Nicolas Cermakian /channels/taxonomy/term/9843/all en What time the malaria-bearing mosquito bites you might make a difference /channels/channels/news/what-time-malaria-bearing-mosquito-bites-you-might-make-difference-358318 <p> </p> <p>A discovery by McGill-affiliated researchers could lead to more effective treatment of malaria and other parasitic diseases.</p> <p>When mice are infected in the middle of the night with the parasites causing cerebral malaria, the symptoms of the disease are less severe than for those inflected during the day, and the spread of the parasites within the hosts is more limited, research teams from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, the Douglas Research Centre and the Research Institute of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre have discovered.</p> Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:52:23 +0000 webfull 201356 at /channels Meeting a microbe in the morning or in the evening: is it all the same? /channels/channels/news/meeting-microbe-morning-or-evening-it-all-same-270162 <p>Does the time of day matter when our body is infected by a parasite? According to new research from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, it matters a great deal.</p> Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:55:29 +0000 webfull 130930 at /channels The impact of night work on our immune system /channels/news/impact-night-work-our-immune-system-261292 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>McGill Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>Study reveals the impact of night work</em></p> <p>You cross paths with him at the break of dawn in the corridors of the Metro. He looks bleary-eyed and pallid. This worker’s night shift just ended. His body clocks are out of sync with one another, and, imperceptibly, they’re also out of sync with his environment. In the long run, this night owl could be at greater risk of developing cardiovascular, autoimmune diseases or certain types of cancer.</p> Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:22:56 +0000 webfull 119374 at /channels Targeting the biological clock could slow the progression of cancer /channels/news/targeting-biological-clock-could-slow-progression-cancer-266413 <p>Does the biological clock in cancer cells influence tumour growth? Yes, according to a study conducted by Nicolas Cermakian, a professor in Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Department of Psychiatry.</p> <p>Published in the journal <em>BMC Biology</em>, these results show for the first time that directly targeting the biological clock in a cancerous tumour has an impact on its development.</p> Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:11:50 +0000 webfull 125555 at /channels