A new molecular target identified in depression
The discovery of a new mechanism involved in depression – and a way to target it with a drug as effective as classical antidepressants -- provides new understanding of this illness and could pave the way for treatments with fewer side effects.
NEOMED Institute partners with Ï㽶ÊÓƵ to identify small molecule inhibitors of a novel oncology target: Cut-Like Homeobox 1 (CUX1)
The NEOMED Institute announced today that it has entered into a development collaboration with Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. Kemal Payza, Senior Project Director at NEOMED Institute will collaborate with Professor Alain Nepveu, Professor at the Goodman Cancer Research Centre and Departments of Oncology, Biochemistry and Medicine at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, to discover new therapeutic small molecules to inhibit the protein target, Cut-Like Homeobox 1 (CUX1).
Garvin Brown & Steffanie Diamond Brown boost public policy at McGill, endowing Chair in Democratic Studies
A $5-million gift from McGillians G. Garvin Brown IV, BA’91, and his wife Steffanie Diamond Brown, will make a major contribution to research and teaching at McGill’s Max Bell School of Public Policy by establishing an endowed Chair in Democratic Studies.
Nurses’ care of young mothers leaves traces in babies’ DNA
Researchers have known for a couple of decades that early life adversity can affect the way that particular genes function through a process called epigenetics - a bit like a dimmer switch on a light, pushing gene activity up or down.Jozsef Kövecses awarded NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation
By Meaghan Thurston
Joelle Pineau awarded NSERC’s Steacie Memorial Fellowship
By Meaghan Thurston
For Joelle Pineau, becoming a medical doctor was—in her words—not in the cards. However, this Associate Professor from McGill`s School of Computer Science is now the driving force behind promising research whose aim is to use AI to improve the treatment of cancer and heart disease.
Introducing McGill’s Honorary Degree recipients for Spring Convocation 2018
Major funding awarded to RI-MUHC scientists for innovative genomics geared to Quebec patients
Pioneering work to advance genomics and precision health treatments at the Research Institute of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has been rewarded by Génome Québec. Dr. Nada Jabado and Dr. Ruth Sapir-Hichhadze, the RI-MUHC scientists who received the reward, were among the winners of a nation-wide competition emphasizing precision treatments in genomics.
Suicide and homicide rates show large racial disparities across U.S. states
Southern and Western states have the highest rates of white firearm suicide, while Midwestern states have highest rates of black firearm homicide, according to new research from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. The findings place a spotlight on states where firearm policies may help reduce homicide and suicide rates.
Potential gender bias against female researchers in peer review of research grants
Female health researchers who applied for grants from Canada's major health research funder were funded less often than male counterparts because of potential bias, and characteristics of peer reviewers can also affect the result, found a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Applicants who had not been previously funded also received lower scores, making them less likely to be funded.