şÚÁĎÉç News - News /channels/news_feeds/all/term/news/rss en NPRC Closed September 1 /channels/channels/news/nprc-closed-september-1-366839 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Neuro-Patient Resource Centre (room 354) will be closed Monday, September 1st for Labour Day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/20250901_closed_labour_day.png?itok=CRzAjk05" width="160" height="134" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:50:40 +0000 webfull 210904 at /channels From Satellites to Sea Ice: GURA Student Investigates Arctic Patterns /channels/channels/news/satellites-sea-ice-gura-student-investigates-arctic-patterns-366814 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Mr. Kingson Campbell just successfully completed his summer Geography Undergraduate Research Award (GURA) under the supervision of Dr. Mallik Mahmud. As part of the GURA, he focused on remote sensing of Arctic snow and sea ice: specifically analyzing satellite data across multiple years from a geographical perspective to identify patterns and correlations. Kingson’s research aimed to discern the optimal Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) frequency for sea ice by investigating radar signatures derived from multi-frequency SAR imagery over the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/images_1.jpeg?itok=xGIOuiNR" width="160" height="106" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:45:04 +0000 webfull 210873 at /channels şÚÁĎÉç Geography Students Highlight Mismatch Between MontrĂ©al Bike Infrastructure and Demand /channels/channels/news/mcgill-geography-students-highlight-mismatch-between-montreal-bike-infrastructure-and-demand-366487 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A new study by geography graduate students and professors reveals that micromobility infrastructure in MontrĂ©al - bike lanes, BIXI docks, etc.- accounts for just ~2% of street space, despite significantly higher demand in key boroughs such as Plateau‑Mont‑Royal and Rosemont–La Petite‑Patrie.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-1391002975.jpg?itok=jurQibdQ" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">19 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:00:37 +0000 webfull 210541 at /channels Anim, Mezzanotte, Chu and Stochaj developed and tested an advanced approach to monitor de novo protein synthesis. /channels/channels/news/anim-mezzanotte-chu-and-stochaj-developed-and-tested-advanced-approach-monitor-de-novo-protein-366426 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>1. Anim EP, Mezzanotte J, Chu S, Stochaj U. Bioorthogonal Non-Canonical Amino Acid Tagging (BONCAT) to Detect Newly Synthesized Proteins in Cells and their Secretome. protocols io 10.17504, (2025). <a href="https://www.protocols.io/view/bioorthogonal-non-canonical-amino-acid-tagging-bon-gzcqbx2vx.html">https://www.protocols.io/view/bioorthogonal-non-canonical-amino-acid-tagging-bon-gzcqbx2vx.html</a></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:38:00 +0000 webfull 210472 at /channels Congratulations to John Orlowski, inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences at their annual meeting in May 2025 /channels/channels/news/congratulations-john-orlowski-inducted-fellow-canadian-society-molecular-biosciences-their-annual-366424 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>more info can be found here: <a href="https://csmb-scbm.ca/membership/csmb-fellows/">https://csmb-scbm.ca/membership/csmb-fellows/</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:31:50 +0000 webfull 210470 at /channels The Info-Neuro cart schedule for August is now available! /channels/channels/news/info-neuro-cart-schedule-august-now-available-366270 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>Our staff will curate the Info-Neuro cart to offer free resources for the following clinics this month:</b></p> <p>August 5 ─ Epilepsy Clinic</p> <p>August 7 ─ MS Clinic</p> <p>August 13 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic</p> <p>August 15 ─ Movement Disorders Clinic</p> <p>August 18 ─ ALS Clinic</p> <p>August 19 ─ MS Clinic</p> <p>August 21 ─ Cognitive Disorders <span>Clinic</span></p> <p>August 29 ─ Neuromuscular &amp; Post-Polio Clinic</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/2025_08_png_en.png?itok=5HgtwGdy" width="160" height="124" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:02:17 +0000 webfull 210303 at /channels Summer reads to boost your brain /channels/channels/news/summer-reads-boost-your-brain-366255 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Discover curated eBooks from The Neuro’s Patient Resource Centre to support your health and well-being this summer.</strong></p> <p>Did you know that the Neuro Patient Resource Centre offers a collection of eBooks? Hosted on the platform OverDrive, the collection includes books on topics beyond just medicine and neurology.  </p> <p>To enhance your summer reading, explore the following titles hand-picked by our staff:  </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/20250806_summerreading_en.png?itok=gCz508ls" width="160" height="61" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">6 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:25:03 +0000 webfull 210284 at /channels Research | Viral DNA sequences in the human genome may help control gene activity, new study shows /channels/channels/news/research-viral-dna-sequences-human-genome-may-help-control-gene-activity-new-study-shows-366155 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p>Long dismissed as “junk,” viral fragments buried in human DNA may help regulate our genes, according to a new international study co-led by Guillaume Bourque, professor in şÚÁĎÉç’s Department of Human Genetics, D2R-funded researcher and member of the D2R Research Steering Committee and Executive (RSC). The findings offer new insights into what makes us human, 25 years after the human genome was first mapped.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/evolution.jpg?itok=ZyWbcWnu" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:40:53 +0000 webfull 210174 at /channels New graphic booklet available from Parkinson Quebec /channels/channels/news/new-graphic-booklet-available-parkinson-quebec-366119 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>For those wanting to learn more about Parkinson’s disease through a visual format, this graphic book is available at the Patient Resource Centres of the Neuro and the Royal-Victoria Hospital (Glen Site). The book touches on the history of the disease as well as its major symptoms and offers diverse testimonials from those who have learned to live with it. This resource is an invitation to better understand Parkinson's disease and its physical, psychological and social impacts.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/202507_parkinson_illustrated_book.jpg?itok=gd7h43DE" width="160" height="160" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:13:57 +0000 webfull 210135 at /channels The Info-Neuro cart schedule for August is now available! /channels/channels/news/info-neuro-cart-schedule-august-now-available-365969 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>Our staff will curate the Info-Neuro cart to offer free resources for the following clinics this month:</b></p> <p>August 5 ─ Epilepsy Clinic</p> <p>August 7 ─ MS Clinic</p> <p>August 13 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic</p> <p>August 15 ─ Movement Disorders Clinic</p> <p>August 18 ─ ALS Clinic</p> <p>August 19 ─ MS Clinic</p> <p>August 21 ─ Cognitive Disorders Clinic</p> <p>August 29 ─ Neuromuscular &amp; Post-Polio Clinic</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/2025_08_png_en.png?itok=5HgtwGdy" width="160" height="124" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:01:38 +0000 webfull 209953 at /channels