February 20, 2020
A new paper by UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Dr. Brett Finlay and a team of fellows from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) proposes that non-communicable diseases may be transmitted between people through the microbiome. Brett Finlay is the Co Director of the CIFAR Humans & the Microbiome program, supported by Brain Canada.
January 29, 2020
New technique could be used to choose best therapies for patients and measure their effectiveness. Evaluating the effectiveness of therapies for neurodegenerative diseases is often difficult because each patient’s progression is different. The research was supported through a 2015 Platform Support Grant for the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre.
January 28, 2020
To better treat people with depression, not only must we treat the neurons affected by the disease, but we must also restore the integrity of the barrier that regulates exchanges between blood circulation and the brain. The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank was supported through a 2014 Platform Support Grant, led by Gustavo Turecki.
January 28, 2020
Neuroscience researchers at Western University have developed the first open-access repository for raw data from mouse cognitive testing. Called MouseBytes, the database gives researchers a platform to share rodent cognition data using touchscreen cognitive testing with labs around the world. The work was supported through a 2012 MIRI Team Grant and the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP).
December 17, 2019
Adrian Owen tells Jim Al-Khalili about his search for awareness in brain-injured patients. Adrian Owen is the co-Director of CIFAR's Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness, which receives support from Brain Canada.
November 27, 2019
Cette semaine à Découverte, nous faisons le point sur une maladie qui touchera un million de canadiens, en 2050 : L’Alzheimer est irréversible et incurable. Pourquoi la recherche piétine-t-elle? Qu’en est-il du diagnostic précoce? Que sait-on de cette maladie? Survol d'une maladie qui mystifie encore la communauté scientifique. Sylvia Villeneuve a reçu une subvention de la Société Alzheimer et la Fondation Brain Canada en 2016 pour le projet - Suivi de la progression de la maladie d’Alzheimer dans ses premiers stades : un projet multimodal.
November 06, 2019
A recent Canadian study is showing that addressing housing needs for people who are living on the streets and struggling with mental illness could reduce homelessness in the long term. Brain Canada provided $100,000 to support the initial two-city pilot study in 2008.
November 06, 2019
Deleting an autism gene called TRIO derails neurons’ journey to their destination. Lara Eid received a 2018 Brain Canada - Kids Brain Health Network Training Award.
November 06, 2019
In a new study published today by Nature Communications, Adrian Owen and his colleagues at the University of Cambridge compared brain of patients in a vegetative state with those of healthy participants who were anaesthetized. Adrian Owen is the co-Director of CIFAR's Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness, which receives support from Brain Canada.
November 06, 2019
Scientists demonstrate flaws in protein detection tools, and outline a solution A new study points to the need for better antibody validation, and outlines a process that other labs can use to make sure the antibodies they work with function properly. This work was supported by an ALS Canada-Brain Canada Arthur J. Hudson Translational Team Grant.
October 03, 2019
Medical science has a deadly historical bias problem: until very recently, most studies only included males. The article features Dr. Jeffrey Mogil, and mentions research supported by the 2014 Brain Canada Team Grant he received.
October 03, 2019
New research has demonstrated that a quick, non-invasive eye scan can identify changes in the retina that could be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. This research was supported by a CQDM - Brain Canada Focus on Brain Grant, led by Dr. Jean-Paul Soucy.
October 03, 2019
Scientists peered inside neurons and watched the workings of annexin A11, a gene linked to a rare form of ALS. They found that neurons may normally use the gene to ship internal housekeeping instructions via a newly discovered “hitchhiking” system and that disease-causing mutations may tie up deliveries at the cell’s loading docks. This research is supported by an ALS Society of Canada/Brain Canada Arthur J. Hudson Translational Team Grant.
September 16, 2019
Accounting for sex differences could be key for the development of better treatments as drug shows promise for brain repair in females. This research was supported by a Brain Canada Foundation - Weston Foundation Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI) grant.
August 08, 2019
Results suggest some forms of PD are an autoimmune disease triggered years before noticeable symptoms. Dr. Louis-Eric Trudeau was supported by a Brain Canada Team Grant.
July 10, 2019
The Working Mind First Responders (TWMFR) is a well-established training course that helps first responders link colours in the program’s mental health continuum model with their state of well-being. “The program is evidence based,” explained Mike Pietrus, the MHCC’s director of Mental Health First Aid and Opening Minds. “The MHCC is indebted to Medavie and Brain Canada for funding the development and assessment of the family package, which is proving to be highly effective.”
May 21, 2019
This research was supported by two Brain Canada grants, led by Viviane Labrie (in partnership with Alzheimer Society of Canada) and Arturas Petronis.
May 21, 2019
Canada has launched its first brain tumour registry in its battle to better treat the disease and avoid reliance on foreign data. The Brain Tumour Registry of Canada (BTRC) is funded by Brain Canada and the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada through a Platform Support Grant, led by Faith Davis.
May 06, 2019
Blair Leavitt currently holds a Huntington Society of Canada - Brain Canada Team Grant.
May 03, 2019
This research was supported by a New Investigator Award (Viviane Labrie) from the Alzheimer Society of Canada and Brain Canada.
May 03, 2019
This research was supported by a New Investigator Award (Viviane Labrie) from the Alzheimer Society of Canada and Brain Canada.
May 01, 2019
This research was supported by an Impact Grant from the Canadian Cancer Society and Brain Canada, led by Michael Taylor.
May 01, 2019
The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank was supported by a Brain Canada Platform Support Grant, led by Gustavo Turecki.
April 29, 2019
The study led by Tarek Rajji is supported by a Brain Canada Improving Health Outcomes and Quality of Life Team Grant.
April 29, 2019
PREVENT-AD is part of the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP), which received a $10-M Brain Canada Platform Support Grant.