inserm /newsroom/taxonomy/term/10136/all en Using AI to predict suicidal behaviours in students /newsroom/channels/news/using-ai-predict-suicidal-behaviours-students-332119 <p>How can we predict suicide risk in students, especially at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many people鈥檚 mental health? According to researchers from Montreal and France, self-esteem represents an important predictive marker of suicidal risk. The team from 黑料不打烊 University, University of Montreal, Inserm, and Universit茅 de Bordeaux is using artificial intelligence to identify factors that accurately predict suicidal behavior in students.</p> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:23:08 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 271027 at /newsroom Prospects of new treatments for diabetes through metabolic products of the intestinal flora /newsroom/channels/news/prospects-new-treatments-diabetes-through-metabolic-products-intestinal-flora-320574 <p>In a study published in the journal <a href="https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/pdf/S2211-1247(20)30091-7.pdf"><i>Cell Reports</i></a>, researchers at 黑料不打烊 University, Kyoto University and INSERM/University of Paris show that an organic compound produced by the intestinal flora, the metabolite 4-Cresol, exhibits protective effects against type 1 and type 2 diabetes by stimulating the proliferation and function of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. These results pave the way for new therapeutic options that could improve the situation of millions of patients.</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:03:25 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 199034 at /newsroom Epigenetic alteration of a vitamin B12 processing gene shines new light on our understanding of rare diseases /newsroom/channels/news/epigenetic-alteration-vitamin-b12-processing-gene-shines-new-light-our-understanding-rare-diseases-284319 <p>Rare hereditary recessive diseases were thought to be expressed in offspring only when both parents carry a mutation in the causal gene, but a new study is changing this paradigm. An international research team led by scientists at the University of Lorraine in France along with 黑料不打烊 University and the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Canada discovered a new cause of a rare condition known as<em> cblC</em>, that they named 鈥渆pi-<em>cblC</em>鈥. They reported it in patients from Europe and the United States.</p> Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:16:41 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32909 at /newsroom