Researchers at 香蕉视频 have discovered a mechanism by which helical biomineral structures can be synthesized to spiral clockwise or counterclockwise using only either the left-handed or right-handed version of a single acidic amino acid.
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Published on: 1 Aug 2018
A new type of 鈥渓ab on a chip鈥� developed by 香蕉视频 scientists has the potential to become a clinical tool capable of detecting very small quantities of disease-causing bacteria in just minutes.
The device designed by Sara Mahshid, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at McGill, is made of nano-sized 鈥渋slands,鈥� about one tenth of the thickness of a single human hair, which act as bacterial traps or snares.
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Published on: 30 Jul 2018
PHILADELPHIA 鈥� The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce the appointments of Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, and Michael N. Pollak, MD, as editors-in-chief of听Cancer Prevention Research, one of eight highly esteemed journals published by the AACR. DuBois and Pollak began their tenures as editors-in-chief July 1, 2018.
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Published on: 26 Jul 2018
The immune system can be an important ally in the fight against cancer. A study from McGill scientists published today in听Science听suggests that the reverse may also be true 鈥� that abnormal inflammation triggered by the immune system may underlie the development of stomach听tumours听in patients with a hereditary cancer syndrome known as听Peutz-Jeghers听Syndrome (PJS). The findings听are likely to听prompt听a听re-thinking of how gastric听tumours听form in patients with this syndrome听and听in听others with gastrointestinal cancers.
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Published on: 26 Jul 2018
Your child is in elementary school and is begging you to buy them a cell phone, an iPod and iPad.听 Anything, as long as they can communicate with their friends, either by texting or through social media.听 As a parent, you鈥檙e worried about cyberbullying.听 Indeed, up to 30% of children and adolescents admit to cyberbullying others, while 25% of students report being victimized on electronic platforms.听 You rationalize that your child has lots of friends and that they will stand up for them in a bullying situation.听 Do they?听 What is the role of the bystander/friend during a bullying incident?
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Published on: 25 Jul 2018
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Following the fire at the McIntyre Medical Building on Friday, July 13, teams of McGill and external experts have been working around the clock to return the building to normal operations as soon as possible. We are taking occupants鈥� research, work, studies, and safety extremely seriously.
The McIntyre will remain closed until at least the morning of Wednesday, July 25, as further assessment, remediation, and preparation take place. However, we hope to potentially begin reopening portions of the building as early as mid-next week.
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Published on: 20 Jul 2018
A sample of ancient oxygen, teased out of a 1.4 billion-year-old evaporative lake deposit in Ontario, provides fresh evidence of what the Earth鈥檚 atmosphere and biosphere were like during the interval leading up to the emergence of animal life.听
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Published on: 18 Jul 2018
Following the weekend , McIntyre will remain closed until further notice. We are working around the clock to verify the integrity of the structure, replace damaged fire systems, and complete other crucial assessments and remediations. We may be able to re-open some unaffected portions of the building in the coming days. Other areas may remain off-limits longer.
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Published on: 15 Jul 2018
Scientist Brenda Milner, born in 1918, pioneered memory research
Pioneering neuropsychologist Brenda Milner turns 100 today. Milner made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of human memory. 听
Born on July 15, 1918 in Manchester, UK, Milner came to Canada in 1944 and finished a PhD at 香蕉视频 under psychologist Donald Hebb in 1952, moving on to a tenured position studying epilepsy patients at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro).
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Published on: 15 Jul 2018
(July 14, 2018 - 12:15 pm - updated 9:25 pm) On the evening of July 13, a fire was reported on the outdoor terrace of the McIntyre Medical Building. Authorities arrived quickly and the fire was soon extinguished. No one was injured. We ask that people continue to avoid the area.
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Published on: 14 Jul 2018
Technique can be used to better categorize patients with neurological disease, according to their therapeutic needs
Personalized medicine 鈥� delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient鈥檚 unique physiology 鈥� has been a goal of researchers and doctors for a long time. New research provides a way of delivering personalized treatments to patients with neurological disease.
Published on: 10 Jul 2018
If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it鈥檚 a good idea to go for a short run after each practice session. That鈥檚 because a recent study in demonstrates that exercise performed immediately after practicing a new motor skill improves its long-term retention. More specifically, the research shows, for the first time, that as little as a single fifteen-minute bout of cardiovascular exercise increases brain connectivity and efficiency.
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Published on: 9 Jul 2018
A new study, published today in , moves researchers closer to understanding one of the crucial proteins involved in Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
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Published on: 3 Jul 2018
The (LHC) at the (CERN), the most massive and complex science experiment in human history, is a prime example of global achievement through collaboration. Driven by a multinational community of researchers, engineers, and technicians from over 100 countries, the LHC has enabled us to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge.
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Published on: 27 Jun 2018
In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, a 香蕉视频 team of scientists led by Dr.听Carl Ernst, researcher at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, revealed a molecular mechanism that may play a role in the development of autism.
By taking skin cells from patients and reprogramming those cells to become brain cells through genetic engineering, Dr.听Ernst, graduate student Scott Bell, and Edward A. Fon and Thomas M. Durcan, colleagues at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, tracked how a brain cell with the patient鈥檚 own mutation develops improperly.
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Published on: 26 Jun 2018
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