[BIC-announce] Fwd: Neuro in the News - February 2015

[Sylvain Baillet, Dr]

From: "Anita Kar, Ms." <anita.kar at mcgill.ca<mailto:anita.kar at mcgill.ca>>
Subject: Neuro in the News - February 2015
Date: March 13, 2015 12:08:01 PM EDT

Please see highlights of coverage of The Neuro in the news in February (a very prolific media month with 126 hits!).
Thank you,
Anita

February 2015

Press Releases
February 9 A unique album: 30 years of imaging the brain Press release<http://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channels/news/unique-album-30-years-imaging-brain-241637>
February 10 Smoking thins vital part of the brain Press release<http://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channels/news/smoking-thins-vital-part-brain-241649> (Karama)
February 11 Revolutionary new probe zooms in on cancer cells Press release<http://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channels/news/revolutionary-new-probe-zooms-cancer-cells-241687> (Petrecca)
February 19 Students to perform “brain” surgery Press release<http://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channels/news/students-perform-brain-surgery-242534> (Del Maestro)
February 26 Breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells metastasize Press release<http://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channels/news/breakthrough-understanding-how-cancer-cells-metastasize-243109> (McPherson)

Media Highlights
Sherif Karama study on effects of smoking on brain cortex:
National + Local : La Presse<http://www.lapresse.ca/vivre/sante/201502/10/01-4842915-le-tabagisme-amincit-une-partie-du-cerveau-selon-une-etude.php>, Le Devoir<http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/sante/431422/le-tabagisme-amincit-une-partie-du-cerveau>, 98.5fm, Ici Radio-Canada, La Nouvelle Union, La voix du sud, Courier Frontenac, CJAD Radio, Courrier Frontenac, La Nouvelle Union, La voix du sud, Le Trait d’Union
International: One India,  Zeenews (India), Times of India, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Examiner, The Courier Mail, The Advertiser, Herald Sun,  Daily Telegraph, Herald (Scotland), The Australian, Business Insider (Australia), Skynews (Australia), Guernsey Press, 108Jarkat (Indonesia), The New Age, Gulf News, Herald (New-Zealand), Economic Times
Other: Newstral.com<http://Newstral.com>, Neuroscience News, Health & Medicine, News Science Daily, MedicalXpress, Yahoo News,Science World Report, NewsEveryDay, Dailymail, The Epoch Times, News mix, Health & Medicine News, MSN News, Daily News, GenengNews

Kevin Petrecca’s study with the Raman Probe to zoom in on invasive cancer cells:
National : La Presse<http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/201502/14/01-4844209-de-lespoir-pour-le-cancer-du-cerveau.php>, Le Devoir<http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/science-et-technologie/432187/universite-mcgill-et-polytechnique-percee-dans-l-ablation-des-tumeurs-au-cerveau>, Canoe, Radio-Canada, TVA Nouvelles, CTV News, Guelph Mercury, Times Colonist, Brandon Sun, Medicine Hat news, Yahoo! News Winnipeg, Black Burn News, The Record
International: Belfast Telegraph, Scientific American, Medindia, Economic Times (India), Chemical and Engeneering News, theEngineer, Kurzweilai
Other: Medgadget, Medical News Today,  Med Device Online, PhotonicsOnline, ScienceBlog, IFLScience
NOTE  Kevin Petrecca and Frederic Leblond chosen as Personnalités de la semaine<http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/a822b278-5b16-4256-9cca-8bfe5929d0f5%7C_0> for the Raman Spectroscopy probe

Rolando Del Maestro, CEGEP students perform brain surgery, Neuro surgery simulation:
Global News “CEGEP students get a firsthand look at brain surgery”
The Montreal Gazette “Brain surgery: Montreal at forefront of simulation technology<http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/brain-surgery-montreal-at-forefront-of-simulation-technology>”

L’Actualité « Le cerveau livre ses secrets »<http://www.lactualite.com/sante-et-science/science/le-cerveau-livre-ses-secrets/> (Guy Rouleau, Alan Evans, neuroscience research, BigBrain atlas)

CJAD 800 (Wayne Sossin,  how memory works) starts at about 17:15 minute mark<https://soundcloud.com/andrew-carter-cjad-800/crouse-reviews-50-shades-mis-remembering-things-feb12>

Radio-Canada  « Les métastases mieux comprises »<http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/science/2015/03/03/002-metastases-cancer-explications.shtml> (Peter McPherson’s study on cancer cell metastasis) NOTE : Video from the paper showing molecular mechanism has had +33,000 views!
Also: Sciencedaily, Guide sante en ligne, Health Canal, MedicalXpress

Le Code Chastenay “Les mémoires de Brenda Milner »<http://zonevideo.telequebec.tv/media/20721/les-memoires-de-brenda-milner/le-code-chastenay> (Brenda Milner work and career, students, Ami Tsuchida and Meera Paleja)

BusinessWire “Helius Medical Technologies Announces<http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150219005775/en/Helius-Medical-Technologies-Announces-Subjects-Enrolled-Canadian#.VQHtSI54pCi> First Three Subjects Enrolled in Canadian Multiple Sclerosis Feasibility Study” (Gabriel Leonard, Yves Lapierre, Alain Ptito)

CBC News “#TheDress colour debate draws a spectrum of expert, academic views”<http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/thedress-colour-debate-draws-a-spectrum-of-expert-academic-views-1.2975926> (Christopher Pack, viral dress color debate)


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