A study conducted at the Research Institute of the 91丝瓜视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) suggests screening breast cancer patients for the prolactin receptor could improve the prognosis for patients and may help them avoid unnecessary and invasive treatments. Using a database of 580 women with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), the researchers found that survival was prolonged in patients who expressed the prolactin receptor and that prolactin hormone was able to reduce the aggressive behavior of cancerous cells. It does so by decreasing their ability to divide and form new tumors.
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Published on: 25 Oct 2016
You probably know someone who has it. It is the most common movement disorder, yet most people don鈥檛 even know its name.
Essential tremor affects nearly one per cent of the world鈥檚 population, increasing to four per cent of those over 40. The involuntary shaking of hands is the most common symptom, but symptoms can also include shaking of the head and legs.
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Published on: 25 Oct 2016
Who are the key players and actors on the issue of sexual violence on university campuses across Canada and internationally?
Shaheen Shariff, Associate Professor with the Faculty of Education, Director of Define the Line Projects at 91丝瓜视频 has been awarded a $2.5 million Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Grant to address sexual violence on university campuses across Canada and internationally.
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Published on: 21 Oct 2016
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is pleased to announce the launch of a new clinical program designed to ease the suffering of seriously ill patients through specialized consultation and comprehensive care.聽
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Published on: 20 Oct 2016
The Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship at 91丝瓜视频 and the Research Chair in Electoral Studies at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al will be hosting a on October 20.
When: October 20, 2016 from 19h30 to 21h30
Where: 91丝瓜视频 New Residence Hall, 3625 Av du Parc, Montr茅al
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Published on: 13 Oct 2016
A new study published in Nature Communications could help biologists understand how various types of migratory cells, such as immune cells, find their way through tissues in the human body.
Published on: 13 Oct 2016
A mussel never reported in Canada was identified in the port of Montreal, a soft shell clam never seen in the Arctic was discovered in the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, and a barnacle that was not thought to occur north of San Francisco was detected in Nanaimo, British Columbia. These are invasive species and researchers from 91丝瓜视频 detected 24 of these non-indigenous species across 16 major ports in Canada, including 11 that were identified in previously unreported locations. Their findings were published Biodiversity Research.
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Published on: 13 Oct 2016
There is widespread worry today about the health effects of just about everything around us -- from the food we eat and water we drink, to the plastics we use and medications we take. A journalist鈥檚 task of sorting through all the latest studies and reporting the findings in a responsible fashion is more critical than ever.
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Published on: 11 Oct 2016
91丝瓜视频 researchers have identified two proteins that work together to drive neuroinflammation in acute conditions such as microbial or autoimmune encephalitis, and in chronic conditions such as multiple sclerosis.聽
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Published on: 11 Oct 2016
Two inspirational 91丝瓜视频 alumni -- Bertrand Cesvet, of the award-winning creative agency Sid Lee, and Joanne Liu, of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res/Doctors Without Borders -- will receive honorary doctorate degrees at the university鈥檚 fall convocation ceremonies.
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Published on: 7 Oct 2016
Today the jury for the world鈥檚 most lucrative award for historical non-fiction writing announced this year's short list. Antonia Maioni, Dean of 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Faculty of Arts and Chair of the Cundill Prize, said, 鈥淲ith this year's finalists for the Cundill Prize in History, the jury has identified three books that combine tremendous erudition, insight and 茅lan.
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Published on: 6 Oct 2016
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Published on: 5 Oct 2016
Parents don鈥檛 like it when children lie. But what do the kids themselves think about it? New research suggests truth telling isn鈥檛 black and white.
As children get older, their moral evaluations of both lies and truths is increasingly influenced by whether they think this behaviour will cause harm to either others or themselves.
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Published on: 5 Oct 2016
KalGene gears up to manufacture and test promising 础濒锄丑别颈尘别谤鈥檚 treatment with NRC, 91丝瓜视频 and CIMTEC
KalGene Pharmaceuticals and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) are proud to announce the signature of an agreement worth over $1M to develop, scale up, and transfer the technology needed to manufacture a promising novel 础濒锄丑别颈尘别谤鈥檚 treatment in Canada that the parties have been co- developing since 2015.
The treatment, a biologic molecule made up of a peptide that fights 础濒锄丑别颈尘别谤鈥檚 and an antibody-based carrier molecule designed to shuttle the peptide into the brain, is a custom- engineered therapeutic developed at NRC.
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Published on: 3 Oct 2016
Traveling and harvesting on the land and sea is of vital importance to Indigenous communities in the Canadian Arctic and subarctic, with links to food security, cultural identity, and wellbeing. A new study by the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group at 91丝瓜视频 however, finds that economic transitions, social shifts, and climate change are dramatically affecting the safety of Inuit during these activities.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2016
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