December 2018
Putting paralyzed patients back on their feet
20 December (McGill Alumni News)
L’humeur des villes et le goût du risque (Ross Otto)
16 December (Ici Radio Canada)
Ce texte est voué à disparaître de votre mémoire (Simon Ducharme)
15 December (Le Devoir)
Peut-on effacer les souvenirs? (Alain Brunet)
15 December (Le Devoir)
Mémoire vive, mémoire morte (Wayne Sossin)
15 December (Le Devoir)
Can't put down the phone? How smartphones are changing our brains — and lives (Samuel Veissiere)
14 December (NBC News)
Gut hormone increases response to food (Alain Dagher)
12 December (Neuro News)
Parents and youth steer research network to help children with brain-based developmental disabilities
12 December (Med e-News)
Can we really inherit trauma? (Moshe Szyf)
10 December (New York Times)
How does cancer spread (Janusz Rak)
10 December (Med e-News)
L’anxiété, le mal de la menace imaginaire (Sonia Lupien)
5 December (Ici Radio Canada)
Le TDAH, un trouble en grande partie génétique (Ridha Joober)
1 December (Le Devoir)
November 2018
Stigma impairs cognition in men living with HIV (Lesley Fellows)
27 November (Neuro News) Video (CTV News)
Azrieli, Dryden issue challenge to graduating students
27 November (The Reporter)
McGill’s educational leaders celebrated at Convocation (Nicole Li-Jessen, David Ragsdale)
27 November (The Reporter)
ALS researcher receives important grant (Gary Armstrong)
23 November (Med e-News)
Ludmer Centre neuroscientists step out of the lab to showcase research
22 November (McGill Reporter)
Nahum Sonenberg honoured with a Prix du Québec
22 November (Med e-News)
HOMEBASE, a new initiative to combat chronic pain officially launches
22 November (McGill Reporter)
Two brains prove better than one in the inaugural round of
the McGill-Western Collaboration Grant program
22 November (Med e-News)
Parents shouldn’t worry if their infant doesn’t sleep through the night by 6-12 months of age
21 November (Med e-News)
‘Like brain failure’: Researchers working to prevent delirium among hospital patients (Yoanna Skrobik)
18 November (Globe and Mail)
Treatment landscape for progressive MS gets brighter (Doug Arnold)
15 November (National Post)
Can’t sleep? Fruit flies and energy drinks offer new clues
16 November (Med e-News)
Parents shouldn’t lose sleep over infants not sleeping through the night (Marie-Hélène Pennestri)
15 November (McGill Reporter)
Nine Canada Research Chairs for the Faculty of Medicine
14 November (McGill Reporter)
Dr. Heidi McBride named a 2018 “Woman of Distinction” by the Women’s Y Foundation
13 November (Med e-News)
Four Burning Questions with Dr. Gustavo Turecki
9 November (Med e-News)
Protecting veterans’ mental health (Rob Whitley)
8 November (McGill Reporter)
ALS Quebec launches Taking Care, a virtual learning environment for caregivers
8 November (Med e-News)
Music improves social communication in autistic children (Aparna Nadig)
7 November (Med e-News)
Protein makes brain cell connections stronger (Timothy Kennedy)
6 November (McGill Reporter)
Mark Ware on pain, cannabis and legalization
6 November (McGill Reporter)
October 2018
Cancer probe improves recovery (Kevin Petrecca)
26 October (Med e-News)
Safe cannabis pain relief without the “high” (Gabriella Gobbi)
25 October (Med e-News)
Naomi Azrieli to receive honorary degree
24 October (McGill Reporter)
An app that gives voice to the voiceless (Etienne de Villers-Sidani)
24 October (Med e-News)
Brain tumour awareness week
22 October (Neuro News)
Good spatial memory? You’re likely to be good at identifying smells too (Véronique Bohbot)
19 October (McGill Newsroom)
Weight loss success linked with active self-control regions of the brain (Alain Dagher)
18 October (Med e-News)
Young Canadians face heightened crash risk after consuming cannabis, new study finds (Isabelle Gélinas)
15 October (Med e-News)
Brain cancer fundraiser leads to important discovery
15 October (Neuro News)
Dr. Rémi Quirion named a 2019 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame inductee
11 October (Med e-News)
Citizen Journalism and Mental Health (Rob Whitley)
