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Viral communications hacking boosts Leishmania infections
February 7th, 2019 Releases From L to R : Martin Olivier (Principal Investigator) with Alonso da Silva Lira Filho (PhD student) and Caroline Martel (Research assistant) in their laboratory at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. …
A deserved round of applause...
October 23rd, 2018 Articles Dealing with hospital acquired infections, known as nosocomial infections, is a challenge that requires sustained and continuous efforts by all. Infection control and prevention measures, including hand hygiene, can greatly …
Scientific breakthrough: promising new target for immunotherapy
October 29th, 2018 Releases Following the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine, global attention is now more than ever turned toward the promise of immunotherapy in oncology. An international team’s work has shed new light on a molecule called TIM-3 that might …
Can a smart app encourage HIV-self testing in Canada?
November 30th, 2018 Releases Research HIV self-testing strategies have been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2016, as they empower people to find out HIV their status at their convenience. Home-based testing kits have yet to be …
World AIDS Day: Know Your Status
December 1st, 2018 Forty-one-year-old Marie* fled violence in her country for sanctuary in Canada, where her petition for asylum is being processed. Settled into her studio apartment in Montreal’s Ville St-Laurent neighborhood, her $500 rent monopolizes …
Complete make-over in fight of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
September 6th, 2018 Releases Research Montreal – Several new medicines have been found to be more effective than traditional ones used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to a new international collaborative study led by Dr. Dick …
Life-saving epinephrine underused during anaphylaxis outside of hospital, study finds
September 7th, 2018 Releases MONTREAL - Fewer than half of adults and children experiencing food-induced anaphylaxis use their epinephrine autoinjector (EAI) before being treated at a hospital emergency room, according to a new Canadian study. “It’s a …
New means to fight 'un-killable' bacteria in healthcare settings
September 13th, 2018 Releases Research Montreal – Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have identified new means of fighting drug-tolerant bacteria, a growing global threat as menacing as drug-resistant …
Anti-TB drugs can increase risk of TB re-infection
March 22nd, 2019 Releases Montreal – Current treatments for tuberculosis (TB) are very effective in controlling TB infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). They don’t, however, always prevent reinfection. Why this happens is one of the …