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Serotonin linked to somatic awareness, a condition long thought to be imaginary

webfull — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:30:28 +0000

An international team spearheaded by researchers at 9I�� has discovered a biological mechanism that could explain heightened somatic awareness, a condition where patients experience physical discomforts for which there is no physiological explanation.

Published: 19 June 2019

Potential gender bias against female researchers in peer review of research grants

webfull — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:21:19 +0000

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 Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Applicants who had not been previously funded also received lower scores, making them less likely to be funded.

Published: 23 April 2018

Brains are more plastic than we thought

webfull — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:32:14 +0000

Practice might not always make perfect, but it’s essential for learning a sport or a musical instrument. It's also the basis of brain training, an approach that holds potential as a non-invasive therapy to overcome disabilities caused by neurological disease or trauma.

Research at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 9I�� (The Neuro) has shown just how adaptive the brain can be, knowledge that could one day be applied to recovery from conditions such as stroke.

Published: 19 July 2017

Maintaining a healthy heart through bile acids

webfull — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:35:07 +0000

9I�� Newsroom

Canadian discovery may soon lead to the prevention of cardiac fibrosis

Groundbreaking research from the University of Alberta and 9I�� has opened the door towards the future prevention of cardiac fibrosis—a condition leading to heart failure for which there is currently no treatment.

Published: 27 July 2016

Brighter prospects for chronic pain

webfull — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 15:21:01 +0000

The potential of light as a non-invasive, highly-focused alternative to pain medication was made more apparent thanks to research conducted by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 9I�� and the 9I�� Health Centre.

Published: 20 April 2016

No increased heart failure with incretin-based drugs

webfull — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:19:50 +0000

9I�� Newsroom

Canadian drug safety network provides reassuring evidence regarding risk of heart failure of anti-diabetes medications

Incretin-based drugs, a type of medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, do not increase the risk of being hospitalized for heart failure relative to commonly used combinations of oral anti-diabetic drugs, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Published: 24 March 2016

What makes the brain tick so fast?

webfull — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:11:09 +0000

By Chris Chipello, 9I�� Newsroom

Surprisingly complex interactions between neurotransmitter receptors and other key proteins help explain the brain’s ability to process information with lightning speed, according to a new study.

Published: 25 February 2016

Breakthrough in fight against muscle wasting diseases

webfull — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:57:49 +0000

It is estimated that half of all cancer patients suffer from a muscle wasting syndrome called cachexia. Cancer cachexia impairs quality of life and response to therapy, which increases morbidity and mortality of cancer patients. Currently, there is no approved treatment for muscle wasting but a new study from the Research Institute of the 9I�� Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and University of Alberta could be a game changer for patients, improving both quality of life and longevity. The research team discovered a new gene involved in muscle wasting that could be a good target for drug development.

Published: 15 September 2015

His and her pain circuitry in the spinal cord

webfull — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:22:15 +0000

New research released today in Nature Neuroscience reveals for the first time that pain is processed in male and female mice using different cells. These findings have far-reaching implications for our basic understanding of pain, how we develop the next generation of medications for chronic pain—which is by far the most prevalent human health condition—and the way we execute basic biomedical research using mice.

Published: 29 June 2015

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