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The evidence appears to suggest that regular sauna use leads to improved health.

Health

Saunas are good for your health

10 January 2025

Article

David Lau and Stephanie Tobin show that body-weight control in mice is strongly modulated by neurons in the nucleus accumbens.

Health

Targeting a brain enzyme to curb obesity

16 December 2024

Press release

This highly competitive funding represents a significant milestone in Parkinson's disease research.

Health

UdeM receives $8M to study the link between the immune system and Parkinson's disease

11 December 2024

Brief

The presence of cells containing latent forms of HIV, which are not sensitive to current antiretroviral treatments, is an obstacle to the eradication of HIV in people living with HIV.

Health

Tracking down and eliminating HIV dormant in the body: a major step forward

2 December 2024

Press release

The study revealed that fish-oil omega-3 supplementation was effective in inhibiting the effects of LDL on adipose tissue inflammation and its association to risk factors for Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Health

Killing two birds with one stone

29 November 2024

Press release

Research led by Michel Cayouette, IRCM researcher and professor at the Université de Montréal, has uncovered a novel phenomenon concerning mammalian retinal photoreceptor cells. Published in the journal Developmental Cell, their study shows that the cilia of these cells, which capture light, align themselves in a coordinated and uniform manner in the plane of the retinal tissue.

Health

Discovery of an essential role for light in the organization of retinal cells

20 November 2024

Press release

Health

Detecting consciousness with EEGs, soundscapes and … clowns

18 November 2024

Article

Health

Recommendations for better pandemic preparedness

5 November 2024

Article

This study provides new scientific insights into the etiology of Crohn’s disease, chronic and incurable disease whose causes are not yet fully known.

Health

Inflammatory bowel disease: the crucial period of early childhood

29 October 2024

Press release

Neurons are the building blocks of the brain and the nervous system that are responsible for sending and receiving signals that control the brain and body functions.

Health

A new target for anxiety disorders

10 October 2024

Press release

Understanding the mechanisms causing mirror movement is key to finding ways to treat it.

Health

Looking deeper into the mirror

2 October 2024

Press release

Michelle Carr

Community

Michelle Carr: Manipulating dreams to improve mental health

26 September 2024

Article

The study illustrates the functional importance of inter-cellular signal exchanges, but it's only the beginning, the researchers believe.

Science

Getting the body to function properly

25 September 2024

Press release

Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer, and the third most deadly.

Health

Development of a tool to study new treatments for liver cancer

18 September 2024

Article

These recent scientific advances mean that the “shock-and-kill” eradication strategy, often used in the fight against HIV, can be foreseen in a different way.

Health

An antidiabetic helps the immune system recognize reservoirs of HIV

11 September 2024

Press release

DNA fragments dubbed "transposable" are expressed at higher levels in certain thymus cells than in the rest of the body.

Health

Do genetic "parasites" help the immune system develop and function?

4 September 2024

Article

Fentanyl and new synthetic opioids are on track to soon become the most commonly detected substances in opioid poisoning deaths.

Health

Has Quebec entered a new era of drug-related deaths?

30 August 2024

Press release

This is the first time that this signaling pathway (GAS6 and AXL) has been directly implicated in insulin resistance.

Health

Type 2 diabetes: new light on cellular mechanisms causing insulin resistance

23 August 2024

Press release

The Gagnon laboratory team has developed a new cell culture protocol, called LTHY (for “Long-Term Hypoxia”).

Health

Novel approach to study hypoxia enables identification of a marker for ovarian cancers

1 August 2024

Article

Several members of the medical faculty led workshops or gave talks in which they shared their own journeys to inspire the next generation.

Health

Inspiring youth from Black communities

30 July 2024

Article

Although still in its infancy, research on heat adaptation is advancing rapidly in response to the climate emergency.

Health

Helping our bodies beat the heat

25 July 2024

Article

An analysis of pan-Canadian data reveals a significant increase in the hospitalization rate during the most stringent public health measures, all across Canada.

Health

Eating disorders among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

8 July 2024

Press release

Dr. Frédéric Charron's team has demonstrated that β-arrestin proteins act as adapters between Smo and SFKs proteins, two crucial components of axon guidance.

Health

Spinal cord formation in the embryo: the role of a protein family understood

27 June 2024

Press release

The key to the IRIC’s success lies in its multi-faculty structure (medicine, pharmacy, arts and science), which is unique in Canada, and its focus on advancing both basic research and the drug commercialization process.

Health

Basic research at IRIC spawns commercial drugs

29 May 2024

Article

Nicolas Chomont

Community

Nicolas Chomont receives an award of excellence in HIV research

6 May 2024

Brief

Pioneer factors are the master regulators of the genome and epigenome: any disruption of their action has major consequences.

Science

Keys to the genome: unlocking the package

10 April 2024

Press release

Pascal Chartrand and Éric Lécuyer

Health

Two winners of the Innovative Therapies for Hereditary Ataxias competition at UdeM

18 March 2024

Brief

In Quebec, one in three patients who end up in the emergency room are struggling with a mental-health problem because they can’t access services or have no support network.

Health

Mental health: Taming the beast

13 March 2024

Article

Across Canada, sickle cell disease affects nearly 6,000 people, mostly of African, Haitian, Indian or the Middle Eastern origin.

Health

A risky mix of two diseases

29 February 2024

Article

Dr. Roger Guillemin

Community

Death of a giant of medicine

23 February 2024

Article

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