Sylvain Williams's work in Neuron 2015-06-11
A formidable first for researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute: the prestigious journal Neuron has published the latest work by the team of Dr. Sylvain Williams on the neurona...

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Water problem at the Douglas 2015-06-08
L'alimentation en eau à l'Institut Douglas est réduite depuis quelques heures en raison d'un bris dans le système de canalisation de la ville, à Verdun. Conséquences: certains pavillons ont un débi...

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Douglas study on cerebral astrocytes in depression and suicide 2015-06-02
Towards a better understanding of the mechanisms of depression
 A new study published by the team of Naguib Mechawar, Ph.D., a researcher with the McGill Group for Suicide Studies (MGSS) of the Douglas Institute (CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île de Montréal) and Ass...

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First class ! 2015-06-01
A few weeks ago at the Douglas Institute, members of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQ-S) gave aperfect mark to the collective activities of the Research Centre. The arrival of researc...

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New money for Alzheimer research and Dr Rosa-Neto 2015-05-28
CQDM, Brain Canada and the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) award close to $8.5M to six (6) multi-disciplinary and multi-provincial research teams across Canada to address unmet needs in neuroscience ...

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Risky pregnancies 2015-05-25
La Presse plus publishes an in-depth piece on Douglas research
On may 25th, La Presse's Marie-Claude Malboeuf published an in-depth piece on stress during pregnancy and its amazing consequences on the children. To know More (in french)

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Parle-moi d’amour at the Wellington Centre a huge success: $27,200 raised during closing night! 2015-05-21
$27,200 raised during closing night!
The 4th edition of the exhibit and auction held at the Wellington Centre in support of Les Impatients was a success on every level! The keen interest of all who attended was evident from the event’...

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Towards a better understanding of the mechanisms of depression 2015-05-21
A new study published by the team of Naguib Mechawar, Ph.D., a researcher at the Douglas Institute (CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’île-de-Montréal) and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry a...

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Study sheds new light on the impact of video gaming on the brain 2015-05-20
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B by the teams of Dr. Gregory West (Assistant Professor at the Université de Montréal) and Dr. Véronique Bohbot (Douglas Inst...

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Our Scientific Director's work honored 2015-05-14
The Douglas’s Scientific Director, Brigitte Kieffer, was among four scientists honored on may 14th on Parliament Hill for their work . The event was a McGill initiative.  Brigitte Kieffer is also ...

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