Gene targeting helps overcome the resistance of brain cancer to therapy

Published: 17 August 2020

New insight into a gene that controls energy production in cancer stem cells could help in the search for a more effective treatment for glioblastoma. A McGill-led study published in Nature...

Des sentinelles silencieuses veillent à la défense du système nerveux

Published: 15 October 2012

Un événement commun se produit dans maintes pathologies du système nerveux : des cellules microgliales, qui sont des sentinelles chargées de surveiller, se muent en combattantes.  Cellules...

Scientists discover gene behind rare disorders

Published: 9 October 2012

International study with researchers at The Neuro reveals links with other neurodegenerative diseases...

Attack! Silent watchmen charge to defend the nervous system

Published: 15 October 2012

In many pathologies of the nervous system, there is a common event - cells called microglia are activated from surveillant watchmen into fighters.  Microglia are the immune cells of the nervous...

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