Music improves social communication in autistic children

Published: 5 November 2018

Engaging in musical activities such as singing and playing instruments in one-on-one therapy can improve autistic children’s social communication skills, improve their family’s quality of life, as...

Key molecule responsible for learning and memory discovered

Published: 5 November 2018

Unlike old dogs, old adults can indeed learn new tricks thanks to a protein molecule called netrin....

Safe cannabis pain relief without the “high”

Published: 25 October 2018

In the wake of cannabis legalization, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University have delivered encouraging news for chronic...

Habit change is key to success for weight loss

Published: 27 September 2018

Can experts in behaviour change help boost weight loss for overweight people? McGill University researchers think so: they report significant results -- up to 10% of body-mass loss with this approach.

New study uncovers vast variation and significant deficits in tuberculosis care in urban India

Published: 25 September 2018

On September 26, Heads of State will gather in New York at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly’s first-ever high-level meeting on tuberculosis (TB) to accelerate efforts to end TB and reach...

New means to fight ‘un-killable’ bacteria in healthcare settings

Published: 13 September 2018

Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have identified new means of fighting drug-tolerant bacteria, a growing global threat as menacing as drug...

Complete make-over in fight of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Published: 7 September 2018

Several new medicines have been found to be more effective than traditional ones used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to a new international collaborative study led by...

New genetics findings unravel key components of fracture risk in osteoporosis

Published: 30 August 2018

The largest study ever to investigate the genetics of osteoporosis and fracture risk determined that only two examined factors – bone mineral density (BMD) and muscle strength – play a potentially...

$10-million gift strengthens McGill's commitment to brain research, young researchers and faster results for patients

Published: 20 June 2018

A transformative gift of $10 million from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation in support of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health will expand the Centre’s internationally...

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