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For many people living with treatment-resistant depression – whose symptoms have not improved with antidepressant medications or psychotherapy – repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be life-changing. Some describe it as a fog finally being lifted. Some say it’s like their eyes have opened. Others describe feeling like themselves again.

On June 9, 2026, donors from Toronto's foodservice industry gathered at Royal Woodbine Golf Club for the fifth annual Do It for Dementia golf tournament, raising $22,000 for Brain Canada.

Antoine is a graduate student at Université Laval, where he is testing whether a high-fat ketogenic diet can rewire energy metabolism in ALS, potentially slowing the disease by improving the health of our brain cell’s powerhouse – the mitochondria.

Brain Canada and CABHI launch new Knowledge Mobilization Grants to accelerate the application of evidence into mental health practices that benefits older Canadians.

As a valued member of our Board, Eddie brought extraordinary insight, wisdom, and leadership to our organization. Throughout a distinguished career in public service, law, public policy, and governance, he earned widespread respect for his intellect, sound judgment, and unwavering commitment to Canada.

Early-career researchers, mentors, and partners came together in Montreal to shape what comes next for brain research.

The Canadian Neurodevelopmental Research Training Platform (CanNRT) and Brain Canada Foundation are pleased to announce a new partnership that will strengthen the CanNRT Fellowship, CanNRT’s flagship program for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and clinical fellows in neurodevelopmental research.

New Funding Opportunities for Postdoctoral Fellows, Early-Career Investigators, and Clinician-Scientists in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research

The Amazing Brain Science Talks program invites researchers to share exciting, innovative brain health findings with a public audience. Selected speakers will deliver a 15-minute TED-style talk at a prominent Ottawa venue.

For advocates like Kris and for many Canadians living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and their families, research represents hope: for more time, better quality of life, and one day, a cure. This ALS Awareness Month, we’re reflecting on Brain Canada’s ALS research funding journey and the discoveries, talent, and momentum it has helped create over the past decade.

A stroke occurs in Canada every seven minutes, and the survivors who develop aphasia often describe it as one of the most devastating losses imaginable. The ideas are still there. The person is still entirely present. But the words slip and stall, arriving wrong or not at all.

Heart & Stroke, in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH) and Brain Canada, is excited to announce the recipients of the Cardiac Arrest Research Team Grants - an investment in groundbreaking research to address the most urgent challenges in cardiac arrest prediction, care, and recovery.