Understanding the effects of genes on human traits

Published: 1 August 2013

Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering...

Epileptic encephalopathy linked to protein trafficking gene

Published: 28 November 2016

Researchers have linked a debilitating neurological disease in children to mutations in a gene that regulates neuronal development through control of protein movement within neuronal cells.

How genetics shape our addictions

Published: 20 September 2012

Genes predict the brain’s reaction to smoking 

Gene mutations shown to cause form of HSP

Published: 9 May 2016

Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) have identified novel gene mutations that cause hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a step forward in efforts to treat this...

What's in our genes? 22:00

Thursday, August 20, 2015 22:00to22:30

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Philippe Gros Awarded Royal Society's McLaughlin Medal

Published: 23 September 2014

McGill University Professor Philippe Gros has been awarded the McLaughlin Medal from the Royal Society of Canada for important research of sustained excellence in medical science.

Recognizing rare diseases

Published: 28 February 2017

Research and clinical care complement each other at The Neuro...

Dr. Carl Ernst's research featured in the Montreal Gazette

Published: 11 October 2012

Rare genetic mutation linked to psychiatric illnesses, obesity ...

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