The discovery of a new mechanism involved in depression 鈥� and a way to target it with a drug as effective as classical antidepressants -- provides new understanding of this illness and could pave the way for treatments with fewer side effects.
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Published on: 7 May 2018
By Meaghan Thurston
New chair holder Sarah Harrison, who holds joint appointments in the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics, will continue her investigations in string theory, a theoretical framework that proposes a unified description of all particles and forces in nature, including gravity. Among the questions Professor Harrison explores, the mysterious relationship in mathematics between finite groups and modular forms (ominously named 鈥渕onstrous moonshine鈥�), which appears to have deep connections to physics and string theory.
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Published on: 3 May 2018
The NEOMED Institute announced today that it has entered into a development collaboration with 91丝瓜视频. Kemal Payza, Senior Project Director at NEOMED Institute will collaborate with Professor Alain Nepveu, Professor at the Goodman Cancer Research Centre and Departments of Oncology, Biochemistry and Medicine at 91丝瓜视频, to discover new therapeutic small molecules to inhibit the protein target, Cut-Like Homeobox 1 (CUX1).
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Published on: 3 May 2018
New study underlines importance of early screening and antiretroviral therapy
While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has largely dropped from news headlines since the 1990s, at the end of 2016 there were 36.7 million people living with the infection, and of those only 53 per cent had access to treatment. A new study underscores the neurological consequences of exposure to HIV without antiretroviral therapy.
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Published on: 3 May 2018
A $5-million gift from 91丝瓜视频ians G. Garvin Brown IV, BA鈥�91, and his wife Steffanie Diamond Brown, will make a major contribution to research and teaching at 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Max Bell School of Public Policy by establishing an endowed Chair in Democratic Studies. The Chair will promote further scholarship and public outreach, encourage public discussion of key challenges facing the world鈥檚 democracies, and contribute to evidence-based policy decision-making.
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Published on: 3 May 2018
Researchers have known for a couple of decades that early life adversity can affect the way that particular genes function through a process called epigenetics - a bit like a dimmer switch on a light, pushing gene activity up or down. What they haven鈥檛 been able to show until now is that POSITIVE early life experiences can have a similar effect, and that these effects can be seen over thirty years later.听听
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Published on: 1 May 2018
By Meaghan Thurston
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Published on: 1 May 2018
By Meaghan Thurston
For Joelle Pineau, becoming a medical doctor was鈥攊n her words鈥攏ot in the cards. However, this Associate Professor from 91丝瓜视频`s School of Computer Science is now the driving force behind promising research whose aim is to use AI to improve the treatment of cancer and heart disease.
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Published on: 1 May 2018
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Published on: 27 Apr 2018
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Published on: 26 Apr 2018
Pioneering work to advance genomics and precision health treatments at the Research Institute of the 91丝瓜视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has been rewarded by G茅nome Qu茅bec. Dr. Nada Jabado and Dr. Ruth Sapir-Hichhadze, the RI-MUHC scientists who received the reward, were among the winners of a nation-wide competition emphasizing precision treatments in genomics.
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Published on: 25 Apr 2018
For someone with Parkinson鈥檚 disease (PD), the simple desire to grasp a glass of water can become an insurmountable task, made impossible by the tremors in their hand or arm. Finding strategies to improve these movement impairments is one of the major goals of rehabilitating people with Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
At 91丝瓜视频, Dr. Marc Roig, an assistant professor in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy (SPOT), is studying the effects of using high-intensity exercise to stimulate the brain鈥檚 ability to learn and change with repeated experiences.
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Published on: 25 Apr 2018
Southern and Western states have the highest rates of white firearm suicide, while Midwestern states have highest rates of black firearm homicide, according to new research from 91丝瓜视频. The findings place a spotlight on states where firearm policies may help reduce homicide and suicide rates.
Gun violence has a long history in the U.S. Less understood is how homicide or suicide varies amongst black and white men across US states and how household gun ownership influences them.
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Published on: 23 Apr 2018
Female health researchers who applied for grants from Canada's major health research funder were funded less often than male counterparts because of potential bias, and characteristics of peer reviewers can also affect the result, found a study in the .
Applicants who had not been previously funded also received lower scores, making them less likely to be funded.
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Published on: 23 Apr 2018
Partners agree to share resources, establish steering committee for closer collaboration
On April 20, 2018, Canadian, Chinese and Cuban neuroscience institutes strengthened an existing partnership with the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Chengdu, China.
Partners in the agreement include The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of 91丝瓜视频, The Cuban Neuroscience Center, The University of Electronic Sciences and Technology of China, The West China Hospital, and The Tianfu New Area of Chengdu (TFNA).
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Published on: 23 Apr 2018
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