/newsroom/taxonomy/term/7816/all en /newsroom/channels/news/mouse-model-could-shed-new-light-immune-system-response-zika-virus-266592 <p>A new mouse model with a working immune system could be used in laboratory research to improve understanding of Zika virus infection and aid development of new treatments, according to a study published in <em>PLOS Pathogens</em>.</p> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:56:02 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26736 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-symposium-womens-health-sept-16-262715 <p>Each year, the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at 黑料不打烊 organize a symposium to review new studies and practices in order to help practicing gynecologists, family physicians, residents, fellows and allied health professionals with interest in Women鈥檚 Health. (<a href="/obgyn/symposium">Website</a>)</p> Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:47:40 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26170 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/brazil-2016-politics-olympics-games-and-zika-261105 <h4><a href="/politicalscience/faculty/oxhorn">Philip Oxhorn</a>, Political Science, Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development, 黑料不打烊 University</h4> <p>Professor Oxhorn is an expert in democracy, economic development and Latin American Comparative Politics. He can comment on social, political, and economic angles.</p> <p><a href="mailto:philip.oxhorn%40mcgill.ca"><span class="spamspan"><span class="u">philip.oxhorn</span> [at] <span class="d">mcgill.ca</span></span></a>聽(English, Spanish)</p> Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:46:42 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25932 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/zika-virus-258147 <p>"A new virus invading parts of Central and South America and now the Caribbean is causing concern among people living in and travelling to infected countries. Transmitted by the aggressive Aedes mosquito, the Zika virus has spread to at least 23 countries and will likely infect tens of millions of people in a few short years." (<a href="http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/zika-virus-and-birth-defects-pregnant-women-warned-against-travelling-south-1.2753473">CTV News</a>)</p> Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:07:06 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25164 at /newsroom