Genes & night shift work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_OxvG-3qc Source: Douglas Research Centre What are the impacts of nighttime shift work on gene expression and circadian rhythms? Laura Kervezee from Drs. Diane...
November 12, 2019

McGill researcher shares 2019 CCRC experience

The 5th Canadian Cancer Research Conference (CCRC) organized by the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance  (CCRA) took place from November 3 to 5 at...
November 12, 2019

New understanding of antibiotic synthesis

Insight into way enzymes work could shape future therapeutic production Researchers at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine have made important strides in understanding...
November 8, 2019

AI and Alzheimer’s disease

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJibd9262VQ Source: Douglas Mental Health University Institute How can artificial intelligence help detect the early decline associated with Alzheimer's disease earlier? Nikhil...
November 7, 2019

New direction for treatment of aggressive type of breast cancer

Researchers identify path to improve HER2+ breast cancer susceptibility to approved therapies Approximately 15 to 20% of breast cancers are caused by changes...
November 1, 2019

How much do obesity and addictions overlap?

Food can trigger overconsumption similar to alcohol and drugs, but it is not the whole story Source: Shawn Hayward, The Neuro A large...
October 31, 2019

Tonight’s homework is getting enough sleep

Reut Gruber knows there are young people out there who just aren’t getting enough sleep. By Philip Fine, McGill News An associate professor of...
October 29, 2019

Open software for neuroscience

Brainstorm advances fundamental and preclinical electrophysiology research Source: Sylvain Baillet, The Neuro A new open science software app developed by my colleagues and I...
October 25, 2019

Transforming DNA repair errors into assets

CiRA scientists, with the help of McGill colleagues, create a new bioinformatics tool, MHcut, to generate gene mutations with high precision to study...
October 25, 2019

Researchers identify improved avenues to train plastic surgeons in microsurgery

Adoption of methods that could reduce costs and spare animal models Microsurgery is an intricate and challenging surgical technique that involves using miniature...
October 25, 2019

The McGill Research Centre for Cannabis holds inaugural Science and Research Day

The new McGill Research Centre for Cannabis held its inaugural Science and Research Day on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the McGill University...
October 24, 2019

McGill and MUHC team up with LSU Health New Orleans to advance Usher Syndrome antisense therapy research

Researchers collaborate to treat vision loss linked to Usher thanks to a 1.74 million USD grant from the National Institutes of Health  ...
October 24, 2019