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Patients with epilepsy have recurrent seizures that lead to injuries, social issues, job and driving restrictions and even death. Project Overview Patients with epilepsy have recurrent seizures that lead to injuries, social issues, job and driving restrictions and even death. The cause of epilepsy...

Brain Canada, en partenariat avec le Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN), est heureux d'annoncer que les cinq lauréats ont reçu du financement dans le cadre du volet indigène. Le volet indigène du KBHN est une occasion de financement unique en son genre, conçue pour soutenir des projets communautaires...

À Toronto, 150 000 personnes par an sont diagnostiquées comme souffrant d'une forme de dépression. C'est l'équivalent de la population de Moncton, au Nouveau-Brunswick. La majorité d'entre elles n'obtiennent que peu ou pas d'amélioration avec les médicaments et les thérapies existants. Cette...

Peter Kyriakides, qui a survécu à un traumatisme cérébral potentiellement mortel, estime qu'il existe un besoin criant de mentors et de coachs pour les patients. Il se demande si le fait de payer les survivants pour qu'ils servent de mentors à d'autres personnes pourrait combler les lacunes du...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease where motor neurons, neurons that control the muscles to generate fundamental movements in our daily life, are gradually destroyed during the disease leading to paralysis and eventually death. Project Overview Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a...

We are studying a type of brain tumour called glioblastoma (GBM), which is often fatal despite current treatments. Project Overview We are studying a type of brain tumour called glioblastoma (GBM), which is often fatal despite current treatments. Our team developed a new technique to analyze a...

This grant builds on two related projects: the Dementia-Inclusive Choices for Exercise (DICE) project (funded by the Alzheimer Society Research Program); and the Dementia Resources for Eating, Activity, and Meaningful inclusion (DREAM) project. Project Overview This grant builds on two related...

Brain-based disorders such as epilepsy, stroke, acquired brain injury, and Parkinson’s Disease impact tens of thousands of Canadians each year. Project Overview Brain-based disorders such as epilepsy, stroke, acquired brain injury, and Parkinson’s Disease impact tens of thousands of Canadians each...

Brain stimulation involves using electrical or magnetic pulses to treat medical disorders like Parkinson’s by sending controlled pulses to the brain in order to manage patient symptoms. Project Overview Brain stimulation involves using electrical or magnetic pulses to treat medical disorders like...

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. Project Overview Sight is the most precious sense, and patients suffering vision loss endure...