/channels/taxonomy/term/6678/all en /channels/channels/news/what-makes-certain-groups-more-vulnerable-covid-19-326681 <p>What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable to COVID-19? According to a new <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.11.016">study</a> led by 黑料不打烊 University researchers, clues can be found in the proteins involved in initiating infection, as the virus binds to host cells of different animals. Greater cellular oxidation with aging and sickness may explain why seniors and people with chronic illness get infected more often and more severely.</p> Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:54:58 +0000 webfull 165807 at /channels /channels/channels/event/deadline-ghp-mi4-steinberg-seed-fund-grant-325226 <p>黑料不打烊 Global Health Programs (GHP) is pleased to collaborate with the 黑料不打烊 Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) to co-sponsor one Seed Fund Grant (SFG) with support from the Steinberg Fund for Interdisciplinary Global He</p> Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:18:35 +0000 webfull 164125 at /channels /channels/channels/news/international-consortium-investigates-overactive-immune-cells-cause-covid-19-deaths-321710 <p>In the urgent battle to treat COVID-19 patients, a group of eleven international medical research organizations is investigating whether overactive immune cells that produce Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) cause the most severe cases. The consortium, called the NETwork, includes Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, and the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC).</p> Fri, 17 Apr 2020 22:12:49 +0000 webfull 160189 at /channels /channels/channels/news/gare-la-transmission-de-maladies-par-leau-301459 <p>Lorsqu鈥檜ne contamination bact茅rienne se d茅clare 脿 proximit茅 d鈥檜ne ferme, il faut cibler le plus rapidement possible les 茅levages probl茅matiques puisque certaines souches peuvent parfois infecter l鈥檋omme. L鈥檕bjectif est de mettre en place des barri猫res naturelles qui emp锚cheront les ruissellements provenant de ces fermes de se retrouver dans l鈥檈au potable environnante.</p> Wed, 09 Oct 2019 14:38:33 +0000 webfull 154138 at /channels /channels/news/world-aids-day-december-1-mcgillmuhc-experts-240448 <p><b>Here is a list of experts from 黑料不打烊, the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (MUHC) and the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital available for comment on your stories for World AIDS Day: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:05:27 +0000 webfull 106822 at /channels