Research

Dogs Can Detect Coronavirus – But Not After Lunch, When They Need Their Siesta

It seems dogs are very good at rapidly detecting individuals with COVID-19 and don’t often get it wrong. (Image: Pixabay…

3 years ago

Canadian Providence Therapeutics Says it Could Deliver 5 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses by Mid-2021

"I would gladly test our vaccine head-to-head against any out there. It is always difficult to compare preclinical results, however,…

4 years ago

Two Potential COVID-19 Vaccines Enter Final Stage Clinical Trials

Late-stage Phase II/III trials are currently underway in the UK, Brazil and South Africa and are due to start in…

4 years ago

80% of Quebecers Support Mandatory Mask Policy in Public Places

Women in Canada are more inclined to support mandatory mask policy than men. Photo: zydeaosika / Pexels According to a…

4 years ago

Open-Letter From 239 Experts, Forces WHO to Revise Position On COVID-19 Airborne Risks – What Does This Mean for Healthcare Workers Safety?

The World Health Organization has jumped on the bandwagon after 239 scientists publish an open-letter confirming that coronavirus microscopic respiratory…

4 years ago

MUHC Research Institute to Perform First Canadian Test on Disinfection Robot That Uses Ultraviolet Rays

The Danish android skills will be tested in one patient room, one operating room on stretchers and N95 masks. https://youtu.be/6hs_sNGIUls…

5 years ago

Glimmer of Hope Following Positive Early Results of COVID-19 Drug Treatment

According to experts the drug may benefit those who are acutely ill, perhaps in conjunction with other medications. (Photo: Gustavo…

5 years ago

Montreal Heart Institute Begins Clinical Research of Inexpensive Ancient Drug to Treat COVID-19

Colchicine, an orally administered anti-inflammatory drug, was first used as early as 1500 BC. (Photo: Anna Shvets / Pexels )…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Research Shows Proper Hand Drying is as Vital as Washing – Particularly in Hospitals

Properly drying your hands it not just as simple as drying your hands off in any old way, because how…

5 years ago

COVID-19 Could Kill as Many as 30,000 Canadians and 15 Million World Wide: ANU Study

In the worst-case scenario, the COVID-19 death toll could exceed 68 million and the global GDP loss could reach US$9…

5 years ago

UK Researchers Report Coronavirus Can Survive on Phone Surfaces for Almost a Week

(Credit: bongkarn thanyakij / Pexels) While the risk of catching coronavirus from using your phone is low. Researchers allege the…

5 years ago

MUHC Research Team Receives $6.24 Million Grant to Finalize Early Detection Cancer Test

Symptoms are often very subtle to non-existent and affect, on average, 10,000 women annually in Canada, equaling more than 3,000…

5 years ago

MUHC Researchers Develope New Quick and Effective Concussion Test for Hockey Players

According to Health Canada, concussions are the most common injury for boys aged 5 to 14 who play hockey. (…

5 years ago

The Enormous Toll of Laser Surgery on the Patients It Fails

Laser surgery is performed successfully in 95 per cent of cases but the operation can turn into a nightmare requiring…

5 years ago

New Year’s Anxiety Hangover? Here’s What’s Going on in Your Brain

Alcohol exerts a cocktail of effects on brain function that can be enjoyable at the time, but much less fun…

5 years ago

The Good: Christmas Has the Lowest Suicide Rate of the Year – The Bad: You Are More Likely to Die of Natural Causes Than at Any Other Time of the Year

The chance of having a heart attack is 37 per cent higher on Christmas Eve, peaking at 10 p.m., according…

5 years ago

Twenty Five per cent of Montreal Men Battle With Mental Health Issues: New Study

Photo: Nathan Cowley / Pexels A study conducted by research firm SOM found that one in four Montreal men struggle…

5 years ago

New Drug Therapy PROTAC, Melts Away the Most Dangerous Parts of Cancer Cells

The research findings have motivated researchers to revisit proteins they once thought were “undruggable”. Photo: Anton Darius | @theSollers /…

5 years ago

Drones Loaded With Fake Blood Products Land on Montreal General Hospital Rooftop

Drones transported simulated blood products nine separate times from Héma-Québec to the rooftop of the Montreal General Hospital. Photo: Tembela…

5 years ago

Study Finds MUHC Move to Single-Patient Rooms in 2015 Resulted in Lower Rates of Hospital-Acquired Infections

The research team found rates of blood infections due to common multi-drug resistant organism (VRE), dropped immediately and dramatically after…

5 years ago

Scientists Discover Cure for Deadliest Strain of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

The new three drug regimen cures most patients in just months. Photo: Oracast / Pixabay On Wednesday's the U.S. Food…

5 years ago

Canadian Data Shows One Child a Year Dies in Hot Cars – New Study Also Offers Guidelines for Prevention

Summer brings many potential dangers for children; these include serious health risks or even death as a result of being…

5 years ago

Researchers at Montreal’s Sainte-Justine Hospital Link Social Media and Television to Depression in Teenagers

Study at Montreal's Sainte-Justine Hospital examined the relationship between mental health and the increase in screen time. Photo: Анастасия Гепп…

5 years ago

Researchers Link Poor Oral Hygiene With a 75 Per Cent Increase in the Risk of Having Liver Cancer

In the scientific journal United European Gastroenterology, researchers at Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland published the results of a…

5 years ago

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