/medhealthsci-research/ en /medhealthsci-research/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-research/article/fonds-de-recherche-du-quebec-frq-support-fmhs-investigators%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E The Government of Quebec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (Quebec Research Fund—FRQ) have announced a $257.4M investment in scholarships and grants for the 2026-2027 funding year, supporting research across key FRQ sectors: Nature and Technologies, Health, Society and Culture and Interdisciplinary Research. ���������Թ� research projects were awarded $16M across 9 FRQ programs. Amongst FRQ’s three sectors, ���������Թ� received: $1.1M towards research in Society and Culture, $6.8M towards Health Research and over $8M towards research in Nature and Technologies. One ���������Թ� research project was Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Health e-News 1629 /medhealthsci-research/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-research/article/fmhs-faculty-and-learners-shine-afmc-event%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E Seven Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences members were honoured at the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)’s International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) last month in Ottawa. Lia Sanzone, Professor in the Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN), received the AFMC’s Mentorship Award, which recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates an exemplary and sustained commitment to providing outstanding mentorship, guidance, and inspiration to colleagues within Canadian faculties of medicine. Prof. Sanzone, a renowned educator, mentor and campion of nursing pedagogy and Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Health e-News 1628 /medhealthsci-research/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-research/article/fmhs-awarded-seven-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E ���������Թ� has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs – six new and 10 renewed – seven of them from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The University’s newly appointed CRCs will drive forward cutting-edge research in fields that include subatomic physics, food science and agricultural chemistry, and counselling psychology. Renewed Chairs will continue vital work in such areas as Parkinson’s disease, bioengineering, data ethics and intergenerational childhood trauma. “Guided by ���������Թ�’s newly launched Strategic Research Plan, our Canada Research Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Health e-News 1627 /medhealthsci-research/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-research/article/125-million-mcgill-interdisciplinary-research-new-frontiers-research-fund%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E Five ���������Թ� research teams are recipients of $1.25 million in total funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), part of a nearly $23‑million federal investment announced today supporting 92 research projects across Canada. The NFRF funds interdisciplinary, high-risk, high-reward, transformative research led by Canadian researchers working with Canadian and international partners. The program is administered by the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat, which is housed within the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), on behalf of Canada’s three federal Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Health e-News 1626 /medhealthsci-research/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-research/article/provost-honours-13-fmhs-professors-exceptional-research-achievements%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 ���������Թ� professors – 13 from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) – as Distinguished James ���������Թ� Professors, James ���������Թ� Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements. “It is a privilege to recognize this exceptional group of scholars whose contributions have transformed their fields and elevated ���������Թ�’s reputation as a global leader in research and innovation,” said Campbell. “Their dedication to advancing knowledge and training and mentoring Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Health e-News 1625 /medhealthsci-research/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-research/article/icing-injuries-may-slow-recovery-and-prolong-pain-study-finds%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E Icing a sprained ankle or sore muscle, long used to reduce pain and swelling, may in the longer run delay recovery and prolong pain, new research suggests. In a preclinical study published in Anesthesiology, ���������Թ� researchers found that even though cryotherapy (icing) eased pain in the short term, recovery time was more than doubled in some cases. “These results highlight a paradox: treatments that reduce inflammation and relieve pain in the short term may, in some cases, interfere with the biological processes required for full recovery,” said lead author Lucas Lima, a research Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Health e-News 1624 /medhealthsci-research/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-research/article/discovery-fat-burning-switch-could-lead-advances-bone-disease-treatments%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E Scientists’ discovery of a molecular “switch” that activates an energy‑burning pathway in mice has the potential to lead to new treatments for bone disease. The study, published in Nature, sheds new light on brown fat. Unlike white fat, which stores energy, brown fat cells burn calories, producing heat as a byproduct. For years, it was believed this process relied on a single pathway. More recently, researchers discovered a parallel pathway, but how it became activated remained a mystery. Researchers led by Lawrence Kazak at ���������Թ�’s Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute have Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Health e-News 1623 /medhealthsci-research/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-research/article/promising-new-way-transplant-cells-could-lead-better-treatment-type%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E Researchers at ���������Թ� and the Research Institute of the ���������Թ� Health Center (RI-MUHC) have developed a novel device to transplant insulin-producing cells that integrates directly with existing blood vessels in the body. The technology, which showed promising results in preclinical trials, aims to overcome key challenges of emerging long-term cell-based treatments for Type 1 diabetes. As well as serving as an artificial pancreas, it potentially could be used to replace or support the function of other organs. Unlike previous experimental implants, the device is designed Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Health e-News 1622 /medhealthsci-research/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-research/article/jumping-gene-helps-explain-elevated-pancreatic-cancer-risk-french-canadians%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E Researchers at ���������Թ� have discovered a centuries-old genetic mutation that helps to explain why some French‑Canadians in Quebec are at an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Until quite recently, standard genetic tests have not been able to identify this “jumping gene” cause. The findings, published in the Journal of Medical Genetics, suggest better-targeted genetic testing could help identify people at higher cancer risk who were previously missed. History’s imprint on the genome Quebec’s French-Canadian population descends from a relatively small number of settlers who arrived Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Health e-News 1621 /medhealthsci-research/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-research/article/public-education-will-be-critical-provinces-roll-out-new-cervical-cancer-screening-method%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E As Canada moves to modernize cervical cancer screening, a new study suggests most women do not yet understand or trust the shift from the Pap test to human papillomavirus (HPV) based screening. The national survey, published in Current Oncology, examined women’s preferences for cervical screening – including how they want to be screened and how they want information communicated – as Canada transitions from Pap tests to HPV testing. “We now have better tools to prevent cervical cancer, but if people don’t have confidence in the change, they may delay or avoid screening,” said senior author Dr Thu, 07 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Health e-News 1620