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Brian Wilhelm's team.

Health

Small molecules to treat pediatric cancers

16 January 2025

Brief

The PreVenture program is today offered in schools in five Canadian provinces as well as in 12 U.S. states.

Society

Preventing substance-use disorders in teenagers

16 January 2025

Press release

When the kidneys are damaged and cannot properly filter blood, waste products do have an impact on the brain.

Health

Chronic kidney disease may lead to cognitive disorders

14 January 2025

Article

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

Health

Saunas are good for your health

10 January 2025

Article

Madline Sauvage

Health

Helping develop a breast-cancer sensor

9 January 2025

Brief

NS is a rare disease in which various complications can arise, particularly heart-related.

Health

Preventing serious heart problems in children

8 January 2025

Press release

With her funding from the MOHCCN, Dr. Marie-Pascale Pomey plans to create a Personalized Patient Learning Pathway (PPLP).

Health

A new platform to help people with rare cancers

17 December 2024

Article

Coriati and Rabasa-Lhoret recommend a holistic approach to treating CFRD, including maintaining a healthy lifestyle, taking medication and undergoing insulin therapy if necessary.

Health

A clinical guide for a special kind of diabetes

17 December 2024

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

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of axon guidance is crucial to developing therapeutic strategies for neurological disorders.

Science

Understanding neurological diseases: crucial interactions come to light

13 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

Given the pressing need to develop therapeutic interventions against vision loss, researchers around the world are testing different ways to repair damaged macula.

Science

Using stem-cell transplants to treat blindness

6 December 2024

Press release

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

The finding underscores the need to consider vascular health in understanding dementia risk, as well as the genetic susceptibility to it that some individuals may carry.

Health

What the white spots show

21 November 2024

Article

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

Vincent Poitout

Community

Université de Montréal: Vincent Poitout, next Vice-Rector of Research

19 November 2024

Brief

Health

Detecting consciousness with EEGs, soundscapes and … clowns

18 November 2024

Article

This research will shed light on how communication works in people living with dementia and help improve quality of life for them and their caregivers.

Health

Combating dementia with film, communication and emotion

14 November 2024

Article

The data showed that one cryostimulation session was not enough to improve sleep: the benefits appeared only after five consecutive sessions.

Health

Daily exposure to intense cold can improve sleep quality

12 November 2024

Article

The Roger-Gaudry campus

Health

UdeM is a leader in the global One Health movement

12 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

THC modifies the expression of certain genes affecting the structure and function of synapses and dendrites.

Health

Cannabis use in adolescence: visible effects on brain structure

23 October 2024

Press release

20 per cent of the autistic children displayed an intense or exclusive interest in letters, compared with only three per cent of the non-autistic children.

Health

‘A different way of perceiving the world’

17 October 2024

Article

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

Although the results have yet to be confirmed in humans, the team believes that DNA methylation profiles could be a good indicator of whether a baby has been exposed to alcohol during gestation.

Health

When drinking affects the embryo

9 October 2024

Press release

The study offers promising avenues for the development of pharmacological treatment, gene therapy and cell therapy involving transplantation of GABAergic interneuron progenitor cells.

Health

Epileptic encephalopathies: the key role of a gene revealed

2 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

Dumas believes that autism is “a relational condition rather than a disorder specific to the individual.”

Health

It takes two to tango: an interpersonal perspective on autism

30 September 2024

Article

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