Everything in moderation: excessive nerve cell pruning leads to disease

Published: 8 October 2013

Mechanism meant to maintain efficiency of brain network involved in neurodegenerative disease

Scientists find important piece in the brain tumour puzzle

Published: 4 July 2014

Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre have shown that a member of the protein family known as SUMO (small ubiquitin...

Molecule shown to repair damaged axons

Published: 8 March 2017

A foray into plant biology led one researcher to discover that a natural molecule can repair axons, the thread-like projections that carry electrical signals between cells. Axonal damage is the...

Clinician-scientists at The Neuro receive funding for Parkinson’s and HIV research

Published: 5 February 2013

November 27, 2012 - Clinician-scientists take a unique, integrated approach that is essential to advancing science and medicine. Problems encountered in the clinic inspire research and new findings...

April - Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month

Published: 31 March 2014

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, is at the forefront of Parkinson’s research and clinical care. Parkinson’s...

Parkinson’s disease: A new tool for diagnosis

Published: 13 November 2015

The results of their study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, could also have a major impact on the quality of research on Parkinson’s disease.

Quality control of mitochondria as a defense against disease

Published: 21 January 2014

Scientists from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada have discovered that two genes linked to hereditary Parkinson’s disease are involved in the early-stage quality control of...

ALS Awareness Month – June

Published: 2 June 2015

As a major Canadian centre for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and treatment, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, invites the public and the media to learn...

Medical giants stride pages of new book

Published: 16 December 2013

Images of The Neuro is literary eyewitness to medical history...

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