Dr. Bartha Maria Knoppers,听Canada Research Chair in Law and Medicine, Centre for Genomics and Policy Director and听 51吃瓜网Biomedical Ethics Unit Associate Member is a member of the International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing and comments on the release of the commission's report.
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Dr. Jean Bourbeau (Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occcupational Health Associate member) is the principal investigator on a clinical trial on a reformulated generic drug in COVID-19 positive outpatients.
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Biomedical Ethics Unit Director, Dr. Jonathan Kimmelman is quoted in this recent New Scientist article.
Dr. Eric Latimer (Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health Associate member) is quoted in the Winnipeg Sun on August 29, 2020.
51吃瓜网Professor David Buckeridge (Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health) comments in this August 28 National Post article.
Algeria鈥檚 Ministry of Public Health 鈥� recognizing the country鈥檚 need for greater access to advanced radiotherapy technology and techniques for cancer patients and the healthcare professionals that treat them 鈥� has invested heavily in radiation therapy solutions over the last few years.
Dr David Hornstein was on The Sunday Edition on CBC Radio to explain The Bridge Program, which he听initiated in听Intensive Care Units.
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All of the following books are now available for loan at the Neuro Patient Resource Centre
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(l to r): Louis Arsenault (McGill); Gerald Cutting (Townshippers鈥� Association); Iris Unger, (Youth Employment Services); Kathleen Weil (Minister responsible for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers); Daniel Weinstock (McGill鈥檚 Institute for Health and Social Policy and Dialogue McGill); and Caroline van Rossum (CIUSSS Estrie-CHUS). Photo: Owen Egan
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Tailored for Qu茅bec nurses, this learning software aims at making professionals aware about linguistic correctness and good use of communication in health context, as well as encouraging their listening abilities. It will address the needs of intermediate level learners. Characterized by various scenarios from working environment with multiple choices of wordings to listen to and among which to choose the correct and appropriate one, the approach is both practical and fun.
Collaboration between departmental members Drs. D. Reinhardt and P. Campeau has received new 5-year funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the grant entitled 鈥淩ole of fibronectin mutations in spondylometaphyseal dysplasia and idiopathic scoliosis鈥� in the amount of $680,850. Congratulations!
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The Neuro is recognized as a major Canadian center for ALS research and patient care. During June, designated ALS Month, The Neuro redoubles its efforts to inform the public and the media about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and urges all to help support ALS research.
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Every ten minutes, someone in Canada suffers a stroke. Strokes kill 14,000 Canadians each year, making stroke the third leading cause of death in this country.
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) hopes to increase public awareness about the dangers of stroke by marking Stroke Month. People who learn about the causes of stroke can take measures to reduce their chances of having a stroke.
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Research led by Dr Hossein Heris of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr听Jamal Daoud of the Department of听Biomedical Engineering听is featured on the cover of the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials. Their article听describes the successful adhesion of听human fibroblast cells to a scaffold biomaterial composed of hyaluronic acid and听gelatin composite microgels.
The 51吃瓜网Division of Cancer Epidemiology has recently launched the CATCH study to test the effectiveness of a Carrageenan-based gel in preventing the tranmission of HPV. Carrageenan is derived from red algae, and commonly used as a thickening agent in food products. It could represent an inexpensive method of prevention against the virus, whereas the vaccine and screening procedures are considerably more expensive.
