51�Թ�� News - Medicine and Health Sciences

51�Թ��researchers launch intersex health communication guide

webfull — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:56:18 +0000

Researchers at McGill’s Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) have launched a first-of-its-kind guide to help Canadian health-care providers offer more inclusive, respectful and affirming care to intersex adults.

Published: 3 October 2025

Biochemistry professor Ian Watson awarded Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s Data Sharing & Use Pilot program funding

webfull — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:54:27 +0000

Published: 1 October 2025

New AI tool detects hidden warning signs of disease

webfull — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:28:43 +0000

51�Թ�� researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can detect previously invisible disease markers inside single cells.

In a study published in Nature Communications, the researchers demonstrate how the tool, called DOLPHIN, could one day be used by doctors to catch diseases earlier and guide treatment options.

Published: 1 October 2025

51�Թ��researchers win Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award

webfull — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:19:25 +0000

Jérôme Fortin, Paul Masset, and Simon Thebault have received the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award from Brain Canada for their research in brain cognition, brain cancer, and neurological disabilities.

The 51�Թ��researchers are among 22 successful applicants from across the country. They will each receive $100,000 in research funding distributed over a period of two years.

Published: 30 September 2025

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

webfull — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:20:18 +0000

Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient’s probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 51�Թ��-led study.

Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.

Published: 22 September 2025

Physiology professor Claire M. Brown appointed inaugural Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering

webfull — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:52:07 +0000

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CISE) in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT).

Published: 9 September 2025

Biases hinder access to sexual assault evidence kits, study finds

webfull — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:49:53 +0000

Survivors of sexual assault in largely rural and remote Northwestern Ontario face systemic barriers when seeking forensic care, according to a new study led by 51�Թ�� researchers.

Published: 5 September 2025

Event | Seminar: Computer-based Predictions of RNA Structures: Where do we stand?

webfull — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:11:03 +0000

Join D2R for this hybrid seminar with Professor Eric Westhof from University of Strasbourg

Published: 4 September 2025

Study linking depression to specific altered brain cells opens door to new treatments

webfull — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:03:05 +0000

Researchers at 51�Թ�� and the Douglas Institute have identified two specific types of brain cells that are altered in people with depression.

The study, published in Nature Genetics, opens the door to developing new treatments that target these cells and deepens our understanding of depression, a leading cause of disability worldwide that affects more than 264 million people.

Published: 28 August 2025

Call for Letters of Intent: Translational Impact Research Program | Cycle 2

webfull — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:56:59 +0000

D2R | DNA to RNA is launching the next round of funding for the Translational Impact Research (TIR) program. This program supports a select few large-scale translational research projects in RNA-based therapeutics which are expected to have a measurable impact on the health of Canadians. Projects must address the D2R Initiative’s strategic priorities and priority disease areas: oncology, rare diseases, infectious diseases, cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases.

Applicant Eligibility:

This competition is open to:

Published: 27 August 2025

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