Scientists identify new genetic causes linked to abnormal pregnancies and miscarriages
A team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University have identified...
Can't sleep? Fruit flies and energy drinks offer new clues
Sleep is an essential behavioural state in animals ranging from invertebrates to humans. It is critical for immune function, stable metabolism...
Cracking the Genetic Code of type 2 diabetes
Once you have diabetes, it is difficult to stop its progression and once diabetic complications set in, they are usually irreversible...
First annual Trottier-Webster Research Innovation Competition announced by the MUHC Foundation
The McGill University Health Centre Foundation, along with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), is pleased...
More than a research hospital, a hospital driven by research
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is proud to be once again highly ranked in Research Infosource's prestigious list of Canada's Top 40...
Scientific breakthrough: promising new target for immunotherapy
Following the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine, global attention is now more than ever turned toward the promise of...
Safe cannabis pain relief without the “high”
In the wake of cannabis legalization, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill...
Cannabis and brain development
Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, psychiatrist and researcher from the Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program (BRaIN) at...
Young Canadians face heightened crash risk after consuming cannabis, new study finds
Young Canadians are more at risk of a vehicle crash even five hours after inhaling cannabis, according to results of a clinical trial...
No-Nonsense Approach to Genetic Kidney Disease in Children
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre’s (RI-MUHC) push to treat a rare genetic disease in children...