International platform for sharing cardiovascular data launched by euCanSHare
McGill's Professor Bartha Maria Knoppers to co-lead the work package on ethics and interoperability.
Study links genes with function across the human brain
Comparing two neural maps reveals the roles of genes in cognition, perception and feeling
Many psychiatric disorders have genetic causes, but the exact mechanism of how genes influence higher brain function remains a mystery. A new study provides a map linking the genetic signature of functions across the human brain, a tool that may provide new targets for future treatments.
Bilingual babies prefer baby talk - in any language
Babies prefer baby talk in any language, but particularly when it’s in a language they’re hearing at home, according to a new study including close to 700 babies on four continents.
Fertility Frontier: Can Transgender Women Get Uterus Transplants?
By David McFadden
It’s been nearly seven years since the world’s first successful birth after a human womb transplant. Since that medical milestone, the experimental procedure has seen such significant clinical advances that over 60 uterus transplants have been performed in women across the globe, resulting in at least 18 live births.
Infrared imaging could help screen for COVID-19
Technology offers more accurate method to detect illness in minimally symptomatic cases
As the global COVID-19 pandemic has continued to rage across the globe, temperature recordings have been widely used as a screening tool to help detect infected individuals.
Dr Beth Cummings appointed Assistant Dean, Health Professions Education
Dr Beth Cummings was appointed Assistant Dean, Health Professions Education. Dr Cummings will work closely with the Vice-Dean, Education and other stakeholders on the implementation of the Education Strategic Plan (Project Renaissance) goals relevant to the Health Professions programs.
Dr Ning-Zi Sun promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine
Congratulations! Dr Ning-Zi Sun has been promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine!
Dr Emily McDonald promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine
Congratulations! Dr Emily McDonald has been promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine!
Dr Blair Schwartz promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine
Congratulations! Dr Blair Schwartz has been promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine!
How sperm remember
It has long been understood that a parent’s DNA is the principal determinant of health and disease in offspring. Yet inheritance via DNA is only part of the story; a father’s lifestyle such as diet, being overweight and stress levels have been linked to health consequences for his offspring. This occurs through the epigenome - heritable biochemical marks associated with the DNA and proteins that bind it.
Major funding announced for brain imaging at The Neuro
$4.67M from Brain Canada will help probe the brain’s mysteries and create international research links
Research at The Neuro’s McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) of McGill University will receive a major boost thanks to a $4.67M grant from Brain Canada’s Platform Support Grant (PSG) program.
Viruses can ‘hijack’ cellular process to block immune response
Research led by McGill University and Queen’s University Belfast has found that viruses can ‘hijack’ an existing molecular process in the cell in order to block the body’s antiviral immune response to a viral infection.
The results of the study have been published in the journal Molecular Cell.
Multiple ALS projects at The Neuro awarded funding
Program brings together multidisciplinary teams with expertise in various areas of neurodegenerative disease
Child Marriage in Canada
The IHSP's Alissa Koski and her colleague Shelley Clark have been receiving some media attention from their recent article:
Child Marriage in CanadaKoski A and Clark SPopulation and Development Review (2021).https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12369 Published January 8th, 2021
Abstract: