Alcoholism: effects on the brain's dopamine system

Published: 12 August 2013

Research from McGill University suggests that people who are vulnerable to developing alcoholism exhibit a distinctive brain response when drinking alcohol, according to a new study by Prof. Marco...

Breakthrough in fight against muscle wasting diseases

Published: 15 September 2015

It is estimated that half of all cancer patients suffer from a muscle wasting syndrome called cachexia. Cancer cachexia impairs quality of life and response to therapy, which increases morbidity...

The brain gives up more secrets

Published: 18 February 2016

By Julie Robert, McGill University Health Centre...

A ‘tropical’ parasitic disease emerges in the Arctic

Published: 28 April 2016

By Julie Robert, McGill University Health Centre Canadian researchers describe the first outbreak of Cryptosporidium parasite in Nunavik

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