/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1309/all en /newsroom/channels/event/neuro-epilepsy-lecture-series-magnetoencephalography-meg-and-its-role-drug-resistant-epilepsy-357967 <p>The 2024-2025 Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series will include eight lectures covering hot topics in basic and clinical epilepsy research.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:48:26 +0000 admin 312508 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/neuro-epilepsy-lecture-series-closed-loop-control-cognitive-networks-children-epilepsy-357970 <p>The 2024-2025 Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series will include eight lectures covering hot topics in basic and clinical epilepsy research.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:04:55 +0000 admin 312509 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/7th-national-neuromuscular-review-course-354330 <p>Dr. Nicolas Dupré of Laval University, Dr.</p> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:33:26 +0000 admin 307590 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/bilingual-babies-prefer-baby-talk-any-language-329965 <p>Babies prefer baby talk in any language, but particularly when it’s in a language they’re hearing at home, according to a new study including close to 700 babies on four continents. The research, which was published today in the journal <a href="https://psyarxiv.com/sqh9d/"><i>Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science</i></a> and included researchers from ���ϲʿ������, showed that all babies respond more to infant-directed speech – baby talk –than they do to adult-directed speech.</p> Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:01:26 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 257031 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/lsd-may-offer-viable-treatment-certain-mental-disorders-328008 <p>Researchers from ���ϲʿ������ have discovered, for the first time, one of the possible mechanisms that contributes to the ability of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to increase social interaction. The findings, which could help unlock potential therapeutic applications in treating certain psychiatric diseases, including anxiety and alcohol use disorders, are published in the journal <i>PNAS</i>.</p> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:46:16 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 256571 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-launch-multicultural-mental-health-resource-centre-327768 <p>Bell Let's Talk, ���ϲʿ������, The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) and the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital are pleased to announce the official launch of the <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3039650-1&h=3962097836&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.multiculturalmentalhealth.ca%2F&a=Multicultural+Mental+Health+Resource+Centre" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre</a> (MMHRC).</p> Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:08:44 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 256257 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-congratulates-order-canada-honorees-326520 <p> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 18:21:30 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 250916 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/what-do-breast-cancer-cells-feel-inside-tumour-325381 <p>Using a new technique, a team of ���ϲʿ������ researchers has found tiny and previously undetectable ‘hot spots’ of extremely high stiffness inside aggressive and invasive breast cancer tumours. Their findings suggest, for the first time, that only very tiny regions of a tumor need to stiffen for metastasis to take place. Though still in its infancy, the researchers believe that their technique may prove useful in detecting and mapping the progression of aggressive cancers.<br /> <br /></p> Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:28:06 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 243476 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-co-founded-grassroots-organization-receives-major-gift-continue-covid-19-fight-325691 <p>COVID-19 Resources Canada, a grassroots organization co-founded by a ���ϲʿ������ researcher, today announced it received a donation of $250,000 from the <a href="https://www.trottierfoundation.com">Trottier Family Foundation</a> to facilitate Canada’s response to the pandemic. Since its launch in March 2020, the organization has developed two of the most comprehensive databases in Canada with more than 600 COVID-19 funded research projects and experts from over 25 Canadian institutions.</p> Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:03:35 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 245066 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/discovery-new-key-player-long-term-memory-325183 <p>A ���ϲʿ������-led multi-institutional research team has discovered that during memory consolidation, there are at least two distinct processes taking place in two different brain networks – the excitatory and inhibitory networks. The excitatory neurons are involved in creating a memory trace, and the inhibitory neurons block out background noise and allow long-term learning to take place.</p> Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:32:41 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 242184 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-opinion-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-unlikely-fall-2021-325084 <p>Experts working in the field of vaccine development tend to believe that an effective vaccine is not likely to be available for the general public before the fall of 2021. In a paper published recently in the <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-020-06244-9"><i>Journal of General Internal Medicine</i></a>, a ���ϲʿ������-led team published the results of a recent survey of 28 experts working in vaccinology.</p> Thu, 01 Oct 2020 15:30:00 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 241817 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/better-understanding-natures-nanomachines-may-help-design-future-drugs-321979 <p>Many of the drugs and medicines that we rely on today are natural products taken from microbes like bacteria and fungi. Within these microbes, the drugs are made by tiny natural machines – mega-enzymes known as nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs). A research team led by ���ϲʿ������ has gained a better understanding of the structures of NRPSs and the processes by which they work.</p> Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:15:11 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 209636 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/national-study-collect-data-aging-adults-experiences-during-covid-19-pandemic-321774 <p>How does a pandemic affect the physical and psychological health of adults as they age? Does COVID-19 have an impact on the delivery of regular health-care services? Does a COVID-19 infection lead to long-term health problems affecting the lungs or brain?</p> Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:53:18 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 209009 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/placebo-effect-and-psychedelic-drugs-tripping-nothing-321373 <p>There has been a lot of recent interest in the use of psychedelic drugs to treat depression. A new study from ���ϲʿ������ suggests that, in the right context, some people may experience psychedelic-like effects from placebos alone. The researchers reported some of the strongest placebo effects (these are effects from “fake” medication) on consciousness in the literature relating to psychedelic drugs. Indeed, 61% of the participants in the experiment reported some effect after consuming the placebo.</p> Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:56:53 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 205554 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-claim-three-spots-demanding-ai-funding-competition-320733 <p>Earlier today, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) announced the results of the competition for the Canada-UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative, and three ���ϲʿ������ teams were among the selected projects. The initiative supports the development of collaborations in AI projects between researchers in Canada and in the UK. Each winning project will receive up to $173,333 per year up to three years, for a total of $520,000 CAD per project.</p> Sat, 22 Feb 2020 14:27:15 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 199303 at /newsroom