/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11833/all en /newsroom/channels/news/ctv-news-mcgill-university-researchers-discover-way-fight-brain-tumours-resistance-therapy-323829 <p>New findings out of Æ»¹ûÒùÔº in Montreal have revealed a potential way to overcome aggressive brain tumours' resistance to therapy: by deleting a specific gene. Researchers have long been searching for ways to treat Glioblastomas – the most stubborn type of brain tumour – as they’re well known for their resistance to treatment. A few years back, they were able to confirm the key role a gene called the OSMR gene plays in the process of brain cancer growth.</p> Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:41:20 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 235356 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/male-fertility-after-chemotherapy-new-questions-raised-311169 <p>A pilot study conducted by INRS and Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers highlights the effect of chemotherapy on male fertility before and after puberty.</p> <p>"It is often thought that cancer treatments for prepubescent boys will have no effect on their fertility because their testicles would be "dormant". But in fact, the prepubertal testis are not immune to chemotherapy that affects dividing cells and it is now well recognized that there can be long-term effects," explains Géraldine Delbès, a professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Laval.</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2020 19:31:04 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 197716 at /newsroom /newsroom/imed-gallouzi Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:55:04 +0000 Anonymous 23724 at /newsroom