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Epigenetic alteration of a vitamin B12 processing gene shines new light on our understanding of rare diseases
January 30th, 2018 Releases Montreal – Rare hereditary recessive diseases were thought to be expressed in offspring only when both parents carry a mutation in the causal gene, but a new study is changing this paradigm. An international research team led …
Personalized medicine: revealing the secrets of drug actions
December 12th, 2018 Research How can we benefit from a drug without having to deal with any undesirable side effects? That’s the idea behind the work that Dr. Stéphane Laporte is conducting in his laboratory at the Glen site of the Research Institute of …
No-Nonsense Approach to Genetic Kidney Disease in Children
October 4th, 2018 Releases Montreal – The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre’s (RI-MUHC) push to treat a rare genetic disease in children – with a higher percentage found in French Canadians – has received $2 million dollars as …
Shedding light on the genetic causes of cerebral palsy
May 16th, 2016 Articles Bennett was just a few months old when Emily Diamond and her husband started to notice abnormal signs in their son’s behaviour. “I had some doubts deep down, but I tried to find excuses to explain his developmental delays,” …
For hemophiliacs, the best treatment happens at home
July 22nd, 2019 News Articles From babies to adults, the Hemophilia Treatment Centre of the MUHC prepares patients for home therapy so they can lead a full, active life When he was three years old, Christian Zereik bit his tongue. The bleeding wouldn’t …
A young girl’s face is stretched in innovative surgical procedure
August 20th, 2010 Cynthia Maldonato is 11 years old. She loves to sing in her church choir and her favourite subject is math. Instead of sporting the usual ’tween wardrobe of jeans and a hoodie, during a recent visit to the Montreal Children’s hospital …
Biofilms—the eradication has begun
June 21st, 2017 Releases Canadian researchers develop a novel enzyme technology to fight biofilms From left to right: Brendan D. Snarr and Donald C. Sheppard from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and P. Lynne Howell, Natalie …
Waking up to life
February 2nd, 2017 Articles When Santino Matrundola, a young photographer from Montreal, was assigned to immortalize one of the most important days in his clients’ life: their engagement party. Although his migraine had become intolerable, he knew nothing …
On the genetics trail
April 6th, 2017 Releases Montreal – Researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for one patient's serious health problems, finally solving a medical mystery that has endured for over 30 years. Thanks to this discovery, the researcher …
Breastfed babies are less likely to have eczema
November 13th, 2017 Releases Babies whose mothers had received support to breastfeed exclusively for a sustained period from birth have a 54% lower risk of eczema at the age of 16, a new study led by researchers from King’s College London, Harvard …