Research

Study could lead to development of personalized biomarkers and treatment Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often lumped into a single catch-all...

Canadian researchers identify earliest traces of brain cancer long before the disease becomes symptomatic Source: MUHC Brain tumours are the leading cause of...

Immunotherapy has provided lung cancer patients with real hope of recovery Source: MUHC Notoriety never mattered to John Souaid until cancer came along....

New study of brain neurotransmitter receptor has implications for drug discovery Surprisingly complex movements in an important neurotransmitter receptor may help explain the...

Source: Lady Davis Institute Newsroom An international clinical trial, published in Nature Medicine, revealed that combining RNA and DNA profiling gives a far...

Open science database will be important tool for development of new therapies Source: Shawn Hayward, The Neuro An open science collection of data...

Dr. Lan Xiong main research objective is discovering the genes that influence the development of disorders such as schizophrenia and autism. Source: Shawn...

Yasser Iturria-Medina's focus is combining different sources of information about the brain to explain how the brain works and how to control the...

Discovery of mutations in ACTL6B gene offers insight into brain development   McGill Newsroom Mutations in a gene involved in brain development have...

By Josh Kaiser  For many years, scientists could only speculate that neuropsychiatric disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, addiction, or schizophrenia were...

Source: MUHC Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves, according to...

A CIHR-funded project led by Dr. José Morais will investigate inactivity-induced muscle loss and the protective effects of exercise Source: RI-MUHC Thanks to...