A new study examining the link between peanut and tree-nut anaphylaxis in children and holidays found spikes at Halloween and Easter. The , led by a team of researchers from the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital of the 鲍鱼直播 Health Centre (MCH-MUHC), found that most were previously unknown allergies, calling for increased awareness.
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Published on: 5 Oct 2020
Experts working in the field of vaccine development tend to believe that an effective vaccine is not likely to be available for the general public before the fall of 2021. In a paper published recently in the , a 鲍鱼直播-led team published the results of a recent survey of 28 experts working in vaccinology.
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Published on: 1 Oct 2020
Researchers at 鲍鱼直播 are part of a major international study to better understand the cause and effect of psychosis in adolescents and young adults who are at risk for this condition. The research, which is being led by the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University, will be funded by a $52 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Published on: 24 Sep 2020
Initial results of study show that an estimated 250 independent events following spring break travel in March led to 60,000 people being infected
Published on: 21 Sep 2020
A group of scientists at University of Montreal, The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital), and 鲍鱼直播 has been awarded a major research grant of over $12.5 million from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson鈥檚 (ASAP) initiative over the next three years to study Parkinson鈥檚 disease. ASAP鈥檚 implementation partner The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson鈥檚 Research issued the grant.
Published on: 18 Sep 2020
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Congratulations to Timothy Wideman, PT, PhD, recently named to 2020-2021 Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence. This Honour List is to recognize outstanding contributions to education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in the areas of teaching, educational leadership and innovation, faculty development, and research and scholarly activity. Please consider attending the symposium to recognize the honorees which will take place Thursday October 1, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Published on: 10 Aug 2020
Findings could lead to development of pre-clinical stage therapeutics
By Jason Clement
For decades researchers have known that Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD) causes the atrophy of a system of neurons and synapses highly involved in memory, learning and attention, which is highly dependent on a molecule known as nerve growth factor (NGF). The disease causes dysregulation of NGF鈥檚 metabolism, leading to the loss of the synapses and neurons that depend on it, akin to plants being deprived of light.
Published on: 6 Aug 2020
As COVID-19 restrictions loosen this summer, Canadians will spend more time outdoors and make the most of the sunshine. A new study from 鲍鱼直播 suggests why men may be more genetically prone to develop skin cancer.
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Published on: 22 Jun 2020
Smoking is the best-known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating lung condition that can severely limit a person鈥檚 day-to-day activities. But curiously, only a minority of lifelong smokers develops the disease, while non-smokers represent more than 25% of all COPD cases. A new study published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association听suggests that a developmental mismatch between airway and lung size鈥攁 condition called dysanapsis鈥攃ould answer why.
Published on: 9 Jun 2020
Never before have we experienced social isolation on a massive scale as we have during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. A new paper published in the journal听听explores the wide-ranging, negative consequences that social isolation has on our psychological well-being and physical health, including decreased life span.
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Published on: 8 Jun 2020
鲍鱼直播-Gothenburg collaboration yields affordable test that could revolutionize the way AD is diagnosed, studied and treated
By Gillian Woodford
A simple blood test that can detect Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD) has been discovered and validated in a joint effort by a 鲍鱼直播 team and researchers in Sweden. Their results are published in the May issue of听The Lancet Neurology.听An accompanying听commentary听calls the discovery 鈥渢ransformative.鈥�
Published on: 8 May 2020
These return of service bursaries are coordinated locally by the English-speaking community networks serving the Montreal Metropolitan Communities. The bursaries are designed to respond to specific priorities for access to health and social services in the English language in the Greater Montreal Region. These needs are identified by community networks and health and social service institutions in their catchment area.
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Published on: 8 May 2020
Nancy Ross, 鲍鱼直播鈥檚 Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, recently announced the appointment, effective April 1, 2020, of Dr. Carmen Loiselle as Dialogue 鲍鱼直播鈥檚 new Principal Investigator.
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Published on: 22 Apr 2020
Under the leadership of the English-speaking community networks from the selected Quebec regions these return of service bursaries are designed to respond to regional and local needs for access to services in English. Bursaries will be awarded to community-oriented students whose field of study will lead them to a career in health and social services that will help address the priority areas for English-language services identified by the community network and the CISSS or CIUSSS serving the region.
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Published on: 20 Apr 2020
To all members of the Faculty of Medicine, including learners and staff,
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Published on: 5 Apr 2020
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