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Canadian rTMS Treatment and Biomarker Network in Depression (CARTBIND) Trial

  • Program Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Competition

    2014 MIRI Team Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2015

  • Total Grant Amount

    $1,387,500

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $693,750

Project Overview

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an effective treatment for patients with depression who have not responded to antidepressant medications. rTMS involves stimulating the brain with a series of magnetic pulses delivered through a hand-held magnetic coil. Treatment duration is about 40 min and about 8-10 treatments per day can…

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Stimulating Endogenous Regeneration of Photoreceptors as a Potential Cure for Blindness

  • Program Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Central Nervous System

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    2014 MIRI Team Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2015

  • Total Grant Amount

    $1,387,869

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $693,935

Project Overview

Sight is the most precious sense, and patients suffering vision loss endure a devastating experience. Blindness often results from the gradual death of photoreceptors, the retinal cells that perceive light. Many researchers are attempting to replace lost cells through transplantation of stem cell-derived photoreceptors. However, integration of injected photoreceptors into…

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