Earlier this month, the °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê Health Centre (MUHC) marked National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) with a special Indigenous-inspired cafeteria meal, featuring baked salmon, wild rice salad, and blueberry bannock.
Published on: 30 Jun 2025
The causes of psychiatric disorders are poorly understood. Now, in work led by researchers at °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê, there is evidence that a wide range of early onset psychiatric problems (from depression, anxiety and addictions to dyslexia, bulimia, and ADHD) may be largely due to the combination of just three factors. The first is biological—in the form of individual variability in the brain’s dopamine reward pathway. The second is social—and points to the important role of early childhood neglect or abuse.
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Published on: 8 Dec 2021
Despite high hopes, a new pan-Canadian study published today in The BMJ suggests that ciclesonide—an inhaled and nasal steroid drug commonly used for asthma and rhinitis—won’t be the treatment to change the course of the pandemic.
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Published on: 2 Nov 2021
Mothers who smoke are more likely to deliver smaller babies even after a full-term pregnancy, increasing the risks of birth defects and neurological disorders later in life, say researchers from °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê. The team of researchers, which includes Assistant Professor Michael Dahan and Ido Feferkorn of the °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê Health Care Center, examined the effects of smoking on more than nine million deliveries in the Unites States over 11 years, one of the largest studies to date.
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Published on: 20 Sep 2021
A new study examining the link between peanut and tree-nut anaphylaxis in children and holidays found spikes at Halloween and Easter. The , led by a team of researchers from the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê Health Centre (MCH-MUHC), found that most were previously unknown allergies, calling for increased awareness.
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Published on: 5 Oct 2020
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New study reinforces importance of implementing screening in Quebec