/newsroom/taxonomy/term/551/all en /newsroom/channels/news/tiny-proteins-found-across-animal-kingdom-play-key-role-cancer-spread-348323 <p>Phosphatases of regenerating liver (PRLs) are a family of enigmatic proteins involved in cell growth and metabolism present in various species. From humans to fruit flies, they play a unique role in the growth of cancerous tumours and the spread of cancer throughout the body. New research emerging from �鶹AV is contributing to what is known about PRLs, which could potentially become an important tool in the development of cancer-fighting treatments.  </p> Mon, 15 May 2023 14:39:22 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 300187 at /newsroom /newsroom/philippe-gros Wed, 03 May 2023 17:53:43 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 299131 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/fresh-produce-contaminated-toxic-bpa-chemicals-found-food-labels-study-finds-346889 <p>Steps were taken in Canada to reduce the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical linked to prostate and breast cancer, commonly found in plastics, the lining of food cans, water bottles, and paper receipts. But in many cases, it has been replaced with similar hormone disrupting chemicals, like Bisphenol S (BPS). A <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c09390">new study</a> from �鶹AV shows that every day Canadians are exposed to BPS in the fresh foods they eat, as chemicals migrate from labels on the packaging materials into the food.</p> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:55:53 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 296228 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/genes-reveal-kidney-cancers-risk-recurrence-346312 <p>Studying the mutations in kidney cancer after surgery could help to better predict the risk of the disease coming back, according to the latest results of a decade-long international <a href="https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-22-1936">study</a>.</p> <p>The research, undertaken by a team of 44 researchers at 23 institutions across Europe and Canada, including �鶹AV, is the largest to link the genetic changes that occur in kidney cancer to patient outcomes.</p> Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:06:55 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 292824 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/exposure-wildfires-increases-risk-cancer-339499 <p>A new study from �鶹AV finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over two million Canadians over a period of 20 years, is the first to examine how proximity to forest fires may influence cancer risk.</p> Fri, 06 May 2022 18:43:15 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288123 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/fighting-brain-cancer-its-root-332868 <p>�鶹AV researchers identify proteins that drive cancer stem cells. Targeting and supressing a particular protein called galectin1 could provide a more effective treatment for glioblastoma, in combination with radiation therapy.</p> <p>Due to its resistance to therapy, glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive cancerous brain tumour in adults. It grows fast and spreads quickly. While treatments such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy can help ease symptoms for a few months, in most cases tumour cells regrow after treatment and the cancer recurs.</p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:25:55 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 273519 at /newsroom /newsroom/nahum-sonenberg Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:11:53 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254256 at /newsroom /newsroom/mark-trifiro Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:26:56 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 253787 at /newsroom /newsroom/gerald-batist Tue, 08 Dec 2020 21:10:24 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 252527 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-teams-win-big-new-omics-cancer-competition-325933 <p>Earlier today, a Quebec based consortium of research institutes (Génome Québec, Oncopole and IVADO) announced the winners of their first-ever “Omics Data Against Cancer” competition, and �鶹AV research teams were dominant. In fact, of the five selected teams no less than four of them included professors from �鶹AV.</p> Thu, 05 Nov 2020 18:41:24 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 246572 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/unlocking-how-cellular-proteins-control-cancer-spread-323630 <p>A new insight into cell signals that control cancer growth and migration could help in the search for effective anti-cancer drugs. A �鶹AV-led study reveals key biochemical processes that advance our understanding of colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer among Canadians.</p> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:33:05 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 233578 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/ctv-news-mcgill-university-researchers-discover-way-fight-brain-tumours-resistance-therapy-323829 <p>New findings out of �鶹AV in Montreal have revealed a potential way to overcome aggressive brain tumours' resistance to therapy: by deleting a specific gene. Researchers have long been searching for ways to treat Glioblastomas – the most stubborn type of brain tumour – as they’re well known for their resistance to treatment. A few years back, they were able to confirm the key role a gene called the OSMR gene plays in the process of brain cancer growth.</p> Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:41:20 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 235356 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/gene-targeting-helps-overcome-resistance-brain-cancer-therapy-323716 <p>New insight into a gene that controls energy production in cancer stem cells could help in the search for a more effective treatment for glioblastoma. A �鶹AV-led study published in <i>Nature Communications</i> reveals that suppressing the OSMR gene can improve the effectiveness of radiation therapy.</p> <p>This approach, led by the laboratory of Arezu Jahani-Asl, Assistant Professor of Medicine at �鶹AV, was successful in preclinical mouse models where the deletion of the OSMR gene resulted in a significant improvement of tumour response to therapy and expanded lifespan.</p> Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:10:41 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 234105 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/most-comprehensive-map-cancer-genome-date-319734 <p>An international team, that includes researchers from �鶹AV, has completed the most comprehensive study of whole cancer genomes to date, significantly improving our fundamental understanding of cancer and signposting new directions for its diagnosis and treatment.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2020 13:19:51 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 198414 at /newsroom /newsroom/guillaume-bourque Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:29:46 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 196242 at /newsroom