Neuroscience
Unlocking the mysteries of the brain
A research team highlights the mechanisms underlying memory and learning capacity—specifically, how our brains process, store and integrate information.
Aug 26, 2020
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University of Montreal
Medical research
Nanotubes in the eye that help us see
A new mechanism of blood redistribution that is essential for the proper functioning of the adult retina has just been discovered in vivo by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM).
Aug 12, 2020
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Ophthalmology
A revolutionary new treatment alternative to corneal transplantation
The team was co-led by May Griffith, a researcher at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, which is affiliated with Université de Montréal and is part of the CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal.
Jun 30, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Tailoring an anti-cancer drug for optimal tumor cell killing
In a study published this week in Science, Université de Montreal researchers report key structural and biochemical differences among a class of anti-cancer drugs known as PARP inhibitors. These distinguishing differences ...
Apr 2, 2020
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Neuroscience
Artificial intelligence for very young brains
Canadian scientists have developed an innovative new technique that uses artificial intelligence to better define the different sections of the brain in newborns during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam.
Mar 26, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
HIV reservoirs in humans: Immediate antiretroviral therapy makes them 100 times smaller
HIV hides in reservoirs during antiretroviral therapy (ART). These viral sanctuaries are the reason why ART is not a cure. And research teams have striven for years to determine how the HIV reservoirs are established and ...
Mar 4, 2020
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Genetics
Major discovery in the genetics of Down syndrome
Researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal have discovered a new mechanism involved in the expression of Down syndrome, one of the main causes of intellectual disability and congenital heart defects in ...
Feb 21, 2020
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Genetics
Turning to genetics to treat little hearts
A team of researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal has discovered a new mechanism involved in a common congenital disease of the aortic valve. The findings of the study, conducted in collaboration with ...
Dec 16, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
HIV: Overwhelming the enemy from the start
1.7 million. That's how many people are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) each year worldwide. 1.7 million people who are condemned to lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) or risk developing fatal AIDS ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis
Over 77,000 Canadians are living with multiple sclerosis, a disease whose causes still remain unknown. Presently, they have no hope for a cure. In a study published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the University ...
Nov 13, 2019
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