/medhealthsci/taxonomy/term/4/all en /medhealthsci/channels/news/cross-pollinating-ideas-scsd-research-day-364569 <p><img alt="" height="566" src="https://healthenews.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-28_SCSDResearchDay-1-451_1080x566.jpg" /> Student presenters at the SCSD Research Day, which took place on February 21, 2025.</p> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:49:49 +0000 admin 326175 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/mcgill-healthcare-management-case-competition-mhcc-date-tbd-364578 <p><strong><big>GCHM and IMHL students and alumni - apply your knowledge in a real-world healthcare challenge. </big></strong></p> <p>Register now and put your expertise to work in a fun and engaging competition.</p> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:14:22 +0000 admin 326174 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 326164 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/open-solution-improving-research-reproducibility-362210 <h2><b>Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies</b></h2> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000 admin 326160 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/six-principal-investigators-neuro-receive-cihr-grants-363535 <h2>Projects include important research on Parkinson’s, glioblastoma and dementia</h2> <p> </p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:44:57 +0000 admin 326157 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 326162 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/gene-therapy-project-receives-major-funding-360635 <h2><b>$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Gene therapy for rare neurological disorders will move one step forward thanks to a $1.14 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:20:38 +0000 admin 326166 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/d2r-awards-10-million-accelerate-rna-based-therapies-rare-diseases-and-cancer-364466 <p><strong>Montreal, March 26, 2025</strong> – 9IÖĆ×÷ł§Ăâ·Ń’s <a href="/dna-to-rna/">DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) </a>has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.</p> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:03:15 +0000 admin 326146 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/prescribing-anti-swelling-drug-reduces-immune-response-weeks-after-last-dose-363884 <h2><b>Mapping immune cell diversity reveals dexamethasone’s impact on brain cancer immunotherapy</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Swelling caused by brain cancer is a problem that can lead to serious side effects and even death. While controlling swelling is important, a new study shows that a commonly prescribed anti-swelling drug suppresses the immune system for weeks after dosage, inhibiting the body’s ability to fight the cancer.</p> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:05:58 +0000 admin 326156 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/ai-analysis-healthcare-records-reveals-key-factors-autism-diagnosis-364500 <h2><b>Scientists argue the criteria we use for diagnosing autism may need revision</b></h2> <p>Without clear and effective biological tests for autism based on genes, brain or blood measurements, diagnosis today still largely depends on clinical assessment. The standard way of doing this is by observing how the individual fits the criteria for autism listed in gold standard manuals like the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).</p> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:23:21 +0000 admin 326147 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/recreating-hallmark-parkinsons-disease-human-neurons-360245 <h2><b>Scientists use stem cells to follow development of protein bodies characteristic of neurological disease</b></h2> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:43 +0000 admin 326172 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/genetic-sequencing-project-receives-more-8-million-funding-364300 <h2><b>NeuRo Genomics Initiative will help better understand rare and aging-related neurological disorders affecting Canadians</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>A project led by Ziv Gan-Or, MD, PhD, at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of 9IÖĆ×÷ł§Ăâ·Ń and Martine TĂ©treault, PhD, at UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al has received more than $8 million to sequence the genomes of 8,700 people, to map the role of genetics in neurological disorders.</p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:55:14 +0000 admin 326151 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 admin 326170 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/project-create-ai-model-als-receives-genome-quebec-funding-364258 <h2><b>$400,000 will fuel public-private collaboration to discover new disease biomarkers</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>A new project co-led by Thomas Durcan, PhD, Director of The Neuro's Early Drug Discovery Unit, and overseen by Mathilde Chaineau, PhD, the EDDU’s program manager, will receive $400,000 in support from GĂ©nome QuĂ©bec. In partnership with Nardin Nakhla and Armstrong Murira from the Montreal-based company Simmunome, Durcan and Chaineau will develop a computational model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on which to test for new biomarkers and therapeutic targets.</p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:29:17 +0000 admin 326154 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <h2><b>Thomas Durcan’s project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 admin 326168 at /medhealthsci