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Early Warning Signals Could Help Monitor Disease Outbreaks

New research suggests early warning signals (EWSs) could help in the monitoring of disease outbreaks, such as COVID-19.

Research Reveals 'Ugly Truth' Faced by Doctors Responding to COVID-19 on the Frontline

Frontline healthcare workers say they are angry at being treated as 'COVID cannon fodder, not COVID heroes' after responding to the virus for nearly two years and working at full capacity, reveal the findings of new research.

Online Consultations Can Disadvantage Some Patients and Create More Work for GP Practices

Online GP consultations have unintended consequences that may put some patients at a disadvantage and create additional work for GP practice staff, a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)-funded study at the University of Bristol has shown.

Treatment for Opioid Dependence Has an Important Role in Suicide Prevention

Opioid agonist treatment, commonly methadone or buprenorphine, for people dependent on heroin or other opioid drugs has an important role to play in suicide prevention, according to University of Bristol-led research published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

New Hope for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients

A research team led by Nicolas Dumont, a researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and professor at the Université de Montréal, has discovered a new therapeutic molecule, Resolvin-D2.

COVID-19: The Older You Are, the More Antibodies You Have

With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants worldwide, the pandemic's spread is accelerating.

Cellular Aging: A Basic Paradox Elucidated

In a study published in Nucleic Acids Research, the team of cancer researcher Francis Rodier, an Université de Montréal professor, shows for the first time that cellular senescence,

Fighting Gut Infections Helps Prevent Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

A research team at the Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal has shown that genes present in specific intestinal cells protect against the development of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Studying the Placenta to Better Understand a Child Illness

For the first time, a Quebec research team is studying the expression of three families of genes in the placenta and the incidence of febrile seizures in children.

Measuring Viral RNA to Predict Which Patients Will Die

A statistical model developed by Université de Montréal researchers uses a blood biomarker of SARS-CoV-2 to identify infected patients who are most at risk of dying of COVID-19.

Joining Forces to Prevent Cancer

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.

HIV: A New Therapeutic Target Identified

Scientists in Montreal and London have identified the key role played by transcription factor RORC2 in HIV infection:

Anxiodepressive Disorders: Much More Than a Matter of Weight

Obese people run a higher-than-average risk of depression or anxiety, the result of a combination of factors: poor diet, lack of physical activity and an accumulation of fat cells in their body called visceral adipocytes.

A "Muscular" Response to Regeneration

Neuromuscular disorders affect millions of people worldwide.

Found: A Protective Probiotic For ALS

A probiotic bacterium called Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 prevents neurodegeneration in the C. elegans worm, an animal model used to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Poor Sleep Linked to Feeling Older and Worse Outlook on Ageing, Which Can Impact Health

Poor sleep in the over 50s is linked to more negative perceptions of ageing, which in turn can impact physical, mental and cognitive health, new research has revealed.

Arm and Shoulder Disability and Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery Reduced by Exercise

The debilitating arm and shoulder disability and pain that some women who have had breast cancer surgery experience as a side effect of their surgery can be reduced by following a physiotherapy-led exercise programme after their operation, a new study has found.

Ketamine Therapy Swiftly Reduces Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

Ketamine therapy has a swift short-term effect on reducing symptoms of depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a review of all the available evidence.

New Research Moves Closer to Harnessing Viruses to Fight Bacteria and Reduce Antibiotic Use

New research has moved a step closer to harnessing viruses to fight bacterial infection, reducing the threat of antibiotic resistance.

Research Takes Early Step Towards Drug to Treat Common Diabetes Complication Hypoglycaemia

New research has taken an important step towards the goal for a treatment for the common diabetes complication hypoglycaemia, or low blood sugar.