External /medsimcentre/taxonomy/term/21/all en Pregnancy complications can signal heart disease risk years before traditional screening, study finds /medsimcentre/channels/news/pregnancy-complications-can-signal-heart-disease-risk-years-traditional-screening-study-finds-373648 <p>ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï researchers have developed a new tool to identify heart disease risk in women earlier in life.</p> <p>Findings from a study published in <a href="https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102760"><i>JACC: Advances</i></a> highlight gaps in existing approaches.</p> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:11:56 +0000 admin 11959 at /medsimcentre The Inaugural Bergman/Pilon Lectureship in Aging: When Care Comes First /medsimcentre/channels/event/inaugural-bergmanpilon-lectureship-aging-when-care-comes-first-373353 <p>The Special Joint Grand Rounds in Medicine, Psychiatry and Family Medicine are an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.</p> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:49:25 +0000 admin 11957 at /medsimcentre SummerWorkshop on Proteomics /medsimcentre/channels/event/summerworkshop-proteomics-373613 <p>Instructor: Kurt Dejgaard, PhD</p> <p>For ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï and non-ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Scientists</p> <p> </p> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:02:04 +0000 admin 11956 at /medsimcentre Summer Workshop on Proteomics /medsimcentre/channels/event/summer-workshop-proteomics-373612 <p>Instructor: Kurt Dejgaard, PhD</p> <p>For ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï and non-ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Scientists</p> <p> </p> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:57:00 +0000 admin 11955 at /medsimcentre Study offers new insights into why ex-smokers remain at elevated risk of lung disease /medsimcentre/channels/news/study-offers-new-insights-why-ex-smokers-remain-elevated-risk-lung-disease-373604 <p>A new study by a team of ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.</p> <p>Their paper, published in <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931524426001234"><i>Translational Research</i></a>, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.</p> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:53:24 +0000 admin 11954 at /medsimcentre ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges /medsimcentre/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-receive-14-million-sshrc-funding-62-projects-focusing-societal-challenges-373582 <p><strong>Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India.</strong></p> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:08:07 +0000 admin 11951 at /medsimcentre Engine Internship Showcase /medsimcentre/channels/event/engine-internship-showcase-366947 Interested in knowing what's it like interning for an Engine-supported startup or stimulating entrepreneurial mindset while interning for a Design Team?  Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:32:36 +0000 admin 11948 at /medsimcentre TechAccel Showcase /medsimcentre/channels/event/techaccel-showcase-366948 Come and meet our TechAccel teams! Student startup teams funded and supported by <strong><a href="/engine/" title="">The ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Engine</a> </strong>will be present to demo their projects and businesses! Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:36:08 +0000 admin 11949 at /medsimcentre Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /medsimcentre/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373479 <p>Join our ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï IMHL program team for a 30 minutes information session to learn how our module-based masters can help accelerate your leadership career in the healthcare sector.</p> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:31:36 +0000 admin 11939 at /medsimcentre Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /medsimcentre/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373480 <p>Join our ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï IMHL program team for a 30 minutes information session to learn how our module-based masters can help accelerate your leadership career in the healthcare sector.</p> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:32:16 +0000 admin 11940 at /medsimcentre Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /medsimcentre/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373481 <p>Join our ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï IMHL program team for a 30 minutes information session to learn how our module-based masters can help accelerate your leadership career in the healthcare sector.</p> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:32:55 +0000 admin 11941 at /medsimcentre Reducing vehicle emissions could prevent thousands of deaths in Canada /medsimcentre/channels/news/reducing-vehicle-emissions-could-prevent-thousands-deaths-canada-373462 <p>A shift to cleaner transportation could prevent more than 3,600 premature deaths in Montreal and Toronto by reducing ultrafine particle pollution, finds a new study led by ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï researchers.</p> <p>Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are microscopic pollutants produced in large quantities by vehicle exhaust. Because of their small size, they can penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream and may contribute to serious health problems such as heart and lung disease.</p> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:25:55 +0000 admin 11942 at /medsimcentre Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /medsimcentre/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373478 <p>Join our ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï IMHL program team for a 30 minutes information session to learn how our module-based masters can help accelerate your leadership career in the healthcare sector.</p> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:30:43 +0000 admin 11938 at /medsimcentre 122 ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï research projects awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding /medsimcentre/channels/news/122-mcgill-research-projects-awarded-30-million-nserc-discovery-grants-funding-373467 <p><strong>Funding supports bold ideas across natural sciences and engineering disciplines at ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï, in fields ranging from ophthalmology and physics to music research and electrical engineering.</strong><br /> <br /> The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 122 ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $30 million.  </p> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:43:39 +0000 admin 11936 at /medsimcentre Gambling addiction treatment underused in Quebec, study finds /medsimcentre/channels/news/gambling-addiction-treatment-underused-quebec-study-finds-373439 <p>A new study finds public specialized gambling addiction treatment services are underused in Quebec, pointing to a need to better reach people with gambling disorder.</p> <p>Researchers at ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï and the Douglas Research Centre followed more than 2,300 people with a gambling disorder over 13 years. Despite free access, patients averaged fewer than two treatments during that period.</p> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:08:40 +0000 admin 11935 at /medsimcentre