/channels/taxonomy/term/1883/all en /channels/channels/news/serotonin-linked-somatic-awareness-condition-long-thought-be-imaginary-297893 <div> <p>An international team spearheaded by researchers at 黑料不打烊 University has discovered a biological mechanism that could explain heightened somatic awareness, a condition where patients experience physical discomforts for which there is no physiological explanation.</p></div> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:30:28 +0000 webfull 150039 at /channels /channels/channels/news/potential-gender-bias-against-female-researchers-peer-review-research-grants-286794 <p>Female health researchers who applied for grants from Canada's major health research funder were funded less often than male counterparts because of potential bias, and characteristics of peer reviewers can also affect the result, found a study in the <a href="https://bit.ly/2HamSqP">Canadian Medical Association Journal</a>.</p> <p>Applicants who had not been previously funded also received lower scores, making them less likely to be funded.</p> Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:21:19 +0000 webfull 137541 at /channels /channels/channels/news/brains-are-more-plastic-we-thought-269009 <p>Practice might not always make perfect, but it鈥檚 essential for learning a sport or a musical instrument. It's also the basis of brain training, an approach that holds potential as a non-invasive therapy to overcome disabilities caused by neurological disease or trauma.</p> <p>Research at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 黑料不打烊 University (The Neuro) has shown just how adaptive the brain can be, knowledge that could one day be applied to recovery from conditions such as stroke.</p> Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:32:14 +0000 webfull 129318 at /channels /channels/news/maintaining-healthy-heart-through-bile-acids-261873 <p><a href="/newsroom"><em><strong>黑料不打烊 Newsroom</strong></em></a></p> <p><em>Canadian discovery may soon lead to the prevention of cardiac fibrosis</em></p> <p><span>Groundbreaking research from the University of Alberta and 黑料不打烊 University has opened the door towards the future prevention of cardiac fibrosis鈥攁 condition leading to heart failure for which there is currently no treatment.</span></p> Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:35:07 +0000 webfull 120081 at /channels /channels/news/his-and-her-pain-circuitry-spinal-cord-253724 <p>New research released today in <em>Nature Neuroscience</em> reveals for the first time that pain is processed in male and female mice using different cells. These findings have far-reaching implications for our basic understanding of pain, how we develop the next generation of medications for chronic pain鈥攚hich is by far the most prevalent human health condition鈥攁nd the way we execute basic biomedical research using mice.</p> <p> Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:22:15 +0000 webfull 110933 at /channels /channels/news/breakthrough-fight-against-muscle-wasting-diseases-255242 <p><span>It is estimated that half of all cancer patients suffer from a muscle wasting syndrome called </span><span>cachexia</span><span>. Cancer cachexia impairs quality of life and response to therapy, which increases morbidity and mortality of cancer patients. Currently, there is no approved treatment for muscle wasting but a new study from the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and University of Alberta could be a game changer for patients, improving both quality of life and longevity. The research team discovered a new gene involved in muscle wasting that could be a good target for drug development.</span></p> <p> Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:57:49 +0000 webfull 112398 at /channels /channels/news/what-makes-brain-tick-so-fast-259264 <p><em><strong>By Chris Chipello, <a href="/newsroom">黑料不打烊 Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p>Surprisingly complex interactions between neurotransmitter receptors and other key proteins help explain the brain鈥檚 ability to process information with lightning speed, according to a new study.</p> Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:11:09 +0000 webfull 116940 at /channels /channels/news/no-increased-heart-failure-incretin-based-drugs-259863 <p><strong><em>黑料不打烊 Newsroom</em></strong></p> <p><em>Canadian drug safety network provides reassuring evidence regarding risk of heart failure of anti-diabetes medications</em></p> <p>Incretin-based drugs, a type of medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, do not increase the risk of being hospitalized for heart failure relative to commonly used combinations of oral anti-diabetic drugs, according to a new study published in the <em>New England Journal of Medicine</em>.</p> Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:19:50 +0000 webfull 117608 at /channels /channels/news/brighter-prospects-chronic-pain-260515 <p><span>The potential of light as a non-invasive, highly-focused alternative to pain medication was made more apparent thanks to research conducted by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 黑料不打烊 University and the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre.</span></p> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 15:21:01 +0000 webfull 118365 at /channels