Last summer, a team of researchers at Université de Montréal succeeded in modeling the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, and simulating more than 17,000 possible mutations on a computer.
Jan 20, 2022
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Physical activity, nutrition and cognitively stimulating activities are all known to be good ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia. And older adults at risk can access a variety of lifestyle services to that end, ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Long lines in front of liquor and pot outlets, tele-commuting workers worrying about their mental health, young parents trying to cope with home schooling—for two years now, the news has been full of people struggling with ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Awakening the immune system's instinct for destroying cancer, using two molecules located on the surface of macrophages: that's the promising avenue opening up from recent laboratory work of Dr. André Veillette.
Jan 18, 2022
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Scientists in Montreal and London have identified the key role played by transcription factor RORC2 in HIV infection: the molecule attaches itself to parts of the virus's genome yet doesn't prevent it from replicating.
Dec 1, 2021
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Managing the waste that cells produce is an essential function of the human body, as any defect in its elimination mechanisms can lead to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Now a Canadian study sheds light on a new mechanism ...
Nov 30, 2021
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For three days this week, decision-makers of the World Health Organization gather for a special global assembly. With COVID-19 and its variants still very much in the news, the pandemic tops the agenda.
Nov 30, 2021
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The amount of a SARS-CoV-2 genetic material—viral RNA—in the blood is a reliable indicator in detecting which patients will die of the disease, a team led by Université de Montréal medical professor Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Nearly 10 million children in lower-income countries like Nigeria and Pakistan have never been vaccinated, leaving them vulnerable to deadly diseases like polio, measles and pneumonia. Two-thirds of these "zero-dose" kids ...
Nov 16, 2021
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A research team led by Dr. Despoina Manousaki of the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre and the Université de Montréal has identified three circulating proteins as promising molecules for the development of drugs and early ...
Nov 15, 2021
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