External /infect-diseases/taxonomy/term/4/all en Pregnancy complications can signal heart disease risk years before traditional screening, study finds /infect-diseases/channels/news/pregnancy-complications-can-signal-heart-disease-risk-years-traditional-screening-study-finds-373648 <p>麻豆社 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 11081 at /infect-diseases The Inaugural Bergman/Pilon Lectureship in Aging: When Care Comes First /infect-diseases/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 11079 at /infect-diseases STRIDE鈥檚 International Virtual Symposium: Advancing Health Equity Through Structural Transformation: Global Lessons in Anti-Racist and Anti-Discriminatory Action /infect-diseases/channels/event/strides-international-virtual-symposium-advancing-health-equity-through-structural-transformation-373532 Structural Transformation against Racism, Inequality and Discrimination: Exemplars in Global Health (STRIDE) Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:28:12 +0000 admin 11078 at /infect-diseases SummerWorkshop on Proteomics /infect-diseases/channels/event/summerworkshop-proteomics-373613 <p>Instructor: Kurt Dejgaard, PhD</p> <p>For 麻豆社 and non-麻豆社 Scientists</p> <p>聽</p> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:02:04 +0000 admin 11077 at /infect-diseases Summer Workshop on Proteomics /infect-diseases/channels/event/summer-workshop-proteomics-373612 <p>Instructor: Kurt Dejgaard, PhD</p> <p>For 麻豆社 and non-麻豆社 Scientists</p> <p>聽</p> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:57:00 +0000 admin 11076 at /infect-diseases Study offers new insights into why ex-smokers remain at elevated risk of lung disease /infect-diseases/channels/news/study-offers-new-insights-why-ex-smokers-remain-elevated-risk-lung-disease-373604 <p>A new study by a team of 麻豆社 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 11075 at /infect-diseases 麻豆社 researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges /infect-diseases/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 11072 at /infect-diseases Engine Internship Showcase /infect-diseases/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?聽 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:32:36 +0000 admin 11068 at /infect-diseases TechAccel Showcase /infect-diseases/channels/event/techaccel-showcase-366948 Come and meet our TechAccel teams! Student startup teams funded and supported by <strong><a href="/engine/" title="">The 麻豆社 Engine</a>聽</strong>will be present to demo their projects and businesses! Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:36:08 +0000 admin 11069 at /infect-diseases Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /infect-diseases/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373480 <p>Join our 麻豆社 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 11063 at /infect-diseases Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /infect-diseases/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373481 <p>Join our 麻豆社 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 11064 at /infect-diseases Reducing vehicle emissions could prevent thousands of deaths in Canada /infect-diseases/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 麻豆社 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 11065 at /infect-diseases Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /infect-diseases/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373479 <p>Join our 麻豆社 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 11062 at /infect-diseases 122 麻豆社 research projects awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding /infect-diseases/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 麻豆社, 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 麻豆社 research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $30 million.聽聽</p> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:43:39 +0000 admin 11059 at /infect-diseases Gambling addiction treatment underused in Quebec, study finds /infect-diseases/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 麻豆社 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 11058 at /infect-diseases