Four immigrant women changing the STEM landscape in Canada
Dr. Srividya Iyer’s passion for mental health began in childhood when her father told her stories while she sat on his lap.
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Published on: 9 Nov 2022
La signature neurobiologique de l’impulsivité
« On savait déjà qu’un réseau de gènes était associé à l’impulsivité chez les animaux », explique en entrevue téléphonique Jose Maria Restrepo, doctorant au Programme intégré en neurosciences de l’Université McGill. En étudiant des souris, les chercheurs — sous la direction de Cecilia Flores, professeure titulaire au Département de psychiatrie — avaient préalablement déterminé l’importance d’un gène, le DCC.
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Published on: 9 Nov 2022
Faut-il rester à l’heure normale ?
«Mais le débat devrait être beaucoup plus large que ça, plaide Nicolas Cermakian, chercheur en psychiatrie et spécialiste de la chronobiologie au Centre de recherche Douglas de l’Université McGill. C’est vrai que le changement d’heure a des effets aigus [typiquement sur quelques jours tout au plus].»
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Published on: 7 Nov 2022
Pourquoi oublie-t-on ?
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Published on: 4 Nov 2022
Un programme de mentorat pour aider les jeunes hommes noirs à réussir
Financé par le gouvernement fédéral, le projet « Flex to Launch » vise à inculquer des compétences de base à de jeunes hommes noirs âgés de 18 à 28 ans afin de faciliter, entre autres, leur intégration au marché du travail.
Le Dr Rob Whitley, professeur au département de psychiatrie de l’Université McGill et chercheur en santé mentale, espère que son programme fera office de « pont » vers la réussite et incitera les participants à « accomplir certains de leurs objectifs de vie ».
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Published on: 4 Nov 2022
La Dre Rousseau veut accélérer le rapatriement d’enfants et de mères détenus en Syrie
Une psychiatre québécoise, qui contribue aux efforts visant à soutenir les enfants de femmes détenues dans des camps en Syrie pour s’être jointes à Daech, exhorte le gouvernement fédéral à accélérer leur rapatriement.
La Dre Cécile Rousseau, une psychiatre pédiatrique à l’Université McGill, dit que plus on attend, plus dur sera le processus pour tous ceux qui y sont impliqués.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2022
Thanks to an unprecedented collaboration between the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service, the Clinical Nutrition Service and Food Services, First Nations and Inuit inpatients are now able to enjoy a traditional snack, bannock. The bannock story has generated a lot of interest.
Following the publication in the Canadian press, there are some articles:
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Published on: 4 Nov 2022
Women repatriated from ISIS camps should be offered rehabilitation, not punishment: professor
For women and children returning from ISIS detention camps, reintegration into Canadian society may be a challenge — but an expert in preventing violent extremism said it's important the opportunity is provided.
"Rehab and reintegration are the keys to Canadian safety," said Dr. CĂ©cile Rousseau, a professor of Ď㽶ĘÓƵ's Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry.
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Published on: 28 Oct 2022
Dr. Howard Margolese was elected as Vice President Research of the (CCEIP). The mission of CCEIP is to enhance optimum care for Canadians in the early phase of psychosis through improved service models, the generation and translation of knowledge, and engagement and partnership with multiple stakeholder. Congratulations Dr. Margolese!
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Published on: 28 Oct 2022
McGill researcher’s program aims to help marginalized young Black men to succeed
Other data shows that while 94 per cent of Black youth state that they would like to get a university degree, only 17 per cent of them do — half the rate of young Black women, who are at 34 per cent.
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Published on: 27 Oct 2022
Got questions about the timing of flu and Covid vaccines? Here’s what experts say
“It seems there’s a whole program in the T cells that makes them very efficient at responding in the day and being less efficient at night,” said Nicolas Cermakian, a chronobiologist at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ and the Douglas Research Centre in Montreal. In a 2019 PNAS study, his team showed that vaccines delivered during the day produced more T cell activation than those delivered at night.
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Published on: 26 Oct 2022
Dr. Gustavo Turecki received the Philippe and Maria Halphen Prize from the Académie des sciences of France. This prize was awarded during an official ceremony at the Institut de France on October 18, 2022. The Philippe and Marie Halphen Prize is awarded to support the development of research projects concerning schizophrenia and severe depression. The Halphen Grand Prize of 20,000 € is awarded to a French-speaking scientist who has contributed to the identification of environmental and biological determinants of psychotic decompensation in adolescents. Congratulations Dr.
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Published on: 21 Oct 2022
Drs. Corina Nagy and Rachel Rabin were awarded Brain and Behavior Research Fund Young Investigator Awards for 2022. The Brain Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Young Investigator Grants are awarded annually to enable promising investigators to either extend research fellowship training or begin careers as independent research faculty. Congratulations to both!
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Published on: 21 Oct 2022
Is maternal instinct a myth? What the new science tells us about mom brains
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Published on: 14 Oct 2022
Cannabis Act needs update to limit legal THC concentration
The task force that studied the legalization of cannabis in 2017-18 had proposed 10 per cent as an upper limit of THC concentration, but when the Cannabis Act was passed, there were no imposed limits, writes Gabriella Gobbi.
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Published on: 14 Oct 2022
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