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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

Michelle Carr

Community

Michelle Carr: Manipulating dreams to improve mental health

26 September 2024

Article

The brains of cats are being scanned while they’re awake, using electrodes concealed under specially knitted wool caps.

Health

Recording the cats in the hats

25 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

De Beaumont’s results suggest that receiving one or more further blows increases the excitotoxic response, making the athlete more susceptible to concussion during the game.

Health

No concussion? A blow to the head is still dangerous

19 September 2024

Article

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

Sophiane Méthot

Health

All the right moves

12 August 2024

Article

Cancer treatments can cause damage to growing bodies, including neurocognitive, endocrine and cardiometabolic complications.

Health

Lifestyle habits can alleviate the effects of cancer treatment in children

7 August 2024

Article

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

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