May is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Month. Laboratory and clinical studies related to MS involve about 50 members of The Neuro’s staff. They study the disease in all its aspects and at every stage with the help of the most advanced brain imaging technology and the latest cell biology techniques.

Classified as: Multiple Sclerosis, MS, MS Month, Jack Antel, Doug Arnold, Alyson Fournier, Douglas Arnold, Luke Healy, Tim Kennedy, Christine Tardif, daria trojan, Yves Lapierre, Paul Giacomini, Alex Saveriano, Alexander Saveriano
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Published on: 4 May 2018

Microglia, critical to Alzheimer’s research, can now be produced artificially

The quest for better understanding of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has a powerful new tool at its disposal — the ability to artificially generate brain cells that have been shown to play an important role in the disease function.

Classified as: stem cells, iPSC, Alzheimer's disease, MS, Jack Antel, Luke Healy, microglia
Published on: 16 May 2017

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is home to Canada’s first multiple sclerosis (MS) clinic, and MS research and treatment has been a major focus at The Neuro for many years. The MS clinic employs a highly specialized staff who have access to the latest research data and methods of treatment. It is a clinic where innovation and progress are paramount.

Classified as: Multiple Sclerosis, Yves Lapierre, Paul Giacomini, Jack Antel, Alyson Fournier, Douglas Arnold, Tim Kennedy, daria trojan
Published on: 1 May 2017

May 2016 - Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month

 

Multiple sclerosis treatment and research has long been a focus at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, known simply as The Neuro, an illustrious member of McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre. Indeed, The Neuro introduced Canada’s first MS clinic. The clinic’s highly specialized staff employs the latest research data and treatment methods in a clinical atmosphere of innovation and progress.

Classified as: Multiple Sclerosis, Research, MS, neuroscience, Yves Lapierre, Paul Giacomini, Amit Bar-Or, Jack Antel, Alyson Fournier, Douglas Arnold, Tim Kennedy, daria trojan
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Published on: 2 May 2016

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro at McGill University and the MUHC has Canada’s oldest MS clinic but is always innovating - striving for progress and better treatments for patients.

What’s new in MS at The Neuro

Classified as: Multiple Sclerosis, neuroscience, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, The Neuro, mcgill faculty of medicine research, Neuro Giving, Alyson Fournier, Douglas Arnold, Tim Kennedy, daria trojan, Yves Lapierre, Paul Giacomini, Amit Bar-Or, Jack Antel
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Published on: 7 May 2015
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