/channels/taxonomy/term/9726/all en /channels/news/may-multiple-sclerosis-awareness-month-235556 <p align="center" style="text-align:left"><b><i>What’s new at The Neuro</i></b></p> <p><b>Research: B cell study may lead to treatment options for MS</b></p> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:17:04 +0000 webfull 102675 at /channels /channels/news/pioneering-memory-researcher-brenda-milner-inducted-canadian-science-and-engineering-hall-fame-224828 <p><span><span><strong>November 21 2012</strong> - </span></span><span><span>Dr. Brenda Milner, pioneer in the field of cognitive neuroscience whose discoveries revolutionized the understanding of memory, is being inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame today. The induction ceremony takes place at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. Other inductees are physicist and educator Dr. Ursula Franklin and aviation pioneer J.A.D. McCurdy. </span></span></p> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:38:52 +0000 webfull 94553 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-led-projects-awarded-brain-canada-grants-238862 <p>Four innovative projects led by ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ researchers have been selected to receive major grants under the Canada Brain Research Fund. Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:05:49 +0000 webfull 105224 at /channels /channels/news/major-advance-understanding-risky-effective-multiple-sclerosis-treatment-225566 <h4>Powerful treatment improves patients’ lives and provides new insight into mechanisms of the disease</h4> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:53:15 +0000 webfull 95350 at /channels /channels/news/navigating-brain%E2%80%99s-blood-vessels-226178 <p align="center"><i>Live 3D images of brain’s vasculature will improve patient diagnosis and treatment</i><i> </i></p> <p>The diagnosis and treatment of potentially life-threatening neurological conditions such as aneurysms and strokes will be significantly improved as a result of cutting-edge technology at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ and the MUHC.  The new angiosuite, inaugurated today, offers significant advantages to patients and physicians including most importantly, improved safety and outcomes.</p> Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:17 +0000 webfull 96078 at /channels /channels/news/new-study-explains-cognitive-ability-differences-among-elderly-226981 <p><span><span><i>Study compares data from hundreds of people in childhood and old age</i></span></span></p> <p></p> <p><span><span>A new study shows compelling evidence that associations between cognitive ability and cortical grey matter in old age can largely be accounted for by cognitive ability in childhood.  The joint study by the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, The Neuro, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ and the University of Edinburgh, UK was published today, June 4 in <i>Molecular Psychiatry</i>. </span></span></p> <p></p> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:23:33 +0000 webfull 96863 at /channels /channels/news/scientists-discover-gene-behind-rare-disorders-218470 <h4>International study with researchers at The Neuro reveals links with other neurodegenerative diseases</h4> <p>MONTREAL, October 9, 2012  - Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro,  ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ working with a team at Oxford University have uncovered the genetic defect underlying a group of rare genetic disorders. </p> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:07:58 +0000 webfull 87617 at /channels /channels/news/medical-giants-stride-pages-new-book-232059 <p><i>Images of The Neuro</i> is literary eyewitness to medical history</p> <p>In a new collection of insightful essays and selected photos, one of Canada’s most eminent medical figures, Dr. William Feindel, shines a personal light on the world-famous institution that he headed for 12 years, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, as well as on some giants of medicine like Osler, Willis, Gilbert and Penfield.</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:27:53 +0000 webfull 100349 at /channels /channels/news/attack-silent-watchmen-charge-defend-nervous-system-218536 <p>In many pathologies of the nervous system, there is a common event - cells called microglia are activated from surveillant watchmen into fighters.  Microglia are the immune cells of the nervous system, ingesting and destroying pathogens and damaged nerve cells. Until now little was known about the molecular mechanisms of microglia activation despite this being a critical process in the body.</p> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:55:57 +0000 webfull 87741 at /channels