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Unusual lung structures may raise risk of pulmonary disease
February 6th, 2018 Releases The internal anatomy of our lungs is surprisingly variable, and some of those variations are associated with a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study led by researchers at Research Institute …
Pancreatic cancer research: personalized approach brings new hope to patients
March 6th, 2018 Releases Montreal, March 6, 2018— Few early detection tests, undetectable symptoms, limited treatment options and no known biomarkers that can be used to direct therapy. These are among the clinical challenges Canadian research team EPPIC …
The Technology Assessment Unit - supporting optimal use of health technologies at the MUHC
March 20th, 2018 When a new piece of equipment comes on the market or a new drug boasts great benefits for our patients, our healthcare teams need a place to turn to help them decide whether or not to use them. The Health Technology Assessment Unit (TAU) …
MUHC researchers contribute to two of 10 ‘Discoveries of the year’ selected by Québec Science for 2017
January 18th, 2018 Releases Québec Science magazine has selected its 10 Discoveries of the Year for 2017 , including two researchers affiliated with the McGill University Health Centre and its Research Institute (RI-MUHC). Congratulations to our …
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 …
Offre de tests de porteur
January 26th, 2018 Certaines maladies héréditaires récessives, aussi appelées maladies génétiques, sont plus fréquentes dans les régions du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, de Charlevoix et de la Haute-Côte-Nord qu’ailleurs au Québec. Les personnes dont les …
Researchers still battling Alzheimer's
January 22nd, 2018 Articles “Sometimes I bake for my friends, I love baking,” says Betty, a very charming woman in her mid-70’s, well-dressed with white hair and vivid red lipstick. Betty has a good sense of humour and loves to talk. “It has been a long …
A New Outlook on Life
January 19th, 2018 Articles Kathleen VanderNoot was convinced that something unusual had happened in the Lachine Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) operating room during the cataract operation on her left eye. Once she got her new …
Bell Let’s Talk supports improved access to mental health care at the Montreal General Hospital
January 22nd, 2018 Releases Bell Let’s Talk today announced a donation of $400,000 to the Montreal General Hospital Foundation (MGHF) to acquire a new repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) device and a neuronavigator. These devices will help …
Re-programming innate immune cells to fight tuberculosis
January 11th, 2018 Releases MONTREAL – Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease which attacks the lungs, claims someone’s life every 20 seconds and 1.5 million lives worldwide every year. A cure has eluded scientists for more than a century but, now, a …