University of Montreal
Gene responsible for relapses in young leukemia patients
One of the causes of resistance to cancer treatment in children is now beginning to be elucidated. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients with a particular form of the ATF5 gene are at higher risk of having a relapse when ...
Cancer
Oct 26, 2011 |
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School support for ADHD children may be missing the mark
New research from the University of Montreal shows that inattention, rather than hyperactivity, is the most important indicator when it comes to finishing a high school education. "Children with attention problems need preventative ...
Attention deficit disorders
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Clinical study shows young brains lack the wisdom of their elders
Language task reveals brains of older people are not slower but rather wiser than young brains, allowing older adults to achieve an equivalent level of performance.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Children of depressed mothers have a different brain
Researchers think that brains are sensitive to the quality of child care, according to a study that was directed by Dr. Sonia Lupien and her colleagues from the University of Montreal published today in the Proceedings of ...
Neuroscience
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Molecular mechanisms offer hope for new pain treatments
By working with individuals suffering from a severe disorder that causes sensory neurons to degenerate, researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital and CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital have discovered how a specific genetic ...
Genetics
Aug 04, 2011 |
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No increase in commonest preventable cause of intellectual disability over 20 years
A new study that was prompted by recent reports of an increase in cases of congenital hypothyroidism in the United States, and aimed at assessing the incidence of this condition among Quebec newborns, suggests that the increase ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 19, 2011 |
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De novo mutations provide new genetic clues for schizophrenia
De novo mutations – genetic errors that are present in patients but not in their parents – are more frequent in schizophrenic patients than in normal individuals, according to an international group of scientists ...
Genetics
Jul 10, 2011 |
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Urban children are healthier commuters than rural teens
The children most likely to walk or cycle to school live in urban areas, with a single parent, and in an economically disadvantaged home, according to survey results that were published in Pediatrics today by Dr. Roman Pabayo ...
Health
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Teens look to parents more than friends for sexual role models
The results of a national online study show that 45% consider their parents to be their sexuality role model. Shattering stereotypes that parents and society hold about teen sexuality, the survey also revealed that only 32% ...
Health
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Researchers identify why dopamine replacement therapy has a paradoxical effect on cognition
Dopamine replacement therapy, which is used to manage motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease, can, at times, adversely affect cognition.
Neuroscience
Jun 15, 2011 |
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60 new mutations in each of us: Speed of human mutation revealed in new family genetic research
(Medical Xpress) -- Each one of us receives approximately 60 new mutations in our genome from our parents. This striking value is reported in the first-ever direct measure of new mutations coming from mother ...
Genetics
Jun 12, 2011 |
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Naughty children - it's nature and nuture
(Medical Xpress) -- Disregarding the rules and confrontational behaviours are commonplace with young children and can even arise in the first year of life. For some children, this trend will persist and become ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Drug may help overwrite bad memories
Recalling painful memories while under the influence of the drug metyrapone reduces the brain's ability to re-record the negative emotions associated with them, according to University of Montreal researchers at the Centre ...
Medical research
May 26, 2011 |
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Myths and truths of life with schizophrenia
(Medical Xpress) -- Most people believe schizophrenics are overly medicated, hospitalized and suicidal. And clinicians are no exception. However, a new study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry by Ama ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Intellectual disability is frequently caused by non-hereditary genetic problems
Mutations in a group of genes associated with brain activity frequently cause intellectual disability, according to a study led by scientists affiliated with the University of Montreal and the research centre at the Centre ho ...
Genetics
Apr 18, 2011 |
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