/channels/taxonomy/term/3824/all en /channels/channels/news/promising-discovery-rare-neurodegenerative-disease-356442 <p>Imagine being middle aged and starting to feel that you are off balance a lot and that you are having a hard time coordinating your movements. Those are among the symptoms of Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6, known as SCA6, a rare neurodegenerative disease which typically appears in adulthood and worsens over time. Over time, other problems such as slurred speech and difficulty seeing or seeing double, may also appear. It is estimated that fewer than 5,000 people in the US have the condition, which is the result of genetic mutations in the cerebellum.</p> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:13:27 +0000 webfull 199221 at /channels /channels/channels/event/etoh-seminar-series-harnessing-tumor-immune-microenvironment-combat-disease-progression-345621 &²¹³¾±è;±ô³Ù;±è&²¹³¾±è;²µ³Ù;Ìý&²¹³¾±è;±ô³Ù;/±è&²¹³¾±è;²µ³Ù; Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:43:07 +0000 webfull 186692 at /channels /channels/channels/news/preventing-spread-plant-pandemics-331095 <p>Plant diseases don’t stop at national borders and miles of oceans don’t prevent their spread, either. That’s why plant disease surveillance, improved detection systems, and global predictive disease modeling are necessary to mitigate future disease outbreaks and protect the global food supply, according to a team of researchers in a new commentary published in <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2022239118"><i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</i></a>.</p> Fri, 21 May 2021 19:59:50 +0000 webfull 170740 at /channels /channels/channels/news/video-game-addiction-disease-dr-jeffrey-derevensky-weighs-286448 <p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/4122290/video-game-addiction-mental-health/"><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/channels/image/globalnews.jpg" style="float:right; height:222px; width:222px" /></a>The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to classify video game addiction as a disease, according to a June redefinition of their International Classification of Diseases (ICD). In the wake of this decision, various experts in education, law and psychology have been consulted for their opinions.</p> Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:24:22 +0000 webfull 137168 at /channels /channels/news/new-network-medical-physics-229830 <p>A new network that is bringing together expertise from universities, government and industry is implementing a new vision for training the next generation of medical physicists. Ultrasounds, X-rays, MRIs and nuclear medicine are only a few examples of the essential contributions of medical physicists. The field of medical physics applies the principles of physics to medicine, from diagnosis to treatment, and seeks to quickly transform scientific discovery into clinical applications. Medical physicists are also clinical health care professionals providing service in fields such as radiation therapy, medical imaging, nuclear medicine or radiation protection, to name a few. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:01:10 +0000 webfull 97908 at /channels /channels/news/alzheimer-awareness-month-240926 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 19:10:58 +0000 webfull 107327 at /channels /channels/news/same-gene-can-encode-many-proteins-258507 <p><strong><em>By Cynthia Lee, </em></strong><em><strong><a href="/newsroom">McGill Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p>It’s not unusual for siblings to seem more dissimilar than similar: one becoming a florist, for example, another becoming a flutist, and another becoming a physicist.</p> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:07:56 +0000 webfull 115981 at /channels /channels/news/neuf-ans-avant-d%E2%80%99obtenir-un-diagnostic-de-fibrose-kystique-265301 <h2>Journal de Metro Feature:</h2> <p>Read the entire article <a href="http://journalmetro.com/actualites/national/958953/huit-ans-avant-dobtenir-un-diagnostic-de-fibrose-kystique/">HERE</a>.</p> Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:03:24 +0000 webfull 124336 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-researchers-link-mutation-psychiatric-disease-218499 <p><span>McGill researchers have identified a small region in the genome that conclusively plays a role in the development of psychiatric disease and obesity. The key lies in the genomic deletion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF, a nervous system growth factor that plays a critical role in brain development.</span> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:52:21 +0000 webfull 87667 at /channels