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Girls more negatively affected by pot than boys

14 July 2020

Press release

For people with a brain arteriovenous malformation, a congenital vascular system defect, fate has a name: stroke. To avoid this risk, patients sometimes undergo interventions to remove the malformation. But is this very beneficial? Not necessarily.

Health

Doing no harm reduces the risk of stroke

18 June 2020

Press release

Thomas Khairy (in foreground) in 2017 when he began working on the MHI pacemaker reuse program with supervisor Marie-Andrée Lupien (in background).

Health

‘His heart’s in the right place’

17 June 2020

Article

This syndrome is characterized by a total absence of immune system function, including an absence of T-lymphocytes, the white blood cells that play a crucial role in the body's immune defence.

Health

For babies born with a rare immune deficiency, a unique new test to better target care

17 June 2020

Press release

The goal of CareOwl is simple: to make standards of care more uniform, improve health outcomes, lower COVID-19 infection rates, and ensure the wellness of the caregivers themselves.

Science

Just 48 hours to design an app

16 June 2020

Press release

Patrick Cossette

Community

Dr. Patrick Cossette appointed dean of medicine

11 June 2020

Brief

Health

COVID-19: the number of antibodies neutralizing the virus decreases after six weeks

9 June 2020

Press release

Geneviève Deblois et David Knapp

Community

Geneviève Deblois and David Knapp become IRIC researchers

4 June 2020

Press release

Scientists from Université de Montréal used advanced microscopy techniques to see single molecules of telomerase in living cells.

Health

Tracking cancer’s immortality factor

3 June 2020

Press release

Health

A cancer vaccine developed by IRIC is voted 2019 Discovery of the Year by Québec Science

14 May 2020

Press release

“We will monitor the situation in hospitals and public health systems in five affected countries: Canada, France, Brazil, Mali and China,” said Kate Zinszer.

Health

Five continents against a virus

5 May 2020

Press release

Community

Rector-Designate presents his team

29 April 2020

Article

Scientists will soon be collecting and using convalescent plasma to develop a passive immunization program to treat patients hospitalized for COVID-19.

Health

Immunizing with plasma to combat COVID-19

9 April 2020

Press release

A study aims to understand what protects children from the disease and thereby guide treatment in adults who are most affected.

Health

The kids are alright … but not the elderly

2 April 2020

Article

Health

Tracking the enemy, down to its genes

25 March 2020

Article

Health

Shedding light on hidden HIV

4 March 2020

Press release

To empirically test their method’s identification potential, researchers selected six unidentified male skeletons that had been exhumed over the years at four historical cemeteries in Quebec.

Science

Anonymous no more:combining genetics with genealogy to identify the dead in unmarked grave

24 February 2020

Press release

Health

Major discovery in the genetics of Down syndrome

20 February 2020

Press release

A novel mechanism of action in two new antibiotics to treat infections normally resistant to antibiotics has been discovered.

Health

Discovery of the 'Holy Grail' of antibiotics

12 February 2020

Press release

Researchers describe how injection of these potent anti-HIV antibodies is associated with enhanced T cell responses that specifically recognize the virus.

Health

HIV: proving a concept

3 February 2020

Press release

An UdeM research team used a technique known as gene editing to recreate and introduce into their model a genetic mutation that causes the disease.

Health

Hope for patients with a rare genetic condition

23 January 2020

Press release

Community

An honour for Yoshua Bengio and two graduates

1 January 2020

Brief

HeLa cell expressing the proximity interaction probe BirA*-Flag-active RAC1. Actin filaments are in green and biotinylated proteins are in magenta.

Health

Gone fishin' ... for proteins

23 December 2019

Press release

Health

Turning to genetics to treat little hearts

16 December 2019

Press release

Health

Blood transfusions: fresh red cells no better than older ones

10 December 2019

Press release

Health

When space travel is a blur

28 November 2019

Press release

An illustration of a plasmacytoid dendritic cell. PDCs patrol the body, detecting pathogens and orchestrating an antiviral response.

Health

HIV: overwhelming the enemy from the start

26 November 2019

Press release

Health

Injection drug use: not the same across Canada

14 November 2019

Press release

Cara Tannenbaum

Science

Sex and gender in science: why they matter

14 November 2019

Press release

The blood-brain barrier protecting our brain from attacks becomes permeable in people with multiple sclerosis, allowing a large number of lymphocytes to infiltrate and damage the tissues.

Health

Slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis

13 November 2019

Press release

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