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Canadian Institutes of Health Research /channels/taxonomy/term/1881/all en Gut hormone increases response to food /channels/channels/news/gut-hormone-increases-response-food-292422 Ghrelin promotes conditioning to food-related odours The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard to resist. One factor in this hunger response is a hormone found in the stomach that makes us more vulnerable to tasty food smells, encouraging overeating and obesity. New research on the hormone ghrelin was published on Dec. 4, 2018, led by Dr. Alain Dagher’s lab at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of ƽ��岻��. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:34:55 +0000 webfull 144096 at /channels What’s behind your thirst? /channels/news/what%E2%80%99s-behind-your-thirst-256112 Discovery advances our understanding of how our brain controls body hydration and temperature Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:29:31 +0000 webfull 113307 at /channels Key funding for ground-breaking epigenetics research /channels/news/key-funding-ground-breaking-epigenetics-research-218673 The ƽ��岻�� and Génome Québec Innovation Centre will receive generous support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Génome Québec to continue its trailblazing research in the field of epigenetics. The support announced today by the funding partners will go toward examining how environmental factors can alter the expression of our DNA and have life-long effects on human health. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:50:06 +0000 webfull 87899 at /channels BEWARE: off-label prescription drug use /channels/news/beware-label-prescription-drug-use-256485 A new study led by researchers in Canada sheds light on the effects of off-label use of prescription drugs with the first-ever investigation in adult populations. Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:46:31 +0000 webfull 113693 at /channels The right amount of vitamin D for babies /channels/news/mcgill-joins-mastercard-foundation-scholars-program-225965 Vitamin D is crucial to the growth of healthy bones. It is especially important that babies get enough of it during the first twelve months of their lives when their bones are growing rapidly. This is why health care providers frequently recommend that parents give their babies a daily vitamin D supplement. But how much vitamin D should babies be given? Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:53:58 +0000 webfull 96017 at /channels No more ‘sugar-coating’ on invasive fungus /channels/news/no-more-%E2%80%98sugar-coating%E2%80%99-invasive-fungus-256594 There are believed to be around 1.5 million different species of fungus on Earth, but one mold, known as Aspergillus fumigatus, causes the majority of cases of invasive aspergillosis – a devastating illness that kills 90 per cent of patients with weakened immune systems or lung diseases. Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:51:26 +0000 webfull 113811 at /channels ƽ��岻�� gets $91.5 mln in CIHR funding /channels/news/mcgill-gets-915-mln-cihr-funding-254282 Researchers from ƽ��岻�� and its hospital-affiliated research institutes have been awarded $91.5 million in grants in the latest round of funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:27:07 +0000 webfull 111456 at /channels Trans-generations (CIHR Café scientifique) /channels/news/trans-generations-cihr-cafe-scientifique-257693 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF) presents a Café scientifique titled "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/438021769726290/">Trans-generations: Trans History, Health, and Politics in Montreal and Beyond</a>" Wednesday January 13th that will explore questions of trans politics, health, and history. Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:59:32 +0000 webfull 115036 at /channels Choosing to end it all /channels/news/choosing-end-it-all-254772 Difficulty making good choices is one of the factors that make certain people vulnerable to suicide Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:04:34 +0000 webfull 111943 at /channels Location may be key to effectively controlling pain /channels/news/location-may-be-key-effectively-controlling-pain-258233 By Cynthia Lee <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/">Newsroom</a> In real estate, location is key. It now seems the same concept holds true when it comes to stopping pain. New research published in Nature Communications indicates that the location of receptors that transmit pain signals is important in how big or small a pain signal will be -- and therefore how effectively drugs can block those signals. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:06:22 +0000 webfull 115726 at /channels Predicting arrhythmias so as to prevent them /channels/news/predicting-arrhythmias-so-prevent-them-254934 Researchers have discovered how to predict some cardiac arrhythmias several steps before they even occur. It’s a finding that could lead to an improved cardiac device, with equipment designed to detect when arrhythmias are about to occur and then act to prevent them. Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:47:06 +0000 webfull 112825 at /channels Converting cells to burn fat, not store it /channels/news/converting-cells-burn-fat-not-store-it-260859 <a href="/newsroom">ƽ��岻�� Newsroom</a> ƽ��岻��-led discovery could help fight obesity, metabolic disorders Researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway for stimulating the body to burn fat – a discovery that could help fight obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Mon, 16 May 2016 13:23:52 +0000 webfull 118821 at /channels