Research News

$14 million to train the next generation of biomedical researchers

cléa — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:31:48 -0400

The Research Institute of the MUHC and McGill University have received a number of CIHR grants to support student recruitment and training.

A new weapon in the war against HIV-AIDS

cléa — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:36:52 -0400

A discovery by a team of Canadian and American researchers could provide new ways to fight HIV-AIDS. According to a new study published in Nature Medicine, HIV-AIDS could be treated through a combination of targeted chemotherapy and current Highly Active Retroviral (HAART) treatments.

MUHC researcher awarded $500,000

cléa — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:28:30 -0400

Dr. Maya Saleh and her MUHC-based team of researchers will use a generous grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to help identify the genes involved in our body's first line of defense.

Cigarette smoking does not affect everyone in same way

cléa — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:29:24 -0400

Dr. Manuel Cosio from the McGill University Health Centre, in collaboration with Italian and Spanish scientists, reports in The New England Journal of Medicine that an autoimmune mechanism, compounded by genetic predisposition in COPD, would explain the progression of the disease in some smokers and the evasion in others.

Smokers and Non-Smokers Needed!

cléa — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:21:07 -0500

Researchers in the MUHC's Department of Medicine are are looking for smokers, non-smokers, and former-smokers who recently quit smoking, aged 18-45 years to participate in a study looking at the effect of smoking and exercise on arterial stiffness.

50th anniversary of Canada’s 1st kidney transplant

cléa — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:46:43 -0400

The Life-saving procedure was pioneered at the MUHC's Royal Victoria Hospital site and marked Canada’s first such operation.