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mcgill faculty of medicine research /channels/taxonomy/term/8627/all en Predicting the transmission of rare, genetically based diseases /channels/channels/news/predicting-transmission-rare-genetically-based-diseases-292335 There are only 25 people in the whole of Quebec at the moment who have a rare recessive genetic disease called chronic atrial and intestinal dysrhythmia (CAID). It is a serious disease that affects both heart rate and intestinal movements. A ƽ��岻��-led research team has been able to trace the gene mutations underlying the disease back to two European founding families who arrived in the province in the 17th century. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 20:35:26 +0000 webfull 144011 at /channels Revolutionary new probe zooms in on cancer cells /channels/news/revolutionary-new-probe-zooms-cancer-cells-241687 Improves tumour surgeries and extends survival times for brain cancer patients VIDEO: <a href="http://bit.ly/1EYjsTV">http://bit.ly/1EYjsTV</a> Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:55:42 +0000 webfull 108126 at /channels Practice doesn’t always make perfect (depending on your brain) /channels/news/practice-doesn%E2%80%99t-always-make-perfect-depending-your-brain-254260 Study fuels nature versus nurture debate How do you get to Carnegie Hall? New research on the brain’s capacity to learn suggests there’s more to it than the adage that “practise makes perfect.” A music-training study by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at ƽ��岻�� and colleagues in Germany found evidence to distinguish the parts of the brain that account for individual talent from the parts that are activated through training. Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:53:49 +0000 webfull 111427 at /channels Guy Rouleau awarded major prize /channels/news/guy-rouleau-awarded-major-prize-236610 Dr. Guy Rouleau, Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at ƽ��岻�� and ƽ��岻�� Health Centre, is being awarded the Prix d’excellence 2014 by the Collège des médecins du Québec, for his outstanding contributions to neurogenetics and medicine. Dr. Rouleau accepts the award today at a ceremony at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City. TRIBUTE VIDEO: <a href="http://bit.ly/1np0tJH">http://bit.ly/1np0tJH</a> Fri, 09 May 2014 18:39:43 +0000 webfull 102814 at /channels World Polio Day – October 24 /channels/news/world-polio-day-%E2%80%93-october-24-239731 &lt;p&gt;Video: &lt;a href="<a href="/channels/%3Ca%20href%3D">/channels/%3Ca%20href%3D</a>"<a href="http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM&quot;&gt;http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;">http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM"&gt;http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a>"&gt;<a href="http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM">http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM</a>"&gt;<a href="http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;">http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a> Video: <a href="http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM">http://youtu.be/kIuXn31RmiM</a> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:57:55 +0000 webfull 106115 at /channels Neuro researchers awarded $10.5 M from CFI /channels/channels/news/neuro-researchers-awarded-105-m-cfi-253127 Today the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology) announced an investment of $333 million for research infrastructure through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Two projects submitted by researchers affiliated with the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro at ƽ��岻�� and the MUHC, have received a total of over $21 M in funding, with matching funds from the Government of Quebec. Fri, 29 May 2015 16:01:36 +0000 webfull 110272 at /channels Alan Evans awarded major brain disorders prize /channels/news/alan-evans-awarded-major-brain-disorders-prize-238360 Dr. Alan Evans, a pioneering scientist who has helped map the human brain, has been awarded the Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize by the University of British Columbia. Dr. Evans is a researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the James ƽ��岻�� Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Biomedical Engineering at ƽ��岻��. Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:09:44 +0000 webfull 104651 at /channels Using patients’ own cells to accelerate research into neurological disease /channels/channels/news/using-patients-own-cells-accelerate-research-neurological-disease-244516 $1 M gift from Mr. J. Sebastian van Berkom launches translational research into neurological disease A patient’s very own skin cells may hold the key to new treatments and even cures for devastating neurological diseases. A generous $1 million donation from Mr. J. Sebastian van Berkom, and critical partnerships with Brain Canada, Laval University, Marigold Foundation and the FRQS-Réseau Parkinson Quebec are driving an innovative, iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cell) research platform that will transform research into Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases. Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:29:56 +0000 webfull 109186 at /channels Students to perform ‘brain’ surgery /channels/news/students-perform-%E2%80%98brain%E2%80%99-surgery-242534 Come witness young students perform brain surgery for the first time This Saturday, February 21st twenty CEGEP students will meet at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, at ƽ��岻�� and the MUHC for a unique chance-to test their skills at ‘brain’ surgery. These students were prize winners at the Bench to Bedside Conference for Youth 2015 - geared at stimulating student career interests in medicine, surgery and medical research. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 20:51:56 +0000 webfull 108264 at /channels Neuro awarded over $15 M in CIHR funding /channels/channels/news/neuro-awarded-over-15-m-cihr-funding-254287 Researchers get inaugural Foundation grants for high-impact, long-term programs Researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, ƽ��岻�� have been awarded over $15 million in grants in the latest round of funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The grants are part of over $600 million in national funding, announced July 28 by Minister of Health Rona Ambrose. Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:10:36 +0000 webfull 111464 at /channels Timing is everything: scientists control rapid re-wiring of brain circuits using patterned visual stimulation /channels/news/timing-everything-scientists-control-rapid-re-wiring-brain-circuits-using-patterned-visual-stimulati-236849 In a new study, published in this week’s issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires and fine-tunes its connections differently depending on the relative timing of sensory stimuli. In most neuroscience textbooks today, there is a widely held model that explains how nerve circuits might refine their connectivity based on patterned firing of brain cells, but it has not previously been directly observed in real time. Tue, 27 May 2014 14:39:57 +0000 webfull 103002 at /channels World experts join forces on rare genetic disease /channels/news/world-experts-join-forces-rare-genetic-disease-240031 <h6>Scientists shed light on ARSACS a genetic disease affecting Quebecers in regions of Charlevoix and Saguenay-Lac Saint-Jean</h6> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:19:47 +0000 webfull 106426 at /channels ALS Awareness Month – June /channels/channels/news/als-awareness-month-june-253218 As a major Canadian centre for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and treatment, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, invites the public and the media to learn more about the disease and current research and treatments, to donate money for ALS research and to wear the national emblem of ALS in Canada, the blue cornflower, during ALS Awareness Month in June. Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:36:57 +0000 webfull 110367 at /channels What happens after the ALS ice bucket challenge? /channels/news/what-happens-after-als-ice-bucket-challenge-239010 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” is a devastating fatal disease of the nervous system that kills two to five Canadians every day. On September 19th and 20th, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), at ƽ��岻�� and the ƽ��岻�� Health Centre will host the 10th Annual ALS Symposium of the Fondation André-Delambre. Nearly one hundred researchers and clinicians from several countries will come together to discuss recent progress in ALS research. Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:18:11 +0000 webfull 105386 at /channels April - Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month /channels/channels/news/april-parkinsons-disease-awareness-month-244818 The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, ƽ��岻�� and the ƽ��岻�� Health Centre, is at the forefront of Parkinson’s research and clinical care. Parkinson’s patients are seen at The Neuro’s Movement Disorders Clinic and the Montreal General Hospital. Approximately 100,000 Canadians have Parkinson’s disease. The Neuro to introduce experimental drug treatment Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:43:34 +0000 webfull 109219 at /channels