Major ALS Research Funding Announced
By Shawn Hayward, Montreal Neurological Institute
Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of Ď㽶ĘÓƵ are playing key roles in uncovering the mechanisms underlying ALS and will share in $3.9 million, part of $4.5 million in research funding announced on Nov. 23 by the ALS Society of Canada in partnership with Brain Canada.Â
Olfactory perception influenced by background and semantic information
When two people smell the same thing, they can have remarkably different reactions, depending on their cultural background. Researchers at the Neuro have found that even when two cultures share the same language and many traditions, their reactions to the same smells can be different.
Newly created Jean BĂ©liveau Award recognizes achievements and community leadership of McGill athletes
A new athletic financial award -- known as the Jean BĂ©liveau Award -- has been established at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ to recognize outstanding student-athletes and honour the memory of the legendary Montreal Canadiens captain and inspirational community leader.
Prof. Claudia Mitchell receives SSHRC’s top research honour
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) today awarded its 2016 Gold Medal to Prof. Claudia Mitchell of McGill’s Department of Integrated Studies in Education, in recognition of her work to strengthen HIV/AIDS education and prevention.Â
Men have a lot to learn about their own fertility
The first large-scale study of its kind has revealed that Canadian men generally lack knowledge about the risk factors contributing to male infertility. Research led by Dr. Phyllis Zelkowitz, head of psychosocial research at the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, found that men could only identify about 50% of the potential risks and medical conditions that are detrimental to their sperm count and, thus, their prospects to father children.
The Work of the Dead wins Cundill Prize in Historical Literature
The winner of the 2016 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature at McGill was announced tonight at a gala awards dinner held in Toronto. Now in its ninth year, the Cundill Prize is one of the world’s most lucrative international awards for a nonfiction book. The Work of the Dead/ The Invention of Science/ The Invention of Nature took home the top prize of US$75,000.
International Human Epigenome Consortium studies mark major step forward for epigenetics research
One of the great mysteries in biology is how the many different cell types that make up our bodies are derived from a single cell and from one DNA sequence, or genome. We have learned a lot from studying the human genome, but have only partially unveiled the processes underlying cell determination.
Montreal universities unite to host the 2017 Conference of the Americas on International Education
Montreal, November 15, 2016 – The UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec Ă MontrĂ©al (UQAM), Concordia University, Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al and ÉTS (École de technologie supĂ©rieure) will host the Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE) in Mont
Keeping our balance - a tale of two systems
The transition from being sea creatures to living on land, even if it happened over 300 million years ago, seems to have left its traces on the way we keep our balance today.
Measuring protection of the world’s rivers
To  what extent are the world’s rivers protected? Â
Towards better hip replacements
By Katherine Gombay Some potentially good news for aging Baby Boomers: researchers believe that they have developed a hip replacement that will last longer and create fewer problems for the people who receive them than those currently in use. The secret? An implant that “tricks” the host bone into remaining alive by mimicking the varying porosity of real bones.
Murray Humphries named McGill Northern Research Chair
Institut nordique du QuĂ©bec (INQ)’s founding partners have unveiled the first foundational elements of the Institute’s scientific program by simultaneously announcing three northern research chairs and introducing its newly recruited director of science and innovation, Louis Fortier.Â
Researchers identify gene associated with intracranial aneurysm in French-Canadian population
Scientists have identified a gene in the French-Canadian population that predisposes them to the development of intracranial aneurysm (IA), a potentially life threatening neurological condition that is responsible for approximately 500,000 deaths worldwide per year, half of which occur in people less than 50 years of age.
AMUSE/Casuals plan to strike Saturday
McGill has received an official notice from the Association of Ď㽶ĘÓƵ Support Employees (AMUSE/Casuals)/Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) indicating that the union has called a five-day strike effective Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7 a.m. until Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 11:59 p.m.
