Poor medical follow-up, difficulty in accessing appropriate care, and loss of income... A research team highlights the challenges faced by people living with rare diseases.

Veterinary scientists at UdeM think they've unlocked a key reason behind infertility in women: they have too little of an important protein called SF-1.

Pierrich Plusquellec and his team at UdeM's School of Psychoeducation publish the results of a facial-expression study measuring 'emotional contagion' and the risk of depression.

Heatwaves are smothering the globe this summer. UdeM physiologist Daniel Gagnon has some ideas on how best to cope.

A team of Université de Montréal scientists tries to better understand the resilience of the brain during the asymptomatic period of Parkinson's disease – and makes a surprising finding.

Survival rates of babies after bone-marrow transplants jumped significantly after screening for SCID – severe combined immunodeficiency disease – began in North America in 2008, a major study finds.

AI promises to transform drug development and dispensing, but many challenges first need to be overcome. An overview.

Researchers in Montreal and Brussels have identified a molecule that allows HIV to evade the immune system and that may prove to be a good therapeutic target.

The majority of young Quebec athletes have suffered psychological violence from teammates, coaches or parents, according to a study by Professor Isabelle Daignault.

For the first time in Quebec, gene therapy is being used to reverse a rare disease caused by a genetic defect, and it’s thanks to the tireless work of two Université de Montréal doctors.