10 October (Psychology Today)
Cognitive Aging Research: Agreeing on Key Terms’ Definitions (Maria Natasha Rajah)
10 October (Nature Neuroscience Reviews)
Six Faculty of Medicine members among the 2018 Canadian Academy of Health Sciences New Fellows
5 October (Med e-News)
AI Could Predict Cognitive Decline Leading to Alzheimer’s Disease in the Next 5 Years (Mallar Chakravarty)
4 October (Med e-News)
One-on-one with The Neuro's Dr. Cynthia Solek
4 October (what'snew@McGill)
Dr. Brenda Milner is Mensa’s 2018 International Lifetime Achievement Award winner
3 October (Mensa Canada)
One of the largest tech-company launchers in the country is a relatively unknown entity (Mimi Galiana)
2 October (Financial Post)
Disease causing mutation found in French-Canadians (Ziv Gan-Or)
1 October (Neuro News)
September 2018
Can kids function in French in just two months? (Fred Genesse)
26 September (Globe and Mail)
Promising novel treatment against Alzheimer Disease (Andréa C. LeBlanc)
25 September (Med e-News)
Oct. 1–7: National Mental Illness Awareness Week
20 September (what'snew@McGill)
Smoking thins vital part of brain (Sherif Karama)
19 September (Med e-News)
New insight into aging - Plasticity is enhanced but dysregulated in the aging brain
19 September (Neuro News)
Do we trust people who speak with an accent? (Marc Pell)
19 September (Med e-News)
10 little things that could be making your memory worse (Sherif Karama)
18 September (This is Insider)
In conversation with Dr. Angela Genge, ALS researcher
13 September (McGill Reporter)
The link between brain and obesity (PostDoc Uku Vainik)
12 September (CTVnews video)
Milner Symposium celebrates extraordinary life, career
11 September (McGill Reporter)
Preterm birth: The “Nodal” gene under the microscope (Daniel Dufort)
5 September (Med e-News)
Pot and the teen brain: Risks are real, experts say (Howard Margolese)
1 September (Montreal Gazette)
August 2018
Dr. Gustavo Turecki appointed Chief of Psychiatry at Montréal West Island IUHSSC and Scientific Director of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute
31 August (Med e-News)
Neuro XXceptional spotlight on Brenda Milner
30 August (What's New @McGill)
Putting a fun spin on science with BrainReach
29 August (McGill Alumni)
The link between obesity, the brain, and genetics
28 August (Neuro News)
Introducing open science to MEG
23 August (Med e-News)
Penfield, the mapmaker of the brain
22 August (Cerveau et Psycho)
The government of Quebec grants $500,000 to McGill University and RI-MUHC to support two collaborative projects (Gabriella Gobbi)
16 August (Med e-News)
Autism and DDT: What one million pregnancies can — and can’t — reveal (Jonathan Chevrier)
16 August (Nature)
Nordic nations, North Americans and Antipodeans rank top in navigation skills (Véronique Bohbot)
14 August (Med e-News)
Creating a new digital industry
3 August (Med e-News)
July 2018
Psych prof earns lifetime achievement award (Debbie Moskowitz)
29 July (McGill Reporter)
Brain training app can improve levels of critical cognition-improving neurochemical
29 July (New Atlas)
To Remember, the Brain Must Actively Forget (Oliver Hardt)
24 July (Quanta Magazine)
Happy Birthday Brenda!
15 July (Neuro News)
The real reason the sound of your own voice makes you cringe (Marc Pell)
12 July (The Guardian)
Brenda Milner prepares to mark a century
11 July (Neuro News)
Unique brain “fingerprint” can predict drug effectiveness (Yasser Iturria-Medina)
10 July (Med e-News)
15-minutes of exercise creates optimal brain state for mastering new motor skills (Marc Roig)
9 July (Med e-News)
Towards a better understanding of Parkinson’s disease (Kalle Gehring)
9 July (Med e-News)
Pathway of Alzheimer’s degeneration discovered
4 July (Neuro News)
June 2018
New Insight Into How Autism Might Develop in Human Brain (Carl Ernst)
27 June (Med e-News)
Molecule linked to cancer found to play role in depression (Nahum Sonenberg & Gabriela Gobbi)
26 June (Med e-News)
June winner of the Relève étoile Jacques-Genest award
26 June (Med e-News)
What I mean to say is...
