Ï㽶ÊÓƵ News - belinda nicolau /channels/news_feeds/all/term/belinda%20nicolau/rss en Good oral health reduces risk of fatal outcomes from COVID-19 /channels/channels/news/good-oral-health-reduces-risk-fatal-outcomes-covid-19-330275 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Infected and inflamed gums may result in higher rates of complications and more fatal outcomes for individuals diagnosed with the SARS-COV-2 virus, according to a new international study led by McGill researchers recently published in the <i>Journal of Clinical Periodontology</i>. The study suggests that gum disease may be associated with higher risks of complications from COVID-19, including ICU admission and death.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/peridontitiscovid-19.jpg?itok=arUZ0UBu" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:01:02 +0000 webfull 169717 at /channels Six new Canada Research Chairs for McGill /channels/news/six-new-canada-research-chairs-mcgill-218528 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>McGill is proud to announce that six new Canada Research Chairs have been awarded and nine chairs have been renewed, bringing a total of over $15 million to the university for research in fields ranging from social inequalities in child health to experimental optomechanics over the next five to seven years.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2012</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:47:51 +0000 webfull 87733 at /channels