Chronic pain changes our immune systems

Published: 28 January 2016

By Cynthia Lee Newsroom Chronic pain may reprogram the way genes work in the immune system, according to a new study by McGill University researchers published in the journal Scientific Reports.  

Guidelines for human genome editing

Published: 21 January 2016

By Vincent C. Allaire Newsroom Human genome editing for both research and therapy is progressing, raising ethical questions among scientists around the world.

$5M for Malaria, Tuberculosis Drug-discovery Research

Published: 17 December 2015

University of Toronto and McGill University scientists are leading an international partnership to discover new and improved drug treatments for tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical...

What is your memory style?

Published: 15 December 2015

Why is it that some people have richly detailed recollection of past experiences (episodic memory), while others tend to remember just the facts without details (semantic memory)?...

Cleaning wounds: saline water trumps soap and water

Published: 15 December 2015

Now, an international team of researchers led by McMaster University in collaboration with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre has found that soap and water is actually...

First language wires brain for later language-learning

Published: 1 December 2015

Research also demonstrates brain's plasticity and ability to adapt to new language environments

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