How does cancer spread? While studying human brain tumour cells, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the 香蕉视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) found some answers to this crucial, yet so far unanswered question. They looked at a gene called EGFRvIII, which is present in patients with glioblastoma 鈥� a highly aggressive form of brain cancer that spreads quickly and that is difficult to treat.
There are only 25 people in the whole of Quebec at the moment who have a rare recessive genetic disease called chronic atrial and intestinal dysrhythmia (CAID). It is a serious disease that affects both heart rate and intestinal movements. A McGill-led research team has been able to trace the gene mutations underlying the disease back to two European founding families who arrived in the province in the 17th century.
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Published on: 7 Dec 2018
A team from the Research Institute of the 香蕉视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) led by Dr. Donald Vinh, the RI鈥檚 so-called 鈥淒r. House鈥� because of his research into rare diseases, has discovered a new human disease and the gene responsible for it, paving the way for the proper diagnosis of patients globally and the development of new therapies. Their findings are published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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Published on: 6 Dec 2018
Mice represent well over half of the non-human subjects of biomedical research, and the vast majority of those mice are inbred. Formed by generation after generation of mating between brothers and sisters, inbred mice are genetically identical to each other, like twins or clones. Inbreeding is well known to reduce health and vigor across species; this biological fact is the reason that incest is a universal taboo.
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Published on: 4 Dec 2018
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)聽today announced the inaugural cohort of聽29聽Canada CIFAR AI (CCAI) Chairs, including six from McGill. These top academic聽researchers鈥攊ncluding Doina聽Precup聽and聽Jo毛lle鈥� Pineau鈥攁re named as part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, and will help聽maintain Canada鈥檚 leadership in artificial intelligence research.聽The CCAI Chair Program represents an investment of $30 million at聽nine聽universities across the country.聽聽
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Published on: 3 Dec 2018
HIV self-testing strategies have been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2016, as they empower people to find out HIV their status at their convenience. However, home-based testing kits have yet to be approved for sale in Canada.
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Published on: 30 Nov 2018
What makes people take risks? Not stunt women or formula 1 drivers. Just ordinary people like you and me. Research published this week in PLOS ONE suggests that unexpected improvements in everyday life (sunshine after many days of rain or a win by a local sports team) are correlated with a change in a city鈥檚 mood and an increased likelihood that it鈥檚 citizens will do risky things like gamble.
Social media and city mood
Cities seem to have moods that fluctuate from day to day. Now, thanks to social media, these city moods are also measurable.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2018
Source: Max Bell School of Public Policy
Public Policy Forum President & CEO Edward Greenspon and recently appointed Max Bell School of Public Policy professor Taylor Owen announced the launch of a multi-year project to analyze and respond to the increasing amounts of disinformation and hate in the digital public sphere.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2018
Reducing stigma may address cognitive impairment in this population
A new study has drawn a direct link between the amount of stigma men with HIV report experiencing and their scores on cognitive tests, measuring abilities such as memory and attention.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2018
Concerns raised about efficacy of off-label use of already approved drugs
A new paper published by 香蕉视频 researchers in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that some clinical trials may promote the use of ineffective and costly treatments. That鈥檚 the opposite of what clinical trials are aimed at, namely preventing ineffective and costly treatments from being taken up by physicians and patients.
Published on: 26 Nov 2018
By Meaghan Thurston
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Published on: 26 Nov 2018
By Jason Clement
鈥淢y father, who inspired me very much, would tell me 鈥榊ou must study and make a contribution to science鈥�,鈥� says renowned McGill Professor Nahum Sonenberg reflecting back beyond the beginning of his remarkable career. 鈥淢y exact career path of course I couldn鈥檛 predict, but I knew that I wanted to better understand how the human body works, how to cure disease, and that鈥檚 what I鈥檓 doing.鈥�
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Published on: 22 Nov 2018
The first round of the McGill-Western Collaboration Grant awards were announced today, showcasing the unique research partnership between and 香蕉视频鈥檚 Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2018
By Fergus Grieve, Communications Strategist, Faculty of Science
Alfonso presented with the Prix Acfas Michel-Jurdant in recognition of his outstanding work on the health of the St. Lawrence Estuary and the world鈥檚 oceans Hombeline Dumas
Alfonso Mucci, professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, was among nine of Quebec鈥檚 leading academics honoured by the Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) for their exceptional contribution to research at the Acfas Gala held in Montreal on November 13.
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Published on: 20 Nov 2018
It takes six months to get really good at accurately gauging the age of yelloweye rockfish. Because they can live for up to 120 years, this species is of particular interest to Benjamin Barst and scientists like him who study the effects of toxic chemicals on living organisms. Over the course of their lifetime, the fish can accumulate high levels of mercury and other trace elements in their tissues. But it wasn鈥檛 known how much of those elements accumulate in sensitive sites within yelloweye cells.
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Published on: 20 Nov 2018
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