/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11212/all en /newsroom/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> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:33:25 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 314579 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/fighting-flu-surprising-power-century-old-vaccine-tuberculosis-355628 <p>As Canada’s flu season collides with record strep A cases and ongoing COVID-19 concerns, a new study is shedding light on our understanding of respiratory immune responses. Scholars from the Research Institute of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have discovered a surprising facet about a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis, Bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG).</p> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:53:04 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 308298 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/reducing-fatigue-and-errors-among-nurses-working-night-shifts-347527 <p>Nurses exposed to 40 minutes of bright light before their night shifts feel less fatigued and make fewer errors at work, according to a study led by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. The nurses also slept better after their shifts.</p> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:46:35 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 298340 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/how-immune-cells-generated-neonatally-protect-our-lungs-throughout-our-lifetime-345860 <p>Every day, humans breathe in 11,000 litres of air. But this essential act also means we inhale microorganisms, particles, and pollutants. A new study from the Research Institute of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has revealed how the unique immune cells that are developed in the embryo protect our lungs from environmental challenges throughout the course of our lifetime.</p> Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:55:51 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 289178 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/international-consortium-investigates-overactive-immune-cells-cause-covid-19-deaths-321710 <p>In the urgent battle to treat COVID-19 patients, a group of eleven international medical research organizations is investigating whether overactive immune cells that produce Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) cause the most severe cases. The consortium, called the NETwork, includes Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, and the Research Institute of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre (RI-MUHC).</p> Fri, 17 Apr 2020 22:03:36 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 208570 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/children-quebec-are-not-diagnosed-early-enough-type-1-diabetes-297175 <p>Elwyn was a healthy 13 month-old toddler when she started drinking water from the bathtub. Over time, she became increasingly thirsty and demanded more and more breast milk. For her parents, this seemed like typical behaviour related to a growth spurt. One day, however, they noticed that she was abnormally weak and rushed her to the emergency department. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and had already developed a life-threatening complication of the disease known as diabetic ketoacidosis.</p> Tue, 14 May 2019 17:04:33 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 162710 at /newsroom