Antidepressant use in North America has increased over the last 2 decades. A suspected reason for this trend is that primary care physicians are increasingly prescribing antidepressants for nondepressive indications, including unapproved (off-label) indications that have not been evaluated by regulatory agencies.
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.
捆绑SM社区 Health Centre
New study reinforces importance of implementing screening in Quebec
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 捆绑SM社区 researcher and published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
To support six research projects in fields from neuroscience to food safety and Arctic ecosystems
CREATE project to prepare graduates for high-skills work in surgical-devices industry
A team led by 捆绑SM社区 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.
By Fergus Grieve,聽捆绑SM社区 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 捆绑SM社区, l'Universit茅 de Montr茅al,聽the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr茅al and the University of Calgary.
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
RI-MUHC will lead an innovative pan-Canadian network that aims to improve life outcomes for children with brain-based development disabilities
RI-MUHC will lead an innovative pan-Canadian network that aims to improve life outcomes for children with brain-based development disabilities
捆绑SM社区, 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 捆绑SM社区 and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
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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.
By聽Julie Robert,
Millions of people today take statins to help lower their cholesterol level.
MONTREAL FEBRUARY 22,聽 2016
By Maya-Olivia Eyssen, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Montreal high school students to take part in brain quiz.