/channels/taxonomy/term/20553/all en /channels/channels/news/what-time-malaria-bearing-mosquito-bites-you-might-make-difference-358318 <p>聽</p> <p>A discovery by 鲍鱼直播-affiliated researchers could lead to more effective treatment of malaria and other parasitic diseases.</p> <p>When mice are infected in the middle of the night with the parasites causing cerebral malaria, the symptoms of the disease are less severe than for those inflected during the day, and the spread of the parasites within the hosts is more limited, research teams from 鲍鱼直播, the Douglas Research Centre and the Research Institute of the 鲍鱼直播 Health Centre have discovered.</p> Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:52:23 +0000 webfull 201356 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-sshrc-grants-foster-collaboration-community-partners-357802 <p><em>Two 鲍鱼直播 faculty members and their collaborators received Partnership Development Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council</em></p> <p>The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has announced the recipients of its latest Partnership Development Grants competition, including $400,000 awarded to two 鲍鱼直播 researchers.</p> Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:01:15 +0000 webfull 200613 at /channels /channels/channels/news/nada-jabado-named-2024-loreal-unesco-women-science-laureate-north-america-357325 <p><em>Prestigious award honours 鲍鱼直播 and RI-MUHC pioneer in the field of pediatric brain tumours</em></p> <p>鲍鱼直播 Professor and Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Oncology, Nada Jabado, has been named the 2024 L'Ore虂al-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for North America. Dr. Jabado is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, a Senior Scientist in the Child Health and Human Development Program at the Research Institute of the 鲍鱼直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and a Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital of the MUHC.</p> Tue, 14 May 2024 14:06:34 +0000 webfull 200046 at /channels /channels/channels/news/fighting-flu-surprising-power-century-old-vaccine-tuberculosis-355628 <p>As Canada鈥檚 flu season collides with record strep A cases and ongoing COVID-19 concerns, a new study is shedding light on our understanding of respiratory immune responses. Scholars from the Research Institute of the 鲍鱼直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have discovered a surprising facet about a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis, Bacillus Calmette Gu茅rin (BCG).</p> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:53:05 +0000 webfull 198039 at /channels /channels/channels/news/reducing-fatigue-and-errors-among-nurses-working-night-shifts-347527 <p>Nurses exposed to 40 minutes of bright light before their night shifts feel less fatigued and make fewer errors at work, according to a study led by 鲍鱼直播. The nurses also slept better after their shifts.</p> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:33:55 +0000 webfull 189089 at /channels /channels/channels/news/how-immune-cells-generated-neonatally-protect-our-lungs-throughout-our-lifetime-345860 <p>Every day, humans breathe in 11,000 litres of air. But this essential act also means we inhale microorganisms, particles, and pollutants. A new study from the Research Institute of the 鲍鱼直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has revealed how the unique immune cells that are developed in the embryo protect our lungs from environmental challenges throughout the course of our lifetime.</p> Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:55:52 +0000 webfull 186959 at /channels /channels/channels/news/international-consortium-investigates-overactive-immune-cells-cause-covid-19-deaths-321710 <p>In the urgent battle to treat COVID-19 patients, a group of eleven international medical research organizations is investigating whether overactive immune cells that produce Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) cause the most severe cases. The consortium, called the NETwork, includes Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, and the Research Institute of the 鲍鱼直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC).</p> Fri, 17 Apr 2020 22:12:49 +0000 webfull 160189 at /channels /channels/channels/news/children-quebec-are-not-diagnosed-early-enough-type-1-diabetes-297175 <p>Elwyn was a healthy 13 month-old toddler when she started drinking water from the bathtub. Over time, she became increasingly thirsty and demanded more and more breast milk. For her parents, this seemed like typical behaviour related to a growth spurt. One day, however, they noticed that she was abnormally weak and rushed her to the emergency department. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and had already developed a life-threatening complication of the disease known as diabetic ketoacidosis.</p> Tue, 14 May 2019 19:58:49 +0000 webfull 149309 at /channels