Oncology & Cancer

Histotripsy: How sound waves could impact tumor treatment

For anyone facing cancer, the treatment options can feel brutally familiar: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of them all. But a new approach is beginning to offer something very different. By using nothing ...

Genetics

A rare respiratory disease may be more prevalent in Quebec

A study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (The Institute) has identified a rare genetic variant in the ODAD4 gene that causes primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a chronic hereditary disorder ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Model helps explain how context-dependent behavior occurs

How animals may modify their behavior depending on their context has been modeled mathematically by two RIKEN neuroscientists. Their simple but biologically plausible model could shed light on mental disorders such as autism ...

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