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RI-MUHC researchers among recipients of a $34M grant to fight cancer
January 23rd, 2019 Releases Researchers from McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal are part of a multinational team led by the University of California, San …
A hide-out for viruses in the testicles
January 25th, 2019 Releases It all began five years ago at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) with one of Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy’s HIV patients. L to R: Stéphane Isnard (Postdoctoral fellow), Franck Dupuy (Research …
Using CrossFit to stick it to Cancer
February 4th, 2019 Articles PHOTO : Carlo Pagano Ben, who is a father to two young children, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the spring of 2016. Since then, the 42-year-old has found himself bedridden and hospitalized from chemotherapy treatments, …
Infertility treatment linked with slightly higher risk of pregnancy complications
February 4th, 2019 Releases MONTREAL — Women who become pregnant using infertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilization, have a slightly higher risk of a complication according to a new study by researchers at ICES, Research Institute of the McGill …
Shared genetic marker offers new promise in targeting specific ovarian and lung cancers
February 4th, 2019 Releases Two new papers, published simultaneously in Nature Communications and led by researchers at McGill University and at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), offer promise that a drug currently …
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. …
Monday, February 11 is a holiday at the McGill University Health Centre
February 7th, 2019 News Monday, February 11 is a holiday at the McGill University Health Centre. Our offices, clinics and test centres will be closed. Regular opening hours will resume on the following day. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may …
Canadian women leaders in global health
February 8th, 2019 News Articles Three scientists from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have been named to the first-ever list of Canadian women leaders in global health, which was recently published by the Canadian …
Increased depression and suicidal behaviour risk for young cannabis users
February 13th, 2019 Releases Montreal – Adolescent cannabis use has been linked to an increased risk of depression and suicidal behaviour in young adulthood, according to the first meta-analysis by a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the …
RI-MUHC Team Wins Québec Science's 2018 People's Choice Award for Discovery of the Year
February 20th, 2019 Releases From L to R.: Dr. Lucy Gilbert, Director of the Women’s Health Research Unit at the Research Institute of the MUHC, and her colleague Dr. Kris Jardon, gyneco-oncologist and RI-MUHC researcher; are co-authors of the study …