21 June (Med e-News)
$10-million gift strengthens McGill's commitment to brain research, young researchers and faster results for patients
20 June (McGill News)
IPN students visit Quebec’s north – My voyage to Kuujjuarapik
20 June (Med e-News)
IPN students visit Quebec’s north – Mistissini and Waswanipi
20 June (Med e-News)
Rare mutation of gene carried by Québec family gives insight into how the brain is wired (Cecilia Flores)
19 June (Med e-News)
Genes associated with infantile forms of schizophrenia identified (Boris Chaumette)
19 June (Neuro News)
This former magician uses the power of suggestions to help heal real-life disorders (Jay Olson)
18 June (CBC)
McGill University and GPU.one join forces in push for neuroscience breakthroughs
15 June (Med e-News)
June is ALS Month
14 June (Med e-News)
June is Stroke Awareness Month
14 June (Neuro News)
AIDS and aging focus of research study
13 June (Med e-News)
Is the multi-tasking brain a myth? (Sylvain Baillet)
13 June (Journal de Montréal)
Montreal neurologist says doctors must be better about early detection of ALS (Angela Genge)
12 June (Montreal Gazette)
June is Brain Injury Awareness Month
7 June (Med e-News)
Obituary: Peter Milner, McGill Professor Emeritus
5 June (Montreal Gazette)
Testing theories (Parkinson's Disease) in a new experimental model (Philippe Huot)
June Issue (Parkinson Post)
May 2018
Pain-induced changes in the brain’s opioid system may explain the limited effectiveness of opioid therapy in chronic pain
31 May (Med e-News)
$1M donation to support autism research powered by open science
31 May (McGill Reporter)
Montreal teen (Maya Mikutra) determined to find answers to Alzheimer's
30 May (Montreal Gazette)
Saccade Analytics first place winner in McGill CLIC and Hakim Family Prize Event (Henrietta Galiana)
25 May (Med e-News)
As harmful as dehydration? (Charles Bourque)
23 May (Med e-News)
New in the Neuro XXceptional Video Series – Jessica Dumoulin, ICU Nurse
18 May (YouTube Video)
Montreal and Quebec honour Brenda Milner
15 May (McGill Reporter)
Neuroscience shows listening to music has kind of the same effect as meditation (Valorie Salimpoor)
12 May (Quartzy)
A Call To Arms To Protect Veterans' Mental Health (Rob Whitley)
12 May (Huffington Post)
Developing the first effective drug for progressive MS (Douglas Arnold)
10 May (Med e-News)
Living with MS – A patient’s story
9 May (Med e-News)
Dr. Claudio Cuello elected as Fellow of the British Academy of Medical Sciences
10 May (McGill Reporter)
The effect of night shifts: gene expression fails to adapt to new sleep patterns (Diane Boivin)
8 May (Med e-News)
A new molecular target identified in depression (Bruno Giros)
7 May (Med e-News)
Preserving your brain might kill you, but it could help you live forever (Michael Hendricks)
7 May (CBC Quirks & Quarks)
Five Common Factors That Foster Recovery From Mental Illness (Rob Whitley)
7 May (Psychology Today blog)
Exercise to change the brain (Marc Roig)
3 May (McGill Reporter)
Early HIV treatment key to avoiding brain atrophy
3 May (Neuro News)
April 2018
Neuro signs agreement with Chinese and Cuban institutes
26 April (McGill Reporter)
Mental Health at McGill
26 April (McGill HR website)
Exercise to change the brain (Marc Roig)
25 April (Med e-News)
World Maternal Mental Health Day
25 April (Med e-News)
#IChooseTheNeuro spotlights new researchers who chose The Neuro
24 April (Neuro website)
In conversation with neuroscientist Dr. Nguyen-Vi Mohamed
17 April (McGill Reporter)
The Neuro marks Parkinson’s Awareness Month
17 April (Med e-News)
Launch of the #IChooseTheNeuro campaign
13 April (Neuro news)
Stuart Trenholm receives HFSPO career development award
4 April (Med e-News)
Can Participatory Video Reduce Mental Illness Stigma? (Rob Whitley)
4 April (Psychology Today)
Brain’s “Brakes” Suppress Unwanted Thoughts (Taylor Schmitz)
April 2018 (Scientific American)
March 2018
McGill/industry partnerships improve medical imaging analysis technology
29 March (McGill Reporter)
Does the brain get in the way of superhuman feats? (Alex Hutchinson)
28 March (McGill News)
Time for bed: Bad sleep habits start early in school-age children (Reut Gruber)
27 March (McGill Reporter)
How this year’s Gairdner winners are lighting up the brain and deciphering the marks on our genes
27 March (Globe and Mail)
In conversation with neurologist Lesley Fellows
