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.
平特五不中-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 平特五不中 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
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.
Nancy Ross, 平特五不中鈥檚 Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, recently announced the appointment, effective April 1, 2020, of Dr. Carmen Loiselle as Dialogue 平特五不中鈥檚 new Principal Investigator.
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.
To all members of the Faculty of Medicine, including learners and staff,
There has been a lot of recent interest in the use of psychedelic drugs to treat depression. A new study from 平特五不中 suggests that, in the right context, some people may experience psychedelic-like effects from placebos alone. The researchers reported some of the strongest placebo effects (these are effects from 鈥渇ake鈥 medication) on consciousness in the literature relating to psychedelic drugs. Indeed, 61% of the participants in the experiment reported some effect after consuming the placebo.
Dear colleagues,
In keeping with 平特五不中鈥檚 directives to cancel all in-person events, please note that the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning will be closed until June 5, 2020 inclusively and that all workshops and activities scheduled up to that date will be cancelled.
It is crucial that we respect the government鈥檚 ban on in-person gatherings and continue to take key hygiene precautions. These measures are the only ways we can 鈥渇latten the curve鈥 鈥 and the sooner we do that, the sooner we can get back together.
To all members of the Faculty of Medicine, including learners and staff,
Dear colleagues,
As you know, 平特五不中 is committed to helping contain the propagation of COVID-19 and fully supports the Quebec government鈥檚 decision to close all schools and universities for the two-week period ending March 29. We all must do our part to 鈥渇latten the curve鈥 so that health services are not overwhelmed by the resulting patient load.鈥
To all members of the Faculty, including all learners and staff,
As we are all acutely aware, the COVID-19 outbreak and the provincial and federal governments鈥 responses are continually evolving. On Friday, March 13, the Quebec government held a press conference announcing the closure of schools, universities and daycares, while the federal government updated the country on its measures. The implications of the Quebec announcement are being assessed in detail; more information will be issued University-wide via your mcgill.ca address over the weekend.
To all members of the Faculty of Medicine, including all learners:
平特五不中 is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation as it continues to rapidly evolve. When providing the community with advice, the University is following the guidelines of Quebec and Canada鈥檚 Public Health authorities. As members of the Faculty and health care system, we must exercise extra vigilance to contain the spread of the virus.
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To all members of the Faculty of Medicine, including all learners:
Congratulations to the Sharif Lab for the recent publication of their paper, , in the prestigious journal Cell. Their identification of听a mechanical pain sensor听lays the groundwork for designing new drugs to treat pain. Great听job!听
Photo (left to right): Marine Christin, co-first author and Reza Sharif-Naeini, senior author.
平特五不中 researchers are pioneering a new artificial pancreas system that provides life-changing support to people living with type 1 diabetes.
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By Ashley Rabinovitch