Study linking depression to specific altered brain cells opens door to new treatments
Researchers at 成人VR视频 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.
Call for Letters of Intent: Translational Impact Research Program | Cycle 2
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鈥檚 strategic priorities and priority disease areas: oncology, rare diseases, infectious diseases, cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases.
Professor Simon Roy wins Marathon of Hope Clinician-Scientist Award for melanoma research
Simon Roy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, is one of four early-career clinician-scientists across Canada to receive the 2025 Clinician-Scientist Award from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN).听
Study raises red flags about BPA replacements
Chemicals used to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging can trigger potentially harmful effects in human ovarian cells, according to 成人VR视频 researchers.
A new study examined several chemicals commonly used in price stickers on packaged meat, fish, cheese and produce found early signs of potential toxicity.
成人VR视频 researchers鈥� studies offer promise for lung and brain cancer treatment
Two seminal studies from 成人VR视频, investigating immune landscapes of lung and brain tumours, were published today in Nature. This work was led by Logan Walsh, Daniela Quail and Peter Siegel, researchers at the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute and Philippe Joubert from Universit茅 Laval.
Message from VP-Dean Eidelman - The Faculty's Return to Campus
Dear Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Colleagues,
Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network accelerates precision medicine plan with signing of Contribution Agreement with Health Canada
Vancouver, BC -- The Government of Canada and the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) have jointly signed a Contribution Agreement which opens the door for the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network to begin operating.
成人VR视频 researcher-led International Task Force unveils first-of-its kind standards for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder
By David McFadden
Listed by the World Health Organization among the ten leading causes of medical disability worldwide, the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is at a level on par with cancer. 听This prevalent disorder is characterized by highly distressing intrusive thoughts and repeated compulsive behaviours such as washing or checking.
Two cellular pathways involved in TNBC tumour development and a promising targeted combination therapy
A team of researchers at the RI-MUHC found two cellular pathways involved in TNBC tumour development and a promising targeted combination therapy
Source: RI-MUHC
Message from VP-Dean Eidelman - Planning for a return to campus
Dear members of our Faculty community,
Our world has changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet we have persevered to continue to offer world-class education and conduct leading research. Indeed, I am immensely proud of our contributions.
Under 30 and sexually active? It鈥檚 a good idea to get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends routine screening
Source: CMAJ
Anyone sexually active under age 30听should be offered testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea, according to a new听guideline听from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care published in听CMAJ听(Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Fertility Frontier: Can Transgender Women Get Uterus Transplants?
By David McFadden
It鈥檚 been nearly seven years since the world鈥檚 first successful birth after a human womb transplant. Since that medical milestone, the experimental procedure has seen such significant clinical advances that over 60 uterus transplants have been performed in women across the globe, resulting in at least 18 live births.
Infrared imaging could help screen for COVID-19
Technology offers more accurate method to detect illness in minimally symptomatic cases听
As the global COVID-19 pandemic has continued to rage across the globe, temperature recordings have been widely used as a screening tool to help detect infected individuals.
Researchers identify the origin of a deadly brain cancer
Finding could lead to potential therapiesResearchers at 成人VR视频 are hopeful that the identification of the origin and a specific gene needed for tumour growth could lead to new therapeutics to treat a deadly brain cancer that arises in teens and young adults. The discovery relates to a subgroup of glioblastoma, a rare but aggressive form of cancer that typically proves fatal within three years of onset.
Pfizer Canada donation will help new researchers change the future
MONTREAL, QUEBEC 鈥� Pfizer Canada has made a $600,000 gift to the 成人VR视频 Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) via 成人VR视频 and the 成人VR视频 Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation. The gift, which was announced today during the 2nd听annual MI4 Scientific Symposium, will support innovation and life-changing research through the creation of the听Pfizer听Early Career Investigator Awards.