The World Alzheimer Report 2018, The state of the art of dementia research: New frontiers brings together 21 of the global leading lights in all areas of dementia research. Written by renowned journalist and broadcaster Christina Patterson (Time Magazine, The Guardian, The Sunday Times), this report tackles some of the complex questions surrounding dementia research. It looks at the hopes and frustrations and asks why there have been no major medical treatment breakthroughs for over 20 years.
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Published on: 30 Nov 2018
SERIOUSLY.THOSE THINGS ARE BAD NEWS IN ALL KINDS OF WAYS
Sleep deprivation is being noticed in younger and younger kids, a bad sign given how the brain develops during childhood. A paediatric sleep expert at McGill, Reut Gruber, is quoted in the CMAJ article, pointing out that the same inadequate sleep issues long associated with teenagers is now showing up in younger kids. According to her study, Children aged 10 and 11 still need between nine and 11 hours of sleep every night - but only half get that much sleep.
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Published on: 30 Nov 2018
The Resident Awards Night was held on Monday, November 26th at Thomson House. The MPRA honoured residents and faculty alike with their annual awards.
Please click on the attachment at right to view the list of recipients
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Published on: 29 Nov 2018
McGill Faculty of Medicine Clinical Innovation Competition (CLIC) was initiated by Dr. Raymond Hakim with the goal of encouraging McGill Faculty members, learners and graduates to innovate for improved health care and outcomes.
To learn more about the prizes, eligibility, timeline and criteria, “CLIC” on the link at right.
The deadline to submit is February 15, 2019.
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Published on: 23 Nov 2018
The first round of the McGill-Western Collaboration Grant awards were announced yesterday, showcasing the unique research partnership between Western University’s BrainsCAN and McGill University’s Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative. In the inaugural round,seven research teams, each co-led by a Western and McGill faculty member, have been awarded funding for their transformational research projects that aim to radically transform our understanding of the brain.
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Published on: 23 Nov 2018
Peut-on soigner le stress post-traumatique avec un simple médicament ? C’est la question que pose l’étude Paris-Mémoire vive. L’un de ses promoteurs, le canadien Alain Brunet, est de passage à Paris. Professeur de psychiatrie à l’université McGill de Montréal, il présente des résultats assez stupéfiants. À ce jour, plus de 340 patients adultes participent à l’étude, essentiellement des victimes des attentats de Paris le 13 novembre 2015 et de Nice le 14 juillet 2016.
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Published on: 23 Nov 2018
Women make up the majority of the health workforce and yet remain under-represented in leadership and decision-making positions. This gender gap overlooks women’s expertise and talents, and compromises the knowledge and policy base for advancing health and equity globally. The need to improve the visibility and recognition of women in global health is clear, and with Canada’s international reputation for advancing health and equity, it is important that the diversity of women leaders be recognized and amplified.
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Published on: 21 Nov 2018
Congratulations to all the students who received a Graduate Excellence Fellowship in Mental Health Research Award for 2018-2019!
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Published on: 16 Nov 2018
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Published on: 16 Nov 2018
To mark the 75th anniversary of McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry, Canada’s first academic department in the field, a special symposium will be held at the St. James Theatre on November 29. Under the theme Looking Forward, Looking Back the event will provide participants with the opportunity to hear from a distinguished lineup of international speakers and to network with old and new colleagues alike.
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Published on: 13 Nov 2018
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Published on: 1 Nov 2018
The use of antidepressants among teenagers has exploded in just the last few years in Quebec.
Figures from Quebec's health insurance board are staggering — three times more Quebec teens were consuming antidepressant drugs in 2017 than they had ten years earlier.
In addition, twice as many teen girls than teen boys are using them.
Find out more
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Published on: 1 Nov 2018
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