AIDS and aging focus of research study

Action for Positive Brain Health Now improving diagnosis, identifying causes and treatments of brain health challenges Source: The Neuro When the general public...
June 12, 2018

Pain-induced changes in the brain’s opioid system may explain the limited effectiveness of opioid therapy in chronic pain

Source: McGill Newsroom Pain-induced changes in the brain’s opioid receptor system may explain the limited effectiveness of opioid therapy in chronic pain and...
May 31, 2018

Arthritis Drugs Potentially Safe for Expectant Mothers

Pregnant mothers may use rheumatoid arthritis drugs without increased health risks to unborn baby   Source: MUHC A new study led by a...
May 18, 2018

Beyond Killing Tuberculosis

How can we tolerate an infection without eliminating a pathogen?   McGill Newsroom Historically, our view of host defense against infection was that...
May 14, 2018

Developing the first effective drug for progressive MS

Neurologist Douglas Arnold analyzed massive clinical trial data   Victor Swoboda, The Neuro A clinician/scientist at The Neuro played a major role in...
May 10, 2018

The effect of night shifts: gene expression fails to adapt to new sleep patterns

Study reveals what happens on the molecular level of 20,000 genes   McGill Newsroom Have you ever considered that working night shifts may,...
May 8, 2018

A new molecular target identified in depression

New treatment approach could give quicker response times   McGill Newsroom The discovery of a new mechanism involved in depression – and a...
May 7, 2018

Early HIV treatment key to avoiding brain atrophy

New study underlines importance of early screening and antiretroviral therapy   Shawn Hayward, The Neuro While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has largely...
May 3, 2018

Nurses’ care of young mothers leaves traces in babies’ DNA

Over thirty years later, the effects of positive early life experiences still seen at a cellular level   McGill Newsroom Researchers have known...
May 2, 2018

Unlocking the power of our immune systems

Source: Brenda Branswell, McGill News As a young physician in San Francisco early in his career, Don Sheppard was on the front lines of the...
April 27, 2018

Exercise to change the brain

For someone with Parkinson’s disease (PD), the simple desire to grasp a glass of water can become an insurmountable task, made impossible by...
April 25, 2018

Potential gender bias against female researchers in peer review of research grants

Female health researchers who applied for grants were funded less often than male counterparts because of potential bias, found a study in CMAJ...
April 24, 2018