2012-02-13T12:00:00-05:00

A team of researchers led by McGill neuroscientist Terence Coderre, who is also affiliated with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, has found the key to understanding how memories of pain are stored in the brain. More importantly, the researchers are also able to suggest how these memories can be erased, making it possible to ease chronic pain.

2012-01-30T10:45:00-05:00

Canadian-led research team identifies two mutations in crucial gene involved in deadly pediatric brain tumours

2012-01-26T12:18:26-05:00

Could depression in adulthood be tied to a parent’s level of education? A new study led by Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, a medical sociologist from McGill University, suggests this is the case.

2012-01-24T12:00:00-05:00

RI-MUHC-led study compares saliva self-test to blood test

2012-01-18T11:45:00-05:00

In a new paper published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, researchers from McGill University and the University of Montreal reported on how the diabetes drug metformin potentially reduces cancer risk.

2012-01-09T12:00:00-05:00

Breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, pain, geography research and orthopedic surgery included in annual ranking

2012-01-09T12:00:00-05:00

Tribal Nova and the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at McGill University have combined their expertise in a research and development project that focuses on interactive and participative reading on the iPad, in conjunction with HarperCollins Publishers.

2011-12-21T12:00:00-05:00

McGill’s Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab team finds that we are natural-born multi-taskers.

2011-12-14T12:00:00-05:00

Discovery leads to novel melatonin drug with potential to treat insomnia

2011-12-06T12:00:00-05:00

More than 200 students from 26 high schools and CEGEPS across Montreal got a taste of what it’s really like to be a scientist at TD Discovery Day in Health Sciences on Tuesday, December 6, 2011.

2011-11-30T12:00:00-05:00

On Dec. 2, McGill University and Immunology Montreal are inviting interested researchers, media representatives and members of the public to attend its 6th annual symposium where international experts will share the latest findings on this timely topic.

2011-11-30T12:00:00-05:00

Kudos to McGill's 436 (registered) mo-bros, who helped raise $50,000+ for prostate cancer awareness this Movember.

2011-11-29T13:00:00-05:00

New research out of McGill University’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre provides compelling new evidence that a gene known as 14-3-3σ plays a critical role in halting breast cancer initiation and progression. The study, led by the Dept. of Biochemistry’s William J. Muller, will be published online today in the journal Cancer Discovery.

2011-11-28T15:00:00-05:00

Research into range of mutations provides clues to improve treatment

2011-11-26T12:00:00-05:00

La maladie d'Alzheimer, souvent associée à la vieillesse, frappe parfois très tôt. Dès la trentaine. La sévérité des symptômes progresse alors à une vitesse fulgurante, causant une immense souffrance et un casse-tête d'organisation. Les aidants crient à l'aide, parfois en vain.

2011-11-26T12:00:00-05:00

Twenty-five years have passed since the world was rocked by the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in Ukraine. Given that cancers attributable to the release of radioactive materials have a long latency period, the human toll, aside from the 30 or so immediate deaths among reactor staff and emergency workers, can only be estimated.

2011-11-21T12:00:00-05:00

McGill community set to celebrate two decades of excellence in patient-focused cancer research.

2011-11-18T12:00:00-05:00

La consommation d'amphétamines à l'adolescence peut causer des dérèglements neurobiologiques et augmenter la prévalence de comportements à risque qui persistent jusqu'à l'âge adulte.

2011-11-17T12:00:00-05:00

Many infections, even those caused by antibiotic-sensitive bacteria, resist treatment. This paradox has vexed physicians for decades, and makes some infections impossible to cure.

2011-11-17T12:00:00-05:00

…La question n'est pas: dépister ou ne pas dépister, mais plutôt: quand traiter. Car, oui, une grande proportion de cancers de la prostate évoluent lentement sans devenir mortels.

2011-11-16T12:00:00-05:00

The first law of home economics states that the amount of food in a supermarket trolley rises in direct proportion to the shopper's hunger level. But while the danger is well known to shoppers who venture out on an empty stomach, how the problem arises in the brain has remained a mystery.

2011-11-16T12:00:00-05:00

If there is human empathy, and no one really doubts that, there should be animal precursors. Charles Darwin predicted this in 1872, in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, but few scientists have pursued the idea.

2011-11-16T09:15:00-05:00

Part two of four of The Goodman Cancer Research Centre public lecture series on “Waging the War on Cancer in the 21st Century”

2011-11-10T14:00:00-05:00

McGill celebrates community activist, neuroscience trailblazer, and business leaders

2011-11-10T12:00:00-05:00

A new potential target to slow breast cancer tumor progression and metastasis has been identified by a team of researchers led by Dr. Richard Kremer from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC).

