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Viral communications hacking boosts Leishmania infections
New study sheds light on viral biology, could lead to efficient vaccines against a tropical disease
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Infertility treatment linked with slightly higher risk of pregnancy complications
Women who become pregnant using infertility treatments have a slightly higher risk of a complication according to a new study
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Shared genetic marker offers new promise in targeting specific ovarian and lung cancers
Two new papers offer promise that a drug currently used to treat estrogen positive breast cancer may be effective in treating two different types of cancer
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A hide-out for viruses in the testicles
RI-MUHC team leads an innovative study using testicular tissue to unlock the secrets of the immune system...
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Quebec researchers among recipients of $34 million “Grand Challenge” Grant from Cancer Research UK to combat cancer
Research teams from McGill and MUHC are part of an international effort to uncover how chronic inflammation causes cancer
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Confronting a killer
Defeating tuberculosis (TB) will require in-depth collaboration, including researchers, medical professionals but also the communities...
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Global resource helps to inform understanding of cancer risk
McGill University has helped develop a global resource that includes data on thousands of inherited variants in the BRCA1 and...
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Québec Science magazine honours a team from the RI-MUHC!
Recent work by McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) gyneco-oncologists, Drs. Lucy Gilbert, Xing Zeng and Kris Jardon, along with...
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Suboptimal, inconsistent treatment for anaphylaxis due to unknown cause
A new Canadian study, led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), is shedding light on...
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Wound care revolution: Put away your rulers and reach for your phone
Monitoring a wound is critical, especially in diabetic patients, whose lack of sensation due to nerve damage can lead to infection of a lesion...