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McGill Professor to serve on NIH Study Section

Dr. Fackson Mwale, a Professor in the Division of Orthopedic Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Surgery has been selected to serve as a member of the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Study Section, Center for Scientific Review for a six-year term beginning July 1.

Published: 5 Apr 2018

Reflux and voice: That cough, sore throat and hoarseness may not be a mere cold

This year’s World Voice Day presents an opportunity to reflect on an often overlooked topic

Published: 5 Apr 2018

McGill to contribute to health sector capacity-building projects in Haiti

$35.5 million in development assistance announced recently by Government of Canada

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Published: 5 Apr 2018

Dr. Eduardo Franco receives honorary doctorate from University Fernando Pessoa

On March 16, Dr. Eduardo Franco, Chair of the Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, was in Porto, Portugal to receive an honorary doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the University Fernando Pessoa.

Published: 23 Mar 2018

Physical and Occupational Therapy students develop toolkit to manage PTSD

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By the Spotting PTSD team

Spotting PTSDÌýis an evidence-informed toolkit for the prevention and management of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in first and emergency responders. The creation of the toolkit first began as a student-initiated master’s project and became a passion and clinical foundation for several team members.

Published: 22 Mar 2018

Rosalind Goodman loses battle with cancer

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ is mourning the passing of Rosalind Goodman, a devoted alumna, generous philanthropist, and tireless volunteer, who committed herself to energizing cancer research activities at McGill and to educating others about the disease. It is an illness she fought and survived in 2007, but one that ultimately took her life on Monday, Aug. 11.

Published: 12 Aug 2014

An Anxious History of Valium

What a drag it is getting old—or is it? Valium's heyday is long past, but it lives on as a cultural icon

"Mother needs something today to calm her down," goes the 1966 Rolling Stones hit "Mother's Little Helper." "And though she's not really ill, there's a little yellow pill."

Published: 19 Nov 2013

Prostate cancer: Québec injects $3.7 million into research

The Government of Québec awarded nearly $1.8 million to researchers at l'Université Laval for a study related to prostate cancer that will focus on the links between the environment and this form of cancer. Overall, $3.7 million will be invested into this work, taking into account other funding received.

Published: 6 Nov 2013

App helps kids (and parents) get ready for surgery

Andrew Feng is a bright 6-year-old boy who loves to play the online strategy game Clash of the Clans and go trick-or-treating on Halloween. This Halloween, however, he will be undergoing surgery to remove a benign growth from one of his ribs.

Naturally, Andrew’s parents are a little anxious. This will be their son’s first operation and he might have to stay overnight at the Montreal Children’s Hospital.

Published: 31 Oct 2013

Scientists examine the causes and treatment of addictive behaviour

Addiction comes in many forms: drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and gambling have been the types that traditionally plagued society.

In recent years, the proliferation of technology has led to the rise of addiction to the internet and computer gaming. Even the promotion of a healthy lifestyle has led some to become hooked on exercise.

But do all addictions operate by the same biological mechanism? And is addiction an individual's choice or a disease of the brain?

Published: 31 Oct 2013

Moms With Lupus More Likely to Have Children With Autism, Study Suggests

Women with lupus are twice as likely to have a child with autism compared to mothers without the autoimmune disease, new, preliminary research finds.

However, the overall risk is still low and the findings won't change the management of women with lupus, said one expert.

"I wouldn't tell my lupus patients not to get pregnant," Dr. Yousaf Ali, acting chief of rheumatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

Published: 31 Oct 2013

IRCM scientists find a novel research model for the study of auto-immune diseases

Montréal researchers are the first to isolate two important mechanisms that produce antibodies

Published: 24 Jul 2013

Genome Canada: Quebec Wins Big

Researchers from Quebec areÌýbig winners in a contest organized byÌýGenome Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) after having been awarded 60% of the federal funds granted during this Canada-wide competition aimed at selecting the bestÌýgenomics and personalized health research projects.

Published: 1 May 2013

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