2011-11-07T12:00:00-05:00

On November 10, 2011, McGill University’s School of Nursing will host a one-day conference on “Expanding the Scope of Nursing Practice: Destiny or Diversion?”

2011-11-04T12:00:00-04:00

A new series of studies identifies social norms that protect against obesity

2011-11-03T15:00:00-04:00

Leading health experts to discuss non-conventional approaches at the Seventh Trottier Symposium

2011-11-03T10:45:00-04:00

Amphetamine use in adolescence can cause neurobiological imbalances and increase risk-taking behaviour, and these effects can persist into adulthood, even when subjects are drug free.

2011-11-03T10:45:00-04:00

Dr. Brenda Milner, a pioneer in the field of cognitive neuroscience whose discoveries revolutionized the understanding of memory, is the 2011 recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize.

2011-10-27T12:00:00-04:00

McGill University has made an impressive move up to 11th place among the world’s top universities for clinical, pre-clinical and health education in the 2011-2012 Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. Last year, McGill placed 19th in the same category.

2011-10-26T16:30:00-04:00

Nahum Sonenberg, professor of biochemistry at the Goodman Cancer Research Center at McGill University, has been awarded the 41st Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Science. His research has revolutionized understanding of processes ranging from the response to insulin, cellular development, immunology as well as learning and memory.

2011-10-26T12:45:00-04:00

Places first among Canadian medical-doctoral universities.

2011-10-25T12:00:00-04:00

Harsh discipline at school prompts young children into lying more readily about their misdemeanours than their peers from less stricter institutions, new research says.

2011-10-24T15:00:00-04:00

Study compares lie-telling behaviour in harshly punitive, mildly punitive environments

2011-10-24T12:00:00-04:00

Le mystérieux mécanisme de la prise de décision est mieux compris grâce à des travaux réalisés à l'Institut et hôpital neurologiques de Montréal de l'Université McGill.

2011-10-24T12:00:00-04:00

Just when the old adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" seems to lose any real meaning behind that condescending rhyme, science steps in to revive the proverb with relevance.

2011-10-24T12:00:00-04:00

We already know HPV, or human papillomavirus, can cause cervical cancer. It's also known to cause some kinds of oral cancer. But could HPV also cause heart disease?

2011-10-21T12:00:00-04:00

Music alleviates depression, reports a study in the journal Complementary Therapies. Researchers at the National University of Singapore reviewed 17 studies that examined the effects of music on the big D, and found that playing your favorite tunes as little as once a week can help reduce depressive symptoms.

2011-10-21T09:30:00-04:00

New research reveals how we make decisions. Birds choosing between berry bushes and investors trading stocks are faced with the same fundamental challenge - making optimal choices in an environment featuring varying costs and benefits.

2011-10-20T12:00:00-04:00

Living conditions of early childhood provoke biological changes in genes leading to DNA memory that can last a lifetime, an international study found.

2011-10-20T10:00:00-04:00

Family living conditions in childhood are associated with significant effects in DNA that persist well into middle age, according to new research by Canadian and British scientists.

2011-10-20T09:30:00-04:00

Drs. F. Clarke Fraser and Peter T. Macklem are among seven laureates to be inducted in March

2011-10-16T12:00:00-04:00

"Notre chroniqueuse a passé une semaine à la Maison bleue du quartier Côte-des-Neiges, à Montréal. Fondée par la Dre Vania Jimenez [Family Medicine, McGill], sa fille Amélie Sigouin et une petite équipe aux grands idéaux, la maison est tel un village pour des femmes enceintes vulnérables et leur famille."

2011-10-15T12:00:00-04:00

Les innovations technologiques issues des universités québécoises sont en forte croissance. MSBi Valorisation, une des quatre sociétés qui pavent la voie à la commercialisation de ces inventions, a vu le nombre de dossiers qui lui sont soumis passer de 100 à 150 par an en quelques années.

2011-10-15T12:00:00-04:00

Vingt ans après le début du décodage de notre ADN, les brevets sur les gènes humains se sont multipliés. À travers le monde, des compagnies détiennent désormais des brevets sur 20 % de notre génome, soit plus de 4000 gènes.

2011-10-12T14:00:00-04:00

McGill researcher works on developing effective biodegradable scaffolds for body implants

2011-10-12T12:00:00-04:00

Now Chair of the Department of Medicine, leading researcher is a McGill grad, native Montrealer

2011-10-11T12:00:00-04:00

New Institute headed by McGill researcher will focus on training, better dissemination of knowledge

2011-10-10T12:00:00-04:00

It has been nearly a decade since the Human Genome Project deciphered the code that defines us, promising cures for present and future ailments. There was a general idea that once the genome was cracked, the mystery of life would be solved – that with access to our own genetic code, science would be able to provide us with medical repairs and point us to lifestyle choices to overcome “bad genes.”