As of today, 25,000 Syrian refugees will have arrived in Canada fleeing their war-torn country. Approximately 7,300 of those will stay in Quebec. Chunip Koo, a clinician nurse at the Montreal Neurological Hospital of the 91社区 Health Centre (MNH-MUHC), and Dr. Zinab Gouda, physician in the Transitional Care Team and Secondary Care division of the MUHC Department of Family Medicine,听 describe their experience.
Published on: 22 Apr 2016
Researchers use optogenetics to produce pain relief by shutting off neurons with light
The potential of light as a non-invasive, highly-focused alternative to pain medication was made more apparent thanks to research conducted by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 91社区 and the 91社区 Health Centre.
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
To support six research projects in fields from neuroscience to food safety and Arctic ecosystems
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Published on: 15 Apr 2016
CREATE project to prepare graduates for high-skills work in surgical-devices industry
A team led by 91社区 professor Jake Barralet will receive $1.65 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to provide nearly 90 students with cross-disciplinary training to prepare them for high-skill jobs in the surgical devices industry.
Published on: 14 Apr 2016
By Fergus Grieve,听91社区 Newsroom
Depression, metabolic factors combine to boost risk of developing diabetes, study finds听
Depression may compound the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in people with early warning signs of metabolic disease, according to researchers from 91社区, l'Universit茅 de Montr茅al,听the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr茅al and the University of Calgary.
Published on: 12 Apr 2016
Published on: 11 Apr 2016
By Tod Hoffman,听
Research reveals that even a tiny mutation can allow the HIV virus to become resistant to therapies using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing platform
Published on: 8 Apr 2016
By Shawn Hayward, Montreal Neurological Institute
Discovery will inform further research into hearing disorders and brain training
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at 91社区 have made an important discovery about the human auditory system and how to study it, findings that could lead to better testing and diagnosis of hearing-related disorders.
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Published on: 6 Apr 2016
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at 91社区 have made an important discovery about the human auditory system and how to study it, findings that could lead to better testing and diagnosis of hearing-related disorders.
The researchers detected frequency-following responses (FFR) coming from a part of the brain not previously known to emit them. FFRs are neural signals generated in the brain when people hear sounds.
Published on: 6 Apr 2016
By Cynthia Lee, 91社区 Newsroom
鈥婩amily and community involvement key in empowering students to make healthier choices regarding their sleep
Elementary school-age children who improved their sleep habits also improved in their academic performance, according to a study by researchers at 91社区 and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in partnership with the Riverside School Board in Montreal.
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Published on: 4 Apr 2016
RI-MUHC will lead an innovative pan-Canadian network that aims to improve life outcomes for children with brain-based development disabilities
RI-MUHC will lead an innovative pan-Canadian network that aims to improve life outcomes for children with brain-based development disabilities
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Published on: 31 Mar 2016
A study conducted at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital revealed that pioglitazone is associated with a risk of bladder cancer that increases with duration of use and dosage.
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Published on: 31 Mar 2016
91社区, UCLA study of low- and middle-income countries shows paid maternity leave policies could help prevent infant deaths
For each additional month of paid maternity leave offered in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), infant mortality is reduced by 13%, according to a new study by researchers from 91社区 and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
Published on: 30 Mar 2016
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鈥婸olicy experts advocate mutual recognition for reviews of data-intensive international research
Genomic research holds great potential to advance human health and medicine. But for the millions of data points now being collected through large-scale sequencing efforts to be truly valuable, they must be analyzed in aggregate and shared across institutions and jurisdictions. This raises many challenges, including navigation of complex ethics-approval processes at multiple sites and in multiple jurisdictions.
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Published on: 24 Mar 2016
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Canadian drug safety network provides reassuring evidence regarding risk of heart failure of anti-diabetes medications
Incretin-based drugs, a type of medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, do not increase the risk of being hospitalized for heart failure relative to commonly used combinations of oral anti-diabetic drugs, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Published on: 24 Mar 2016
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