/channels/taxonomy/term/11742/all en /channels/channels/news/nada-jabado-named-2024-loreal-unesco-women-science-laureate-north-america-357325 <p><em>Prestigious award honours UU直播 and RI-MUHC pioneer in the field of pediatric brain tumours</em></p> <p>UU直播 Professor and Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Oncology, Nada Jabado, has been named the 2024 L'Ore虂al-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for North America. Dr. Jabado is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, a Senior Scientist in the Child Health and Human Development Program at the Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and a Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital of the MUHC.</p> Tue, 14 May 2024 14:06:34 +0000 webfull 200046 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-university-and-moderna-expand-collaborations-new-projects-lipid-nanoparticle-research-349107 <p>UU直播 today announced it has signed agreements with ModernaTX, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, to support two innovative research projects in the area of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). LNPs are critical components in mRNA medicines such as vaccines, as they are the primary delivery method of mRNA strands to the target cells.</p> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:47:24 +0000 webfull 190576 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canadian-researchers-promising-path-towards-developing-flu-treatment-using-lipid-target-297368 <p>For most people, the influenza A virus (IAV), commonly known as the flu, is cleared from the body by our own immune system. In some cases, however, the immune response becomes dysregulated and if left uncontrolled, the inflammation caused by our own immune cells can lead to extensive lung tissue damage and enhanced morbidity and mortality.</p> <p>How can we help our immune system to balance the two main host defense strategies: attacking pathogens (called <i>host resistance</i>) and preserving our own tissue (called <i>disease tolerance</i>)?</p> Wed, 22 May 2019 15:59:08 +0000 webfull 149497 at /channels /channels/channels/news/using-laser-light-study-how-epilepsy-arises-healthy-brain-295750 <p>Scientists at UU直播 have developed a new method to study how seizures arise in the healthy brain. Using laser light guided through ultra-thin optic fibers in the brain of rodents, the researchers 鈥渢urned on鈥� light-sensitive proteins in selective brain cells and were able to eventually cause seizures through repeated laser stimulation. These findings were published March 27, 2019 in the journal Scientific Reports.</p> Wed, 27 Mar 2019 19:40:57 +0000 webfull 147713 at /channels /channels/channels/news/safe-cannabis-pain-relief-without-high-291089 <p>In the wake of cannabis legalization, a team of scientists at the聽<a href="http://rimuhc.ca/">Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre</a>聽(MUHC) and UU直播 have delivered encouraging news for chronic pain sufferers by pinpointing the effective dose of marijuana plant extract cannabidiol (CBD) for safe pain relief without the typical 鈥渉igh鈥� or euphoria produced by the THC. The findings of their study have been published in the journal PAIN.</p> <p>聽</p> Thu, 25 Oct 2018 20:03:34 +0000 webfull 142516 at /channels /channels/channels/news/no-nonsense-approach-genetic-kidney-disease-children-290387 <p>The Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre鈥檚 (RI-MUHC) push to treat a rare genetic disease in children 鈥� with a higher percentage found in French Canadians 鈥� has received $2 million as part of a <a href="http://www.genomequebec.com/408-en/news-harnessing-genomics-to-improve-human-health-and-the-environment/?month=&page=1&year=2018&tri=H">national genomic contest</a> led by Genome Canada.</p> Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:34:56 +0000 webfull 141720 at /channels /channels/channels/news/preterm-birth-nodal-gene-under-microscope-289214 <p>Preterm birth is a major global public health problem. Every year, 15 million babies are born prematurely and many will suffer from neurodegenerative disorders, including cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, impaired vision, and behavioural problems.</p> Tue, 04 Sep 2018 14:34:01 +0000 webfull 140454 at /channels /channels/channels/news/gazette-mcgill-and-muhc-given-500000-cannabis-cancer-research-projects-288891 <p>The funding will be split between separate projects looking into the properties of cannabidiol and a search for a new treatment of an aggressive brain cancer.</p> <p><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/mcgill-and-muhc-given-500000-for-cannabis-cancer-research-projects">Read more</a></p> Thu, 16 Aug 2018 19:43:22 +0000 webfull 140055 at /channels /channels/channels/news/babies-eggs-send-signals-when-hungry-286454 <div> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:45:49 +0000 webfull 137176 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pushing-screening-ovarian-and-endometrial-cancers-one-step-further-286049 <div>A team from the Research Institute of UU直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal has joined forces with researchers at Johns Hopkins to bring screening and early detection of ovarian and uterine cancers one step closer to clinical implementation. Researchers developed a test that provides a safe and minimally invasive method for earlier diagnosis of ovarian and endometrial cancers.</div> Wed, 21 Mar 2018 23:38:40 +0000 webfull 136623 at /channels /channels/channels/news/epigenetic-alteration-vitamin-b12-processing-gene-shines-new-light-our-understanding-rare-diseases-284319 <p>Rare hereditary recessive diseases were thought to be expressed in offspring only when both parents carry a mutation in the causal gene, but a new study is changing this paradigm. An international research team led by scientists at the University of Lorraine in France along with UU直播 and the Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Canada discovered a new cause of a rare condition known as<em> cblC</em>, that they named 鈥渆pi-<em>cblC</em>鈥�. They reported it in patients from Europe and the United States.</p> Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:16:43 +0000 webfull 134593 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pregnancy-related-conditions-taken-together-leave-moms-and-dads-risk-282694 <p>Research has already shown that women who develop either diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at risk of getting type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease years later.聽Now, a new study from a team at the Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and UU直播 shows that the risk of developing those conditions post pregnancy is drastically higher if the women had聽both聽diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy. The study, published today in the聽<em>American Journal of Epidemiology</em>, doesn鈥檛 end with the mother鈥檚 risks.</p> Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:51:32 +0000 webfull 132663 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ri-muhc-scientist-takes-hiv-self-testing-global-hivsmarttm-270627 <p><em>By Julie Robert</em></p> Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:51:01 +0000 webfull 131449 at /channels /channels/news/key-unlocking-mystery-triple-negative-breast-cancer-263636 <p>A study conducted at the Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) suggests screening breast cancer patients for the prolactin receptor could improve the prognosis for patients and may help them avoid unnecessary and invasive treatments. Using a database of 580 women with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), the researchers found that survival was prolonged in patients who expressed the prolactin receptor and that prolactin hormone was able to reduce the aggressive behavior of cancerous cells. It does so by decreasing their ability to divide and form new tumors.</p> Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:02:38 +0000 webfull 122412 at /channels /channels/news/reducing-cancer-related-fatigue-one-step-time-243486 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:34:28 +0000 webfull 108771 at /channels