22 March (McGill Reporter)
McGill students to host speech-language pathology event at the Jewish General Hospital
22 March (Med e-News)
In memoriam: Dr. Fiona Key (1946-2018)
22 March (Med e-News)
Cancer probe chosen for top science discovery (Kevin Petrecca & Frédéric Leblond)
19 March (McGill Reporter)
Montreal hosts one of largest brain banks in the world (Naguib Mechawar)
19 March (Ici Radio Canada)
AI can spot signs of Alzheimer’s before your family does (Pedro Rosa-Neto)
19 March (MIT Technology Review)
What magic has taught us about how the brain works (Jay Olson)
18 March (CBC)
The Neuro and Thermo Fisher Scientific Partner to Fight Neurodegenerative Disease
15 March (Med e-News)
New startup wants to preserve your brain — but there's one catch: the process will kill you (Tim Kennedy)
14 March (Montreal Gazette)
Spotlight on neuroscientist Heidi McBride
13 March (McGill Reporter)
Brenda Milner: Infinitely inquisitive
11 March (La Presse)
A little sorcery works its way into the science lab (Jay Olson)
9 March (Montreal Gazette)
Neuro XXceptional celebrates exceptional women
8 March (Neuro News)
Why "bad" does not equal “mad” (Rob Whitley)
7 March (Psychology Today)
Book Review: Freedom and the Cage: Modern Architecture and Psychiatry in Central Europe, 1890–1914 (Annemarie Adams)
March 2018 (JSAH)
February 2018
The onset of Alzheimer’s disease: the importance of family history (Sylvia Villeneuve)
27 February (Med e-News)
The mazes with minds of their own (Mark Brandon)
27 February (Nature)
How we can design the music of our emotions (Stefanie Blain-Moraes)
22 February (Med e-News)
The Neuro joins neuroscience data sharing partnership
20 February (Med e-News)
Products derived from plants offer potential as dual-targeting agents for experimental cerebral malaria (Philippe Gros)
20 February (Med e-News)
Not being aware of memory problems predicts onset of Alzheimer’s disease (Pedro Rosa-Neto and Serge Gauthier)
15 February (Med e-News)
We’re not addicted to smartphones, we’re addicted to social interaction (Samuel Veissière and Moriah Stendel)
15 February (Med e-News)
Stuart Trenholm named 2018 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
15 February (McGill Reporter)
Las Vegas Gunman’s Brain Exam Only Deepens Mystery of His Actions (Hyman Schipper)
9 February (New York Times)
McGill24, A Brilliant Night win big at CASE Awards
8 February (McGill Reporter)
Suicide Prevention Week (Gustavo Turecki)
7 February (Métro)
How mathematical modeling helps decipher the brain’s ‘black box’ (Dr Yasser Iturria-Medina and Dr Alan Evans)
6 February (Med e-News)
A mutation that causes mirrored sensations (Artur Kania & Ronan da Silva)
1 February (Med e-News)
January 2018
Today Is Wilder Penfield’s 127th Birthday. Here’s Why Google Is Honoring Him
26 January (Time)
Alzheimer's: Clinical trial using magnetic pulses in bid to halt disease's progress (Lisa Koski)
25 January (Montreal Gazette)
Canadian brain bank network to advance research on Alzheimer’s diseased (Howard Chertkow, Nahum Sonenberg)
24 January (Med e-News)
Six McGill researchers awarded more than $59M by CFI and Quebec (Sara Ahmed, Abbas F. Sadikot)
19 January (McGill Reporter)
Severe bullying in childhood tied to mental health woes in teens
19 January (Med e-News - CMAJ)
Alzheimer’s disease: neuronal loss very limited
17 January (Med e-News)
Trump’s cognitive test was created by a Lebanese immigrant to Canada, Ziad Nasreddine
17 January (Washington Post)
Being bilingual may help autistic children (Aparna Nadig)
16 January (Med e-News)
Flawed research methods exaggerate the prevalence of depression (Brett Thombs)
16 January (Med e-News)
Progression of Parkinson’s disease follows brain connectivity
12 January (Med e-News)
Not all carriers of defective gene will develop Alzheimer’s disease (Véronique Bohbot)
11 January (Le Devoir)
A Scientist's Gender Can Skew Research Results (Jeffrey Mogil)
10 January (NPR)
McGill researchers contribute to three of 10 ‘discoveries of year’ selected by Quebec Science for 2017
5 January (Med e-News)
Athletes more aware of concussion symptoms, but are still playing through: McGill study (Scott J. Delaney)
5 January (CTV News)
Many McGillians honoured by Governor General with the Order of Canada
4 January (McGill Reporter)
Five New Year Resolutions to Improve your Mental Health (Rob Whitley)
1 January (Psychology Today)