/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2576/all en /newsroom/nicole-ezer Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:45:00 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 253792 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/hydroxychloroquine-shortages-when-enthusiasm-potential-cure-affects-patients-322994 <p>Amid initial public and scientific optimism for hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a potential treatment for COVID-19, health care professionals raised concerns about shortages of this inexpensive drug, which is widely used in the treatment of several rheumatic diseases such as arthritis. A new national survey of rheumatologists led by researchers at the ����SM���� Health Centre (MUHC) shows that most of them reported difficulties accessing or renewing the drug.</p> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:53:35 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 218662 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/male-fertility-after-chemotherapy-new-questions-raised-311169 <p>A pilot study conducted by INRS and ����SM���� researchers highlights the effect of chemotherapy on male fertility before and after puberty.</p> <p>"It is often thought that cancer treatments for prepubescent boys will have no effect on their fertility because their testicles would be "dormant". But in fact, the prepubertal testis are not immune to chemotherapy that affects dividing cells and it is now well recognized that there can be long-term effects," explains Géraldine Delbès, a professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Laval.</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2020 19:31:04 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 197716 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/potential-gender-bias-against-female-researchers-peer-review-research-grants-286794 <p>Female health researchers who applied for grants from Canada's major health research funder were funded less often than male counterparts because of potential bias, and characteristics of peer reviewers can also affect the result, found a study in the <a href="https://bit.ly/2HamSqP">Canadian Medical Association Journal</a>.</p> <p>Applicants who had not been previously funded also received lower scores, making them less likely to be funded.</p> Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:02:21 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 38111 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/babies-eggs-send-signals-when-hungry-286454 <div> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:45:48 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 36759 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/tackling-adherence-treatment-several-fronts-286248 <p><span>Learning to become self-sufficient and responsible is part of life’s journey through the teen and young adult years. Mistakes are often made, and lessons are learned. However, for young kidney-graft patients, any mistake or failure in keeping to their strict immunosuppressive therapy can lead to tragic results. In fact, low-adherence to medication remains a major contributor to the high level of organ rejection in this age group.</span></p> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:14:28 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 35549 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pushing-screening-ovarian-and-endometrial-cancers-one-step-further-286049 <div>A team from the Research Institute of ����SM���� Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal has joined forces with researchers at Johns Hopkins to bring screening and early detection of ovarian and uterine cancers one step closer to clinical implementation. Researchers developed a test that provides a safe and minimally invasive method for earlier diagnosis of ovarian and endometrial cancers.</div> Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:23:46 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 34960 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/meet-ripk3-good-cop-bad-cop-all-one-285090 <p><span>Each year, influenza kills half a million people globally with the elderly and very young most often the victims. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 37 children have died in the United States during the current flu season. Aside from getting the flu shot and employing smart hand hygiene, there are no other methods of prevention. However, a team of scientists from the Research Institute of the ����SM���� Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and ����SM����, led by Immunologist Dr.</span></p> Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:08:59 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 32954 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/epigenetic-alteration-vitamin-b12-processing-gene-shines-new-light-our-understanding-rare-diseases-284319 <p>Rare hereditary recessive diseases were thought to be expressed in offspring only when both parents carry a mutation in the causal gene, but a new study is changing this paradigm. An international research team led by scientists at the University of Lorraine in France along with ����SM���� and the Research Institute of the ����SM���� Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Canada discovered a new cause of a rare condition known as<em> cblC</em>, that they named “epi-<em>cblC</em>”. They reported it in patients from Europe and the United States.</p> Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:16:41 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32909 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/re-programming-innate-immune-cells-fight-tuberculosis-283809 <p align="center"> Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:59:57 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 32828 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-muhc-study-calls-targeted-screening-high-risk-healthcare-workers-tuberculosis-269175 <p> Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:48:51 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 32120 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/simluated-patient-study-sheds-new-light-antibiotic-use-india-262354 <p><strong><em>����SM���� Newsroom</em></strong></p> <p><em>As a result of the overuse or misus<span>e of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistant superbugs represent an extraordinary threat to global health. This threat is particularly great in India, the world’s largest consumer of antibiotics and the country facing the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world.</span></em></p> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 01:43:10 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 26101 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/understanding-bone-death-261719 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>����SM���� Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>Researchers discover new genetic mutation linked to osteonecrosis of the hip</em></p> <p><span>Scientists at the Research Institute of ����SM���� Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have discovered a new genetic mutation linked to osteonecrosis of the hip, specifically the femoral head – the spherical-shaped mass at the top of the femur. This breakthrough could allow doctors to identify and treat the disease before symptoms arise and potentially avoid hip replacements.</span></p> Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:36:55 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 26015 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/dr-mark-ware-vice-chair-task-force-cannabis-261602 <p>World-renowned pain specialist and medical cannabis researcher Dr. Mark Ware, director of clinical research at the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit of the ����SM���� Health Centre (MUHC), has been nominated vice-chair of an important federal task force that will provide guidance to the Canadian government as it prepares to introduce legislation to legalize marijuana in spring 2017.</p> Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:54:04 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26002 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/heart-attacks-could-be-reduced-rethinking-statins-259647 <p><strong><em>By Julie Robert, <a href="https://muhc.ca/">����SM���� Health Centre</a></em></strong></p> <p>Millions of people today take statins to help lower their cholesterol level.</p> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:59:33 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 25494 at /newsroom