/newsroom/taxonomy/term/728/all en /newsroom/channels/news/canadian-researchers-and-international-collaborators-seek-improve-care-people-living-dementia-and-295400 <p>Receiving a diagnosis of dementia can be a disorienting experience for the person diagnosed and their families. A diagnosis often leaves the person and their families searching for information and guidance on health and social services that are available to assist them in their daily lives.</p> <p>The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, today announced funding from the Government of Canada to support Canadian researchers who will work with international collaborators to improve health and social services for people living with dementia and their families.</p> Wed, 13 Mar 2019 20:19:55 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 151492 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/aids-and-aging-focus-research-study-287576 <p><em><span>By Neuro Staff</span></em></p> <p>When the general public thinks of HIV, they do not think of a neurological disease, yet people living with HIV infection know they need to worry about their brain health.</p> <p>Untreated, HIV can cause severe dementia. Even with good control of the infection, a third or more of patients have problems with thinking or concentration, and many have mental health challenges. These issues are of particular concern in those over 50, a rapidly expanding group given the success of modern antiretroviral treatment.</p> Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:51:33 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 44060 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/canadian-brain-bank-network-advance-research-alzheimers-disease-284099 <p>More than 400,000 Canadians aged 65 and over live with diagnosed dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for approximately 70 percent of cases. The cause of this degenerative brain disease is largely unknown and no effective treatment exists. The disease has a devastating effect on individuals and their families.</p> Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:07:54 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32886 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/diabetes-drug-found-not-cause-pancreatic-cancer-259218 <p><em><span><b>By Tod Hoffman, <a href="http://www.ladydavis.ca/en/home">Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research</a></b></span></em></p> <p><span>The use of incretin-based drugs is not associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ).</span></p> <p>The research was conducted by the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES), which used the health records of almost 1 million patients with types 2 diabetes.</p> Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:09:23 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 25341 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/leadership-key-care-retention-among-nurses-258093 <p><em><strong>By Cynthia Lee</strong></em></p> <p><a href="/newsroom/"><strong>Newsroom</strong></a></p> <p><span>Nurses faced with abusive managers are more likely to quit. But a recent study by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières researchers finds that the opposite is also true – transformational leadership - a style of management in which employees are encouraged  to work towards a collective goal within a supportive milieu, is linked to nurses’ well-being, and has positive impacts upon job retention.</span></p> Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:29:27 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25145 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/trans-generations-cihr-cafe-scientifique-257693 <p>The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF) presents a Café scientifique titled "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/438021769726290/">Trans-generations: Trans History, Health, and Politics in Montreal and Beyond</a>" <strong>Wednesday January 13th</strong> that will explore questions of trans politics, health, and history.</p> Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:59:28 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25072 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/top-award-spinal-cord-injury-research-256749 <p>Innovative research aims to improve the quality of life for those living with spinal cord injuries Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:21:45 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 24763 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/no-more-sugar-coating-invasive-fungus-256594 <p>There are believed to be around 1.5 million different species of fungus on Earth, but one mold, known as <em>Aspergillus fumigatus</em>, causes the majority of cases of invasive aspergillosis – a devastating illness that kills 90 per cent of patients with weakened immune systems or lung diseases. Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:51:24 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24599 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/beware-label-prescription-drug-use-256485 <p>A new study led by researchers in Canada sheds light on the effects of off-label use of prescription drugs with the first-ever investigation in adult populations. Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:46:26 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24590 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/father-effect-255992 <p>Discovery of how environmental memories may be transmitted from a man to his grandchildren Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:17:20 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24525 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/predicting-arrhythmias-so-prevent-them-254934 <p>Researchers have discovered how to predict some cardiac arrhythmias several steps before they even occur. It’s a finding that could lead to an improved cardiac device, with equipment designed to detect when arrhythmias are about to occur and then act to prevent them. Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:54:13 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24451 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-gets-915-mln-cihr-funding-254282 <p>Researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and its hospital-affiliated research institutes have been awarded $91.5 million in grants in the latest round of funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p> <p> Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:27:03 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 24365 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-approach-unveiled-tackle-mental-health-issues-237100 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 12:57:34 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 20870 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/lupus-drugs-carry-no-significant-cancer-risk-224617 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:42:02 +0000 joy.wang@mail.mcgill.ca 18044 at /newsroom