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Gender bias holds back female surgeons, study finds

Published: 10 July 2025

Women now make up over half of medical students in Canada, but only one-third of practising surgeons. A new study suggests part of the gap stems from gender norms embedded in workplace culture. The...

Study reveals trained immunity may cause lung damage

Published: 10 July 2025

Trained immunity – a process being explored in vaccine and therapy development to boost immune defences – appears be counterproductive in certain contexts, researchers at ĢƵ and the...

Ancient viruses in our DNA may hold clues to what makes us human

Published: 21 July 2025

Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as “junk” may play a role in controlling our genes, according to a new international study....

Youth at risk of suicide show early warning signs that adults often miss

Published: 23 July 2025

Drawing on a landmark 25-year study that followed Quebec children into adulthood, ĢƵ researchers have identified two distinct patterns in how suicidal thoughts emerge and the early...

Study linking depression to specific altered brain cells opens door to new treatments

Published: 28 August 2025

Researchers at ĢƵ and the Douglas Institute have identified two specific types of brain cells that are altered in people with depression....

Researchers at The Neuro show a brain exercise yields benefits

Published: 14 October 2025

A ĢƵ-led clinical trial is the first in humans to show online brain training exercises can improve brain networks affecting learning and memory....

Expert: COVID-19 and flu vaccine rollout

Published: 7 October 2025

As respiratory virus season kicks off and COVID-19 cases continue to rise, provinces and territories are launching their vaccination campaigns. In Quebec, free vaccines will be available only to...

Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient’s chance of dying at home

Published: 22 September 2025

Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient’s probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a ĢƵ-led study....

Expert: Suicide prevention 

Published: 9 September 2025

Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. A new World Health Organization report underscores the urgency of suicide prevention, estimating that 727,000 people died by suicide in 2021 alone.

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