/channels-contribute/taxonomy/term/206/all en /channels-contribute/channels/event/mni-killam-seminar-dopamine-neurons-synapses-and-susceptibility-parkinsons-disease-23 <p><span>Speaker: Paul Bolam<br /> Department of Pharmacology<br /> MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology unit<br /> Oxford, UK Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:11:39 +0000 sandra.mcpherson@���ϲ�����.Ca 1095 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/what-happens-after-als-ice-bucket-challenge-239010 <p>Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” is a devastating fatal disease of the nervous system that kills two to five Canadians every day. On September 19th and 20<sup>th</sup>, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), at ���ϲ����� University and the ���ϲ����� University Health Centre will host the 10th Annual ALS Symposium of the Fondation André-Delambre. Nearly one hundred researchers and clinicians from several countries will come together to discuss recent progress in ALS research.</p> Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:18:07 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1091 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/alan-evans-awarded-major-brain-disorders-prize-238360 <p><span><span>Dr. Alan Evans, a pioneering scientist who has helped map the human brain, has been awarded the Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize by the University of British Columbia. Dr. Evans is a researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the </span><span>James ���ϲ����� Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Biomedical Engineering at ���ϲ����� University.</span><span> </span></span></p> Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:09:42 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1071 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/scientists-find-important-piece-brain-tumour-puzzle-237368 <p><span><span>Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, ���ϲ����� University and ���ϲ����� University Health Centre have shown that a member of the protein family known as SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifier) is a key to why tumour cells multiply uncontrollably, especially in the case of glioblastoma. The SUMO family proteins modify other proteins and the SUMOylation of proteins are critical for many cellular processes. Identifying SUMO’s role in the cancer cell growth will lead to a new strategy for glioblastoma treatment. </span></span></p> Fri, 04 Jul 2014 14:04:43 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1057 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/international-study-yields-important-clues-genetics-epilepsy-237106 <p><span><span>An international team of researchers has discovered a significant genetic component of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (IGE), the most common form of epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by sudden, uncontrolled electrical discharges in the brain expressed as a seizure. The new research, published in this week’s issue of </span><i><span>EMBO Reports</span></i><span>, implicates a mutation in the gene for a protein, known as cotransporter KCC2.</span><span>  </span></span></p> Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:32:09 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1055 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/june-als-awareness-month-236886 <p align="center" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="text-decoration:underline">What is ALS?</span></b></p> Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:47:46 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1051 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/brenda-milner-awarded-prestigious-kavli-prize-neuroscience-236870 <p>Dr. Brenda Milner, an active researcher at the age of 95 at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, ���ϲ����� University, is a recipient of <strong>The</strong> 2014<strong> Kavli Prize in Neuroscience</strong>.</p> Thu, 29 May 2014 13:56:56 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1049 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/timing-everything-scientists-control-rapid-re-wiring-brain-circuits-using-patterned-vi <p>In a new study, published in this week’s issue of the journal <i>Science</i>, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires and fine-tunes its connections differently depending on the relative timing of sensory stimuli. In most neuroscience textbooks today, there is a widely held model that explains how nerve circuits might refine their connectivity based on patterned firing of brain cells, but it has not previously been directly observed in real time.</p> Tue, 27 May 2014 14:39:54 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1047 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/guy-rouleau-awarded-major-prize-236610 <p>Dr. Guy Rouleau, Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at ���ϲ����� University and ���ϲ����� University Health Centre, is being awarded the Prix d’excellence 2014 by the Collège des médecins du Québec, for his outstanding contributions to neurogenetics and medicine. Dr. Rouleau accepts the award today at a ceremony at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City.</p> <p><b>TRIBUTE VIDEO:</b> <a href="http://bit.ly/1np0tJH">http://bit.ly/1np0tJH</a></p> Fri, 09 May 2014 18:39:41 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1042 at /channels-contribute