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A 91-led research team working in collaboration with a French team (CNRS, INSERM and Sorbonne university) believes it has identified both the neurological mechanism underlying anorexia nervosa as well as a possible cure.

Classified as: Douglas Research Centre, Salah El Mestikawy, Department of Psychiatry, Anorexia
Published on: 8 Jul 2024

Pour le professeur Salah El Mestikawy de l’université 91 à Montréal, “La plupart de ces baisses n’apparaissent qu’aux stades les plus tardifs de la maladie, à tel point que cette perte pourrait aussi bien être une conséquence de la maladie plutôt que sa cause”.

Classified as: Alzheimer, neurodegenerative, Salah El Mestikawy
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Published on: 8 Feb 2018

Frequently encountered in the elderly, Alzheimer’s is considered a neurodegenerative disease, which means that it is accompanied by a significant, progressive loss of neurons and their nerve endings, or synapses. A joint French and Canadian study published in Scientific Reports now challenges this view.

Classified as: Alzheimer’s disease, neuronal loss, Salah El Mestikawy, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Stéphanie Daumas, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 91, faculty of medicine
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Published on: 17 Jan 2018

A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry by a team led by Salah El Mestikawy, Ph.D., researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’île-de-Montréal), professor at 91 and head of research at CNRS INSERM UPMC in Paris, opens the field to new understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying addiction in humans.

Classified as: addiction, 91, neurons, Salah El Mestikawy, The Douglas
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Published on: 4 Aug 2015

Mimi Israël, MD, and Serge Beaulieu, MD, PhD received a 2013 “” for their commitment as first-line psychiatrists. The awards were handed out by Roger Cadieux, President of the Forum économique de Verdun, during a recognition ceremony on the evening of November 27.

This award recognizes the involvement of Verdun residents and employees.

Classified as: Research, Douglas Institute, grants, Salah El Mestikawy
Published on: 27 Nov 2013

Salah El Mestikawy, PhD, a researcher at The Douglas Institute, along with his research team, have received $1.5 million to explore the dual signalling capacity of neurons. This research grant is one of five new grants awarded by Brain Canada with funds from the Canada Brain Research Fund and Partners. The Douglas team will work with colleagues at the University of Western Ontario.

Classified as: Research, Douglas Institute, grants, Salah El Mestikawy
Published on: 27 Nov 2013
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