/channels/taxonomy/term/11645/all en /channels/channels/event/call-submissions-mcgill-programs-whole-person-care-trainee-writing-award-351106 <p><strong>The International Journal of Whole Person Care</strong></p> <p><b>Special issue on Vulnerability</b></p> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:16:18 +0000 webfull 192910 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ri-muhc-and-mcgill-researchers-make-breakthrough-understanding-brain-nanoarchitecture-using-computer-346609 <p><strong>A new study published in聽<em>Current Biology</em>聽reveals the nanostructure of brain cells at an unprecedented level of resolution.</strong></p> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:57:57 +0000 webfull 187825 at /channels /channels/channels/news/using-ai-predict-recurring-lung-cancer-345862 <p>Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Quebec and Canada, killing more individuals than prostate, colon and breast cancers combined. Thanks to tissue samples from almost 500 lung cancer patients, a group of researchers from 黑料不打烊 University and Universit茅 Laval were able to identify <a href="/medhealthsci/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-studies-offer-promise-lung-and-brain-cancer-treatment-345865">those who were likely to have a cancer recurrence and require further treatment post-surgery</a>.</p> Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:04:56 +0000 webfull 186962 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-and-ri-muhc-awarded-51-million-infectious-disease-research-343547 <p>New funding of $5.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), announced today by the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will help researchers Marcel Behr, MD, PhD, and Silvia Vidal, PhD, ensure that Canada is better prepared for the next pandemic. This funding is part of the more than $127 million investment being made through the CFI to support upgrades to eight biocontainment facilities across the country as part of its new Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund (BRIF) program.</p> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:18:50 +0000 webfull 184569 at /channels /channels/channels/news/nutrition-student-helps-muhc-add-indigenous-option-menu-342674 <p>When an Indigenous patient receiving treatment at the MUHC refused to eat, 黑料不打烊 MScA candidate Manveen Sethi was enlisted to find an authentic recipe for Bannock bread, a traditional Indigenous snack. Through research and with the help of Indigenous patients who taste-tested recipes, Sethi found a recipe that will now be permanently available on the MUHC menu and hopefully offer a little comfort to Indigenous patients being treated at the facility.</p> Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:52:48 +0000 webfull 183426 at /channels /channels/channels/news/can-inhaled-corticosteroids-alleviate-early-symptoms-covid-19-334535 <p>Despite high hopes, a new pan-Canadian study published today in The BMJ suggests that ciclesonide鈥攁n inhaled and nasal steroid drug commonly used for asthma and rhinitis鈥攚on鈥檛 be the treatment to change the course of the pandemic.</p> Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:43:57 +0000 webfull 174440 at /channels /channels/channels/news/two-cellular-pathways-involved-tnbc-tumour-development-and-promising-targeted-combination-therapy-331318 <p align="center"><b>A team of researchers at the RI-MUHC found two cellular pathways involved in TNBC tumour development and a promising targeted combination therapy</b></p> <p><em>Source: RI-MUHC</em></p> Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:34:33 +0000 webfull 170902 at /channels /channels/channels/news/researchers-identify-origin-deadly-brain-cancer-327060 <h5 style="text-align:center"><em>Finding could lead to potential therapies</em></h5> Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:13:11 +0000 webfull 166195 at /channels /channels/channels/news/quebec-first-research-chair-womens-heart-health-297854 <p align="center"><i>Heart & Stroke and 黑料不打烊 University to create Early-Career Professorship in Women鈥檚 Heart Health</i></p> <p><b>Montr茅al, June 18, 2019</b> 鈥� The first research chair in Quebec focused on women鈥檚 cardiac health, propelled by Heart & Stroke and 黑料不打烊 University, will officially be launched on July 1 via a research project led by Dr. Natalie Dayan, Assistant Professor of Medicine at 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Director of Obstetrical Medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine at the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (MUHC).</p> Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:11:51 +0000 webfull 149996 at /channels /channels/channels/news/viral-communications-hacking-boosts-leishmania-infections-294431 <p>New research from 黑料不打烊 University has found that a virus infecting the <i>Leishmania</i> parasite spreads by exploiting a mechanism used for cell-to-cell communication, a discovery that could pave the way to new vaccines against infections that cause severe disfiguration.</p> Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:59:57 +0000 webfull 146138 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-honoured-quebec-science-list-top-discoveries-292807 <p> Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:26:52 +0000 webfull 144543 at /channels /channels/channels/news/another-medical-cold-case-cracked-muhcs-dr-house-292353 <p>A team from the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) led by Dr. Donald Vinh, the RI鈥檚 so-called 鈥淒r. House鈥� because of his research into rare diseases, has discovered a new human disease and the gene responsible for it, paving the way for the proper diagnosis of patients globally and the development of new therapies. Their findings are published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.</p> Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:18:21 +0000 webfull 143965 at /channels /channels/channels/news/can-smart-app-encourage-hiv-self-testing-canada-292259 <p>HIV self-testing strategies have been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2016, as they empower people to find out HIV their status at their convenience. However, home-based testing kits have yet to be approved for sale in Canada.</p> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:36:19 +0000 webfull 143848 at /channels /channels/channels/news/no-nonsense-approach-genetic-kidney-disease-children-290387 <p>The Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre鈥檚 (RI-MUHC) push to treat a rare genetic disease in children 鈥� with a higher percentage found in French Canadians 鈥� has received $2 million as part of a <a href="http://www.genomequebec.com/408-en/news-harnessing-genomics-to-improve-human-health-and-the-environment/?month=&page=1&year=2018&tri=H">national genomic contest</a> led by Genome Canada.</p> Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:34:56 +0000 webfull 141720 at /channels /channels/channels/news/complete-make-over-fight-multidrug-resistant-tuberculosis-289423 <p>Several new medicines have been found to be more effective than traditional ones used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to a new international collaborative study led by Dr. Dick Menzies, senior scientist at the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal. These findings precipitated a complete overhaul of worldwide TB treatment guidelines, with the results of this work published today in the British medical journal <i>The Lancet</i>.</p> Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:05:26 +0000 webfull 140654 at /channels