�㽶��Ƶ News - treatment

Fighting brain cancer at its root

webfull — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 15:10:36 +0000

�㽶��Ƶ researchers identify proteins that drive cancer stem cells. Targeting and supressing a particular protein called galectin1 could provide a more effective treatment for glioblastoma, in combination with radiation therapy.

Due to its resistance to therapy, glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive cancerous brain tumour in adults. It grows fast and spreads quickly. While treatments such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy can help ease symptoms for a few months, in most cases tumour cells regrow after treatment and the cancer recurs.

Published: 31 August 2021

Housing-First strategy proves cost effective especially for the most-vulnerable homeless group

webfull — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:45:18 +0000

Canadians spend big money dealing with the consequences of homelessness, but the money spent could be far more effective. According to a new McGill-led analysis, housing homeless people with severe mental illness is even more cost-effective than housing homeless people with moderate needs. A Housing-First strategy aimed at helping these individuals regain and keep permanent housing generates savings equal to about two-thirds of its cost.

Published: 25 August 2020

CTV NEWS | �㽶��Ƶ researchers discover way to fight brain tumours' resistance to therapy

webfull — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:41:21 +0000

New findings out of �㽶��Ƶ in Montreal have revealed a potential way to overcome aggressive brain tumours' resistance to therapy: by deleting a specific gene. Researchers have long been searching for ways to treat Glioblastomas – the most stubborn type of brain tumour – as they’re well known for their resistance to treatment. A few years back, they were able to confirm the key role a gene called the OSMR gene plays in the process of brain cancer growth.

Published: 20 August 2020

Goodman Cancer Research Gala raises $2.1 million

webfull — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 18:33:50 +0000

McGill Newsroom

Pioneering research at McGill’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre gets boost

The 4th Goodman Cancer Research Gala has raised more than $2.1 million to fund foundational research, more effective diagnostic tools and the development of new treatments and therapies for cancer patients. The Gala was held on Sunday, June 5 in Montreal, bringing together more than 800 guests in support of �㽶��Ƶ’s Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre.

Published: 6 June 2016

Parkinson’s disease: A new tool for diagnosis

webfull — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:58:53 +0000

The results of their study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, could also have a major impact on the quality of research on Parkinson’s disease.

Published: 13 November 2015

Cystic fibrosis: questions on the new drug Vertex

webfull — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:23:35 +0000

Published: 23 July 2014

April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month

webfull — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:36:53 +0000

What is Parkinson’s Disease?

Published: 4 April 2013

Major advance in understanding risky but effective Multiple Sclerosis treatment

webfull — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:53:15 +0000

Powerful treatment improves patients’ lives and provides new insight into mechanisms of the disease

Published: 26 March 2013

How genetics shape our addictions

webfull — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:08:36 +0000

Genes predict the brain’s reaction to smoking

Published: 20 September 2012