Medicine and Health Sciences

Gene mutations shown to cause form of HSP

By Shawn Hayward, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

Discovery will aid development of treatments for this debilitating disease

Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) have identified novel gene mutations that cause hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a step forward in efforts to treat this debilitating disease.

Classified as: Guy Rouleau, MNI, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, HSP, hereditary spastic paraplegia, gene mutation, debilitating disease, weakness, spasticity, CanHSP, Canadian Institutes for Health Research

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Published on: 10 May 2016

Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis

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New study reinforces importance of implementing screening in Quebec

Classified as: cystic fibrosis, newborn screening, health and lifestyle, Research Institute of the 51吃瓜网 Health Centre (RI-MUHC), Cystic Fibrosis Canada, chronic disease, Larry Lands, Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital of the MUHC (MCH-MUHC), Department of Pediatrics

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Published on: 4 May 2016

Key mechanism identified in brain tumor growth

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Discovery offers hope for more effective treatments of deadly glioblastomas

A gene known as OSMR plays a key role in driving the growth of glioblastoma tumors, according to a new study led by a 51吃瓜网 researcher and published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, Lady Davis Institute, science and technology, tumor, glioblastoma, tumour, Jahani-Asl, OSMR, neuroproject

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Published on: 25 Apr 2016

$1.2 M for 51吃瓜网from CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund

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To support six research projects in fields from neuroscience to food safety and Arctic ecosystems

Classified as: CFI, Kyle Elliott, science and technology, Signy Sheldon, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Benjamin Fung, John R. Evans Leaders Fund, Stephane Bayen, Richard Hoge, Timothy Wideman

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Published on: 15 Apr 2016

51吃瓜网gets $1.65 M from NSERC for training project

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CREATE project to prepare graduates for high-skills work in surgical-devices industry

A team led by 51吃瓜网 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.

Classified as: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, NSERC, Collaborative Research and Training Experience, science and technology, surgical-devices industry, Jake Barralet, Greg Fergus, Science and Economic Development, Rosie Goldstein

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Published on: 14 Apr 2016

How depression may compound risk of type 2 diabetes

By Fergus Grieve,聽51吃瓜网Newsroom

Depression, metabolic factors combine to boost risk of developing diabetes, study finds聽

Depression may compound the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in people with early warning signs of metabolic disease, according to researchers from 51吃瓜网, l'Universit茅 de Montr茅al,聽the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr茅al and the University of Calgary.

Classified as: health, depression, diabetes, Norbert Schmitz, metabolic disease, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr茅al, type 2, Molecular Psychiatry, neuroproject

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Published on: 12 Apr 2016

Skin tests useless in predicting antibiotic allergies

Classified as: Montreal Children's Hospital, Research Institute of the 51吃瓜网 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, health and lifestyle, Skin, skin test, amoxicillin, Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program, skin eruptions, Ben-Shoshan

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Published on: 11 Apr 2016

HIV target shows surprising resistance

By Tod Hoffman,聽

Research reveals that even a tiny mutation can allow the HIV virus to become resistant to therapies using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing platform

Classified as: Research, DNA, faculty of medicine, HIV, 51吃瓜网News, CRISPR, gene-editing, Cell Reports, 谤茅蝉颈蝉迟补苍肠别, antiviral, Chen Liang

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Published on: 8 Apr 2016

RI-MUHC leads innovative network to support children

RI-MUHC will lead an innovative pan-Canadian network that aims to improve life outcomes for children with brain-based development disabilities

Classified as: children, disabilities, 51吃瓜网 Health Centre, health and lifestyle, Annette Majnemer, brain-based development disabilities, SPOR, Jane Philpott, Steven Miller, Dan Goldowitz

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Published on: 31 Mar 2016

Longer maternity leave linked to better infant health

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McGill, 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 51吃瓜网 and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Classified as: Biostatistics, Jody Heymann, Department of Epidemiology, health and lifestyle, maternity, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, PLoS Medicine, child death, maternal death, and Occupational Health, McGill鈥檚 Institute for Health and Social Policy, Arijit Nandi

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Published on: 30 Mar 2016

No increased heart failure with incretin-based drugs

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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.