New study reveals promising strategy to retrain neutrophils to target breast cancer 

Published: 14 July 2025

A ground-breaking study conducted by researchers from McGill University, the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and MIT...

High-salt diet inflames the brain and raises blood pressure, study finds

Published: 19 August 2025

A new study finds that a high-salt diet triggers brain inflammation that drives up blood pressure.

Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient’s chance of dying at home

Published: 22 September 2025

Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient’s probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a McGill University-led study....

New discovery remarkably improves immunotherapy in bladder cancer and beyond

Published: 26 June 2025

BCG therapy—the gold standard treatment for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), where the cancer has not penetrated the muscle layer—is one of the earliest forms of cancer immunotherapy.

New tool helps seniors reduce unnecessary medications

Published: 4 August 2025

McGill University researchers have developed and are licensing a digital tool to help safely reduce patients’ use of medications that may be unnecessary or even harmful to them....

Students with overprotective parents are more vulnerable to anxiety during their transition to university, researchers find

Published: 4 September 2025

First-year undergraduates who grew up with overly cautious or controlling parents tend to experience increased anxiety when faced with stresses associated with the transition to university,...

Couples who co-create a shared worldview find greater meaning in life

Published: 16 June 2025

Fostering shared understanding between romantic partners may be a powerful way for people to navigate uncertainty and build a more meaningful life, a study by McGill researchers suggests.

Youth at risk of suicide show early warning signs that adults often miss

Published: 23 July 2025

Drawing on a landmark 25-year study that followed Quebec children into adulthood, McGill University researchers have identified two distinct patterns in how suicidal thoughts emerge and the early...

Study raises red flags about BPA replacements

Published: 26 August 2025

Chemicals used to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging can trigger potentially harmful effects in human ovarian cells, according to McGill University researchers....

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