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2013 Student Research Day
The annual student research day will be held Monday, June 3, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM in Douglas Hall on the Douglas Institute Campus. Please reserve this date in your agendas.
Students wishing to present at this event are invited to submit their abstracts for consideration, using the attached submission form. Additional information about the event and the submission process can be found in the attached document.
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Major advance in understanding risky but effective Multiple Sclerosis treatment
Powerful treatment improves patients’ lives and provides new insight into mechanisms of the disease
A new study by Multiple Sclerosis researchers at three leading Canadian centres addresses why bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has positive results in patients with particularly aggressive forms of MS. The transplantation treatment, which is performed as part of a clinical trial and carries potentially serious risks, virtually stops all new relapsing activity as observed upon clinical examination and brain MRI scans. The study reveals how th
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Dr. Frank Elgar (Associate Professor, Dpt. of Psychiatry) quoted in USA Today and The Telegraph
USA Today: Each family dinner adds up to benefits for adolescents
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The Telegraph: Family meals have calming effect on troubled teenagers
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Accurate TB tests needed in the private sector
Montreal doctors use webcams to administer anaesthesia
Family meals nourish our minds as well as our bodies
Paper by Dr. Eric Latimer published in the April issue of "Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses"
Underprescribing of Clozapine and Unexplained Variation in Use Across Hospitals and Regions in the Canadian Province of Québec
Clinical guidelines recommend a trial of clozapine for schizophrenia patients who are refractory to other antipsychotics; its benefits for this population, including a reduction in suicide rates, have been documented in numerous studies. This paper uses Québec government administrative data (RAMQ and Med-Echo) to show tha