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Smoking thins vital part of brain
February 10th, 2015 Releases Years ago, children were warned that smoking could stunt their growth, but now a major study by an international team including the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University and the University of Edinburgh shows new …
Revolutionary new probe zooms in on cancer cells
February 11th, 2015 Releases VIDEO: http://bit.ly/1EYjsTV Brain cancer patients may live longer thanks to a new cancer-detection method developed by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, at McGill University and the …
Award-winning ovarian cancer website offers info to suit each patient’s needs
February 13th, 2015 “It was a real pleasure to have the whole team work together on the website,” says clinical nurse specialist Joanne Power. The MUHC Ovarian Cancer Guide developed by an RVH’s Gynaecologic Oncology interdisciplinary team with the MUHC’s …
Launch of the 3rd Annual Toonie Challenge
February 24th, 2015 Releases The 3rd Annual Toonie Challenge, an MUHC Foundation fundraising initiative, kicked off in local Montreal partner schools on Wednesday, January 28 and will culminate on Friday March 27 when all participating schools will …
Breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells metastasize
February 27th, 2015 Releases A protein commonly found in human cells could be an important switch that activates cancer cell metastasis, according to a new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro at McGill …
A face-to-face with our research leaders—Dr Rima Rozen
March 2nd, 2015 Interview with Dr Rima Rozen James McGill Professor, Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University Researcher, medical genetics and genomics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) Medical …
It’s all about the wiring
February 13th, 2015 From left to right: Dr. Robert Hess, Dr. Reza Farivar and Dr. Salvatore Carbonetto. The new team of neuroscientists will occupy the research floors in the Livingston building of the MGH. Merging two neuroscience teams who have never …
Normand Rinfret Appointed President-Director General of MUHC
March 6th, 2015 As Board Chairman, it is my great pleasure to announce that Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services confirmed today the appointment of Normand Rinfret as President and Director General of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). …
$ 41 million to unlock the mysteries of aging
March 9th, 2015 Releases It’s hard to predict what the next 20 years have in store for us. Yet, 50 000 Canadians will spend the next two decades of their lives contributing to the advancement of our knowledge of the mechanisms of aging. These men and …
Reducing cancer-related fatigue one step at a time
March 12th, 2015 Releases “Not too little and not too much” physical activity shows promise in reducing cancer-related fatigue, according to a team of researchers at McGill University. Fatigue is one of the most pervasive symptoms associated with …