Desjardins’ donation leads to development of unique MUHC centre
The McGill University Health Centre Foundation (MUHC) received a $510,000 donation from Desjardins which will go towards the advancement of professional training for health researchers in Quebec. In acknowledgement of this exceptional contribution, the Centre for Advanced Training of the Research Institute of the MUHC (RI-MUHC) has been named in honour of the company. The Desjardins Centre for Advanced Training of the RI-MUHC offers professional skills training along with career development opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows studying at the RI-MUHC. For more details, please visit The Suburban.
MUHC to change policy on assisted dying
The MUHC announced at a press conference on Monday that it will be changing its policy to allow medically-assisted death in its palliative care unit. Dr. Manuel Borod, director of supportive and palliative care programs at the MUHC and Dr. Olivier Court, president of the conseil des médecins, dentistes et pharmaciens (CMDP), were present to clarify MUHC’s policy. To hear more of what they had to say, visit CTV, The Globe and Mail, The Gazette, Global News, Le Devoir, La Presse, Journal Métro, L’Actualité, Huffington Post and Radio-Canada.
Blues artist Anthony Gomes gives the gift of music to MUHC psychiatric department
Musician Anthony Gomes came to Montreal to play the International Jazz Festival, but before he left he donated sound recording and listening equipment to Le Groupe MusiArt - special choir at the Montreal General Hospital consisting of patients at the hospital's adult psychiatry department. "I heard about this wonderful choir and how inspiring it was,” said Gomes. “They were writing songs, touring, and singing and it really resonated with me." To find out more about this heartwarming story, visit CBC and Global News.
Caffeine could inhibit recovery of hearing loss according to researchers
Investigators at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) Auditory Sciences Laboratory conducted a study looking into how caffeine consumption affected recovery from "acoustic overstimulation events” like concerts. According to the study, which was conducted on albino guinea pigs, the group that received caffeine actually recovered its hearing at a significantly slower rate than groups that did not. For more information, visit The McGill Reporter, NME, La Presse, Esquire Magazine, Le Journal de Montréal and Virgin Radio, a popular radio in France.
Parkinson’s disease: 2 genes that are key regulators of immune system discovered
Dr. Michel Desjardins from the University of Montreal and Dr. Heidi McBride from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) at McGill University led a team of scientists who discovered two genes associated with Parkinson’s disease. The genes are key regulators of the immune system. The study has provided direct evidence linking Parkinson’s to autoimmune disease. The news was covered in the International Business Times, La Presse and Le Journal de Montréal.
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