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Long-term effects of inhaled cannabis delivery during pregnancy on adolescent social behaviour and adult emotional behaviour in male and female rats

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Rising Stars Trainee Awards

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $10,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $5,000

Project Overview

Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC) Neuroscience Fellowship in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Roughly 10-20% of people self-report use of cannabis during pregnancy. Human studies and animal models have shown that exposure to cannabis during pregnancy may lead to reduced growth and behavioural deficits. Animal models, which can…

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In vivo Quantification of Synaptic Density in Youth With High-risk Cannabis Use: A Positron Emission Tomography Study With the Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Radiotracer [18F]SynVesT-1

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Competition

    Rising Stars Trainee Awards

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $10,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $5,000

Project Overview

Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC) Neuroscience Fellowship in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Frequent heavy use of cannabis is increasingly common in young Canadians. Approximately 20-29% of youth who use cannabis describe using it almost daily. This pattern of use during adolescence is believed to affect the growth…

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Brain Gain: Identifying candidate dementia-related biomarkers and early intervention strategies for adults aged 50+ with a history of mild traumatic brain injury

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Brain Injury

  • Competition

    Rising Stars Trainee Awards

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $10,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $5,000

Project Overview

One hundred and forty-four thousand Canadians suffer a diagnosed concussion each year. A concussion is a type of mild traumatic brain injury, often caused by a bump to the head or body that causes one's brain to move within the skull. This movement causes micro-tears in the brain that are…

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Aerobic exercise for treatment of Chronic symptoms following mild Traumatic Brain Injury (ACTBI) Trial

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Brain Injury

  • Competition

    Rising Stars Trainee Awards

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $10,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $5,000

Project Overview

Annually, approximately 250,000 people in Canada sustain a concussion. While symptoms following concussion generally improve within 3 months, up to 30% of people continue to have symptoms beyond this time. Symptoms may include headaches, fatigue, trouble sleeping, anxiety, depression, dizziness and mental fog. There is no cure for those who…

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The Canadian Youth Mental Health Insight (CYMHI) Platform: Optimizing mental health for youth across Canada through open data, machine learning, and knowledge exchange

  • Program Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Competition

    Brain Canada Youth Mental Health Platform, powered by RBC Future Launch

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $5,130,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $2,565,000

Project Overview

Our aim is to optimise mental health for youth across Canada, by providing a state-of-the-art informatics platform to support knowledge and data integration, open data, machine learning and improved communication between stakeholders - the Canadian Youth Mental Health Insight Platform. The platform will transform research and enable knowledge discovery, exchange…

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