Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre /newsroom/taxonomy/term/7217/all en When dads are feeling a bit depressed or anxious, how do kids fare? /newsroom/channels/news/when-dads-are-feeling-bit-depressed-or-anxious-how-do-kids-fare-352440 <p>Many parents experience stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms throughout their lives, particularly during times of transition, such as pregnancy and children鈥檚 entry into school. Studies have generally found that high levels of anxiety and depression in parents are linked to poorer behavioural and cognitive outcomes in children.</p> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:29:15 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307430 at /newsroom Why do some non-smokers get COPD while many heavy smokers don鈥檛? /newsroom/channels/news/why-do-some-non-smokers-get-copd-while-many-heavy-smokers-dont-322660 <p>Smoking is the best-known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating lung condition that can severely limit a person鈥檚 day-to-day activities. But curiously, only a minority of lifelong smokers develops the disease, while non-smokers represent more than 25% of all COPD cases. A new study published today in <i>The Journal of the American Medical Association聽</i>suggests that a developmental mismatch between airway and lung size鈥攁 condition called dysanapsis鈥攃ould answer why.</p> Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:55:51 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 215519 at /newsroom Cellular origins of pediatric brain tumors identified /newsroom/channels/news/cellular-origins-pediatric-brain-tumors-identified-302813 <p>A research team led by Dr. Claudia Kleinman, an investigator at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, together with Dr. Nada Jabado, of the Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and Dr. Michael Taylor, of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), discovered that several types of highly aggressive and, ultimately, fatal pediatric brain tumors originate during brain development. The genetic event that triggers the disease happens in the very earliest phases of cellular development, most likely prenatal.</p> Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:08:27 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 189175 at /newsroom Anti-TB drugs can increase risk of TB re-infection /newsroom/channels/news/anti-tb-drugs-can-increase-risk-tb-re-infection-295658 <p>Current treatments for tuberculosis (TB) are very effective in controlling TB infection caused by <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).</i> They don鈥檛, however, always prevent reinfection. Why this happens is one of the long-standing questions in TB research.</p> Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:56:54 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 153422 at /newsroom International team of scientists detect cause of rare pediatric brain disorder /newsroom/channels/news/international-team-scientists-detect-cause-rare-pediatric-brain-disorder-294983 <p>Mathilde came into the world with chubby cheeks and a full head of auburn hair. But she was a very sick baby, and was immediately transferred on January 19, 2013 to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (MCH-MUHC). By the time she arrived, she was sicker than initially expected; Mathilde鈥檚 small head was of particular concern to doctors. She underwent neurological tests, and sadly, they came back abnormal: her brain hadn鈥檛 developed properly and her brain white matter (or myelin) was found to be atypical.</p> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:05:32 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 147229 at /newsroom Infertility treatment linked with slightly higher risk of pregnancy complications /newsroom/channels/news/infertility-treatment-linked-slightly-higher-risk-pregnancy-complications-294370 <p>Women who become pregnant using infertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilization, have a slightly higher risk of a complication according to a new study by researchers at ICES, Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and St. Michael鈥檚 Hospital. These complications can include bleeding, serious infections and admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) around the time of delivery.</p> Mon, 04 Feb 2019 20:31:57 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 139434 at /newsroom How does cancer spread? /newsroom/channels/news/how-does-cancer-spread-292414 <p>How does cancer spread?<b> </b>While studying human brain tumour cells, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) found some answers to this crucial, yet so far unanswered question. They looked at a gene called EGFRvIII, which is present in patients with glioblastoma 鈥 a highly aggressive form of brain cancer that spreads quickly and that is difficult to treat.</p> Mon, 10 Dec 2018 18:48:58 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 115826 at /newsroom Safe cannabis pain relief without the 鈥渉igh鈥 /newsroom/channels/news/safe-cannabis-pain-relief-without-high-291089 <p>In the wake of cannabis legalization, a team of scientists at the聽<a href="http://rimuhc.ca/">Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre</a>聽(MUHC) and 平特五不中 have delivered encouraging news for chronic pain sufferers by pinpointing the effective dose of marijuana plant extract cannabidiol (CBD) for safe pain relief without the typical 鈥渉igh鈥 or euphoria produced by the THC. The findings of their study have been published in the journal PAIN.</p> <p>聽</p> Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:58:16 +0000 jessica.goodsell@mcgill.ca 94451 at /newsroom Life-saving epinephrine underused during anaphylaxis outside of hospital, study finds /newsroom/channels/news/life-saving-epinephrine-underused-during-anaphylaxis-outside-hospital-study-finds-289419 <p>Fewer than half of adults and children experiencing food-induced anaphylaxis use their epinephrine autoinjector (EAI) before being treated at a hospital emergency room, according to a new Canadian study.</p> <p>鈥淚t鈥檚 a disappointing reality that epinephrine is seriously underused,鈥 says lead researcher Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, a pediatric allergist and immunologist at the Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital, and an assistant professor of Pediatrics at 平特五不中.</p> Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:56:19 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 81041 at /newsroom Brain鈥檚 biological clock stimulates thirst before sleep /newsroom/channels/news/brains-biological-clock-stimulates-thirst-sleep-263012 <p>The brain鈥檚 biological clock stimulates thirst in the hours before sleep, according to a study published in the journal <em>Nature</em> by 平特五不中 researchers.</p> Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:02:45 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26206 at /newsroom The brain gives up more secrets /newsroom/channels/news/brain-gives-more-secrets-259151 <p><em><b>By聽Julie Robert, <a href="https://muhc.ca/">平特五不中 Health Centre</a></b></em></p> <p>A research team, led by the Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, has broken new ground in our understanding of the complex functioning of the brain.</p> Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:03:15 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25323 at /newsroom Heart attack: Gender matters in predicting outcomes /newsroom/channels/news/heart-attack-gender-matters-predicting-outcomes-258229 <p><strong><a href="/newsroom/">Newsroom</a></strong></p> Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:10:01 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25198 at /newsroom Roberta Palmour /newsroom/roberta-palmour Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23608 at /newsroom Jean-Pierre Routy /newsroom/jean-pierre-routy Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23264 at /newsroom What鈥檚 behind your thirst? /newsroom/channels/news/whats-behind-your-thirst-256112 <p>Discovery advances our understanding of how our brain controls body hydration and temperature Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:29:22 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24538 at /newsroom