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Signatures of early life stress as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Alzheimer’s

  • Competition

    Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP)

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $200,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $100,000

Project Overview

Our project investigates how childhood stress may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) later in life. We know that stress during early development can affect a brain chemical called serotonin, which plays a key role in memory and mood - two areas that are also affected in AD.…

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Ensuring equitable access to inpatient rehabilitation for people living with dementia: An effectiveness-implementation randomized trial

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Alzheimer’s

  • Competition

    Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP)

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $200,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $100,000

Project Overview

One in five older adults with dementia is hospitalized each year. One in three hospitalized older adults will lose independence in transferring, eating, ambulating, dressing, or bathing, which increases nursing home admission risk; this risk is 36% greater in people living with dementia (PLWD). Rehabilitation could decrease this risk, but…

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A Pilot Randomized Trial of a Digital App, WhatMatters to enable Person-Centred Care

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Alzheimer’s

  • Competition

    Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP)

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $200,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $100,000

Project Overview

Person-centred care is vital for dementia patients in hospitals to prevent stress-induced behaviors. My team has developed WhatMatters, an app that allows family members to remotely share reassuring videos, familiar photos and music to comfort patients in hospital. This study assesses the effectiveness of the mobile app,  WhatMatters, in improving…

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Neighbourhood Wellbeing and Dementia

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Alzheimer’s

  • Competition

    Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP)

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $200,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $100,000

Project Overview

Most people living with dementia (PLWD) live in community supported by informal care partners. Continued access to community is a human right, and linked to better physical, mental, and social health. We aim to improve neighbourhoods for PLWD and care partners from a planning perspective, examining wayfinding, infrastructure availability and…

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Cooking Together: promotions and resource development

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Alzheimer’s

  • Competition

    Alzheimer’s Society of Canada – Brain Canada Foundation Knowledge Translation and Exchange Accelerator Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $45,779

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $22,890

Project Overview

Cooking Together is an innovative project that provides the opportunity for developing new relationships between generations while cooking and eating together. Youth (aged 18- 30) work with persons with dementia to develop recipes and eat together. Recipes are based on the principles of Brain Health Food Guide and the MIND…

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