/channels/taxonomy/term/11997/all en /channels/channels/news/treatment-anorexia-nervosa-357901 <p>A Ď㽶ĘÓƵ-led research team working in collaboration with a French team (CNRS, INSERM and Sorbonne university) believes it has identified both the neurological mechanism underlying anorexia nervosa as well as a possible cure.</p> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:31:58 +0000 webfull 200725 at /channels /channels/channels/news/24-matins-et-si-alzheimer-netait-pas-une-maladie-completement-neurodegenerative-284611 <p>Pour le professeur <strong>Salah El Mestikawy</strong> de l’universitĂ© McGill Ă  MontrĂ©al, “La plupart de ces baisses n’apparaissent qu’aux stades les plus tardifs de la maladie, Ă  tel point que cette perte pourrait aussi bien ĂŞtre une consĂ©quence de la maladie plutĂ´t que sa cause”.</p> <p><a href="https://www.24matins.fr/alzheimer-netait-maladie-completement-neurodegenerative-703853">24 MATINS</a></p> Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:44:53 +0000 webfull 134913 at /channels /channels/channels/news/alzheimers-disease-neuronal-loss-very-limited-283921 <p>Frequently encountered in the elderly, Alzheimer’s is considered a neurodegenerative disease, which means that it is accompanied by a significant, progressive loss of neurons and their nerve endings, or synapses. A joint French and Canadian study published in Scientific Reports now challenges this view.</p> Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:54:46 +0000 webfull 134145 at /channels /channels/news/douglas-based-research-team-obtains-15-million-study-new-method-neuronal-communication-231814 <p>Salah El Mestikawy, PhD, a researcher at The Douglas Institute, along with his research team, have received $1.5 million to explore the dual signalling capacity of neurons. This research grant is one of five new<a href="http://braincanada.ca/en/node/13" target="_blank"> Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI)</a> grants awarded by Brain Canada with funds from the Canada Brain Research Fund and Partners. The Douglas team will work with colleagues at the University of Western Ontario.</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2013 19:02:11 +0000 webfull 100134 at /channels /channels/news/two-douglas-psychiatrists-honoured-verdun-community-232143 <p>Mimi IsraĂ«l, MD, and Serge Beaulieu, MD, PhD received a 2013 “<a href="http://www.forumeconomiqueverdun.com/coup-de-chapeau" target="_blank">Coup de chapeau verdunois</a>” for their commitment as first-line psychiatrists. The awards were handed out by Roger Cadieux, President of the Forum Ă©conomique de Verdun, during a recognition ceremony on the evening of November 27.</p> <p>This award recognizes the involvement of Verdun residents and employees.</p> Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:20:52 +0000 webfull 100460 at /channels /channels/news/scientists-identify-key-gene-associated-addiction-254372 <p>A new study published in the journal <em>Molecular Psychiatry</em> by a team led by Salah El Mestikawy, Ph.D., researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’île-de-MontrĂ©al), professor at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ and head of research at CNRS INSERM UPMC in Paris, opens the field to new understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying addiction in humans. Tue, 04 Aug 2015 14:16:37 +0000 webfull 111543 at /channels