catching appendicitis early through thermal imaging

Acute appendicitis is more challenging to diagnose than most people realize. A breakthrough study led by a McGill PhD graduate offers an innovative...
March 11, 2020

Homeless Health Research Network releases evidence-based clinical guideline

Substantial changes in the Canadian homeless population require new synergies for intervention and treatment Source: McGill Newsroom A collaborative approach is required to...
March 9, 2020

McGill professors part of federally-funded Covid-19 research initiative

David L. Buckeridge and Amine Kamen have been chosen to participate in the Government of Canada’s global effort to address the public health...
March 9, 2020

Ovarian and endometrial cancers: $ 6M closer to a lifesaving screening pap test

Source: MUHC The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and its Research Institute (RI-MUHC) are pleased to announce that Dr. Lucy Gilbert’s research team will...
March 3, 2020

An Open Access Experiment

Source: Dylan Roskams-Edris, The Neuro When you want to understand something more fully, run an experiment. In mid-January Dr. Alyson Fournier (a researcher...
March 2, 2020

Rare Disease Day 2020

Uncovering the genetic layers of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Source: Victor Swoboda, The Neuro Ask people to describe Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease and their answer will...
March 2, 2020

Using a cappella to explain speech and music specialization

Study suggests humans have developed complementary neural systems in each hemisphere for auditory stimuli Source: The Neuro Speech and music are two fundamentally...
February 28, 2020

Getting off of the blood sugar roller coaster

McGill researchers are pioneering a new artificial pancreas system that provides life-changing support to people living with type 1 diabetes By Ashley Rabinovitch...
February 27, 2020

New DNA test that reveals a child’s true age has promise, but ethical pitfalls

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information...
February 26, 2020

RI-MUHC researcher on Innovation Panel at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Dr. Nitika Pant Pai speaks out on global microbial threats   Source: RI-MUHC Dr. Nitika Pant Pai participated in an Innovation Panel discussion as...
February 26, 2020

A future game changer in the assessment of concussions in hockey?

Source: MUHC A frequent injury in contact sports, concussions are not always easy to diagnose. Athletes can exhibit different signs or symptoms and...
February 26, 2020