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From Space to Memory Under Pathological Tau

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Alzheimer’s

  • Competition

    Alzheimer’s Association International Grant Program

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $196,985

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $85,725

Project Overview

Among the earliest signs of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are navigation impairments and the presence of abnormal Tau (aTau) proteins in the entorhinal cortex (EC), a brain region that represents space and movement. As AD progresses aTau spreads to the subiculum (Sub), a key region for memory encoding and retrieval.…

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Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration In Aging (CCNA) – Phase 2

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Start Date

    2019

  • Total Grant Amount

    $34,125,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $2,500,000

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Brain and cognitive effects of long-term gender affirming hormone therapy in aging trans women

  • Grant Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Brain Canada-Women’s Brain Health Initiative Expansion Grants: Considering Sex and Gender

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $105,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $52,500

Project Overview

Trans women may take estradiol-based gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) into their old age. Yet, we know little about the long-term brain health effects of GAHT. We propose to further our understanding of the earliest causes and signs of cognitive and brain aging effects in women by exploring the effects…

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Sex differences in the innate immune response associated with Parkinson’s Disease

  • Grant Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Parkinson's

  • Competition

    Brain Canada-Women’s Brain Health Initiative Expansion Grants: Considering Sex and Gender

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $105,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $52,500

Project Overview

Age is the most important risk factor for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), followed by sex, with a higher risk in males. Studies show that brain inflammation occurs early in the disease and persists throughout its course. As such, inflammation is likely to contribute to the disease. In the brain, the main…

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Using a virtual care platform to deliver peer-led mental health support to rural and remote communities in BC: A randomized wait-list controlled trial of the REACHOUT intervention

  • Grant Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Other,  Mental illness

  • Competition

    JDRF Canada – Brain Canada Addressing Mental Health in Type 1 Diabetes Team Grants

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $250,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $125,000

Project Overview

Dr. Tang and her team at the University of British Columbia will use a virtual care platform to deliver peer-led mental health support to rural and remote communities in BC, through an intervention called REACHOUT, created with support from a previous JDRF grant. Given the shortage of mental health professionals…

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