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Élie Bou Assi and Dang Khoa Nguyen

Neuroscience

“Smart” shirt detects epileptic seizures in real time

UdeM neuroscientists are testing a shirt that monitors biometric data to track heart and lung activity, spot abnormal movements and trigger an alarm.

Disruptions to the circadian rhythm are linked to disorders such as insomnia, seasonal depression, and certain cancers.

Time change: what neuroscience reveals about our internal clock

Sleep • Nov 5th

The study focused on the SIRPα molecule, which is present on macrophages, as well as the CD47 molecule, which is found on many cells.

Cancer treatment: why is immunotherapy not always effective?

Cancer • Nov 5th

Margaux Brin, Anthony Flamier and Marion Guillon

The primary cilium: a breakthrough in research on a rare disorder

Neuroscience • Nov 4th

MPGI Team (from left to right): Dr. Vincent-Philippe Lavallée, Marjorie Aleman-Alvarado, Oliver Gingras, Charlène Lawruk-Desjardins, Philippe Gingras-Gélinas, Nicholas Geoffrion, Séverine Landais. Not pictured: Niklas Dreyer.

Toward rapid genetic diagnosis of pediatric cancer through adaptive sequencing

Pediatrics • Oct 23rd

Women better protected against early neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease

Brain • Oct 21st

Victor Mullins-Dansereau and Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault

Making a cancer vaccine better with a new virus

Cancer • Oct 16th

Éric Samarut and doctoral student Fanny Nobilleau

Late-onset cerebellar ataxia: a genetic avenue uncovered

Neuroscience • Oct 7th

Faire entendre à un fœtus une langue étrangère quelques semaines durant la grossesse suffirait à moduler ses réseaux langagiers du cerveau.

Learning a foreign language—before you’re born!

Childhood • Oct 3rd

The RESTART trial: a drug to block a toxic HIV molecule

HIV / AIDS • Oct 1st

From idea to clinical trial: a scientific ultra-marathon

Cancer • Oct 1st

Does isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder predict Parkinson’s disease or dementia?

Neuroscience • Sep 23rd

An app to better manage cannabis use

Psychiatry • Sep 23rd

Marilyn Aita, Marjolaine Héon et Adèle Saives

UdeM nursing student develops hammock for preemies

Innovation • Sep 15th

Some immigrants are especially vulnerable, coming from difficult and sometimes traumatic backgrounds that put them at greater risk of experiencing a psychotic episode.

Extending access to mental healthcare for vulnerable people

Research • Sep 5th

Lewis R. Depaauw-Holt et Ciaran Murphy-Royal

After early-life stress, astrocytes affect behaviour

Neuroscience • Sep 4th

COLLAB-INTER-360-Obésité harnesses the power of collaboration to build a learning community.

Breaking down barriers to support people living with obesity

Medicine • Sep 3rd

Over the last eight years, UM171 has been used experimentally to treat 80 patients in Canada and 40 in the U.S. and Europe. Of the 120, about 7 out of every 10 were cancer-free after two years and so can be said to be cured.

UM171: first Europe, then Canada

Cancer • Aug 27th

By comparing the brains of children with anorexia nervosa to those with ARFID, the researchers demonstrated that the neurological impact of these disorders is not only due to low body weight.

Restrictive eating disorders in children: structural changes in the brain revealed

Brain • Jul 30th

Melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer are two cancers with many mutations.

Unmutated tumor antigens: exploitable targets for immunotherapy

Cancer • Jul 29th

The discovery promises to help guide new approaches in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

How bacteria grow: evolutionary differences point to new ways to combat infection

Bacteria • Jul 9th

It’s rare for an innovation to combine so much scientific, clinical, and human potential.

Premature births: a discovery that advances science

Medicine • Jul 9th

UM171 breaks new ground

Biotechnology • Jun 30th

One of the main challenges is to quickly assess the extent of brain injury in order to anticipate the risk of long-term complications or, conversely, the potential for full recovery.

Lack of oxygen at birth: faster determination of brain damage

Brain • Jun 17th

Bangui was an AIDS hot spot, and the city’s name became closely associated with the disease, not least because of this international gathering.

Operation Bangui: the untold story of AIDS research in Africa

Africa • Jun 16th

CD200R1 is a protein present on the surface of certain immune cells called macrophages, which play a key role in detecting and destroying abnormal cells.

Immunotherapy: a new target found

Cancer • Jun 12th

Feline idiopathic cystitis is an acute inflammation of the bladder in cats that causes painful and sometimes bloody urination.

Anxious cats prone to recurring cystitis

Animal • Jun 10th

Find peace by confronting your inner demons—virtually

Psychiatry • Jun 5th

We need to keep finding creative ways to raise awareness about eye health, according to Fares Antaki.

The price of a peek: retinal damage after the 2024 solar eclipse

Ophthalmology • Jun 4th

Breast cancer is among the most common forms of cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer death among Canadian women.

Breast cancer: a new target to eliminate dormant cells before they wake

Cancer • Jun 3rd

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