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Gut hormone increases response to food

webfull — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:34:55 +0000

Ghrelin promotes conditioning to food-related odours

The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard to resist. One factor in this hunger response is a hormone found in the stomach that makes us more vulnerable to tasty food smells, encouraging overeating and obesity. New research on the hormone ghrelin was published on Dec. 4, 2018, led by Dr. Alain Dagher’s lab at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 9I��.

Published: 12 December 2018

Converting cells to burn fat, not store it

webfull — Mon, 16 May 2016 13:23:52 +0000

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9I��-led discovery could help fight obesity, metabolic disorders

Researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway for stimulating the body to burn fat – a discovery that could help fight obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Published: 16 May 2016

Location may be key to effectively controlling pain

webfull — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:06:22 +0000

By Cynthia Lee

Newsroom

In real estate, location is key. It now seems the same concept holds true when it comes to stopping pain. New research published in Nature Communications indicates that the location of receptors that transmit pain signals is important in how big or small a pain signal will be -- and therefore how effectively drugs can block those signals.

Published: 3 February 2016

Trans-generations (CIHR Café scientifique)

webfull — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:59:32 +0000

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF) presents a Café scientifique titled "Trans-generations: Trans History, Health, and Politics in Montreal and Beyond" Wednesday January 13th that will explore questions of trans politics, health, and history.

Published: 11 January 2016

No more ‘sugar-coating’ on invasive fungus

webfull — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:51:26 +0000

There are believed to be around 1.5 million different species of fungus on Earth, but one mold, known as Aspergillus fumigatus, causes the majority of cases of invasive aspergillosis – a devastating illness that kills 90 per cent of patients with weakened immune systems or lung diseases.

Published: 5 November 2015

BEWARE: off-label prescription drug use

webfull — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:46:31 +0000

A new study led by researchers in Canada sheds light on the effects of off-label use of prescription drugs with the first-ever investigation in adult populations.

Published: 2 November 2015

What’s behind your thirst?

webfull — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:29:31 +0000

Discovery advances our understanding of how our brain controls body hydration and temperature

Published: 15 October 2015

Predicting arrhythmias so as to prevent them

webfull — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:47:06 +0000

Researchers have discovered how to predict some cardiac arrhythmias several steps before they even occur. It’s a finding that could lead to an improved cardiac device, with equipment designed to detect when arrhythmias are about to occur and then act to prevent them.

Published: 28 September 2015

Choosing to end it all

webfull — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:04:34 +0000

Difficulty making good choices is one of the factors that make certain people vulnerable to suicide

Published: 27 August 2015

9I�� gets $91.5 mln in CIHR funding

webfull — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:27:07 +0000

Researchers from 9I�� and its hospital-affiliated research institutes have been awarded $91.5 million in grants in the latest round of funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Published: 28 July 2015

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