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香蕉视频 joins Global University Leaders Forum

The Principal and Vice-Chancellor of 香蕉视频, Prof. Suzanne Fortier, has been invited to join the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF). This forum acts as an intellectual community within the World Economic Forum to advise its leadership on matters relating to higher education and research, and also serves as a resource for the Forum鈥檚 members and constituents.

Less body fat for toddlers taking vitamin D

By Fergus Grieve,聽McGill Newsroom

Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development

A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set children up to have more muscle mass and less body fat as toddlers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.

A 鈥榯ropical鈥� parasitic disease emerges in the Arctic

By Julie Robert, 香蕉视频 Health Centre

Canadian researchers describe the first outbreak of Cryptosporidium parasite in Nunavik

Analyzing the psyche of risky drivers

By Cynthia Lee,聽McGill Newsroom

Study of repeat drunk drivers, speeding offenders finds distinct behavioural profiles

Key mechanism identified in brain tumor growth

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Discovery offers hope for more effective treatments of deadly glioblastomas

A gene known as OSMR plays a key role in driving the growth of glioblastoma tumors, according to a new study led by a 香蕉视频 researcher and published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

Increasing cases of anaphylaxis among children

Anaphylaxis, known to be a sudden and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, seems to be increasing among children, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the 香蕉视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC).

Brighter prospects for chronic pain

The potential of light as a non-invasive, highly-focused alternative to pain medication was made more apparent thanks to research conducted by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 香蕉视频 and the 香蕉视频 Health Centre.

Alzheimer鈥檚 disease : It takes two (proteins) to tango

For years, neuroscientists have puzzled over how two abnormal proteins, called amyloid and tau, accumulate in the brain and damage it to cause Alzheimer's disease (AD). Which one is the driving force behind dementia? The answer: both of them, according to a new study by researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute.

Spring 2016 honorary degree recipients

By Katherine Gombay, McGill Newsroom

Fourteen outstanding individuals will inspire and encourage 香蕉视频鈥檚 graduating class of 2016, as they receive honorary degrees during spring convocation ceremonies.聽

Isabelle Daunais Wins 2016 Killam Prize in Humanities

By Kathryn Jezer-Morton

Three of the six Killam Research Fellows also teach at McGill

McGill gets $1.65 M from NSERC for training project

McGill Newsroom

CREATE project to prepare graduates for high-skills work in surgical-devices industry

A team led by 香蕉视频 professor Jake Barralet will receive $1.65 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to provide nearly 90 students with cross-disciplinary training to prepare them for high-skill jobs in the surgical devices industry.

How depression may compound risk of type 2 diabetes

By Fergus Grieve,聽McGill Newsroom

Depression, metabolic factors combine to boost risk of developing diabetes, study finds聽

HIV target shows surprising resistance

By Tod Hoffman,聽Lady Davis Institute聽

Research reveals that even a tiny mutation can allow the HIV virus to become resistant to therapies using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing platform