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Les commotions cérébrales chez les enfants sont un problème de santé publique majeur en raison de leur impact à long terme sur le développement cognitif et socio-émotionnel. Project Overview Les commotions cérébrales chez les enfants sont un problème de santé publique majeur en raison de leur...

Research in the mental health of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is growing, but gaps in our understanding remain. Project Overview Research in the mental health of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is growing, but gaps in our understanding remain. We will address...

Palliative care (PC) is an area of medicine that focuses on symptom control and quality of life of patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Project Overview Palliative care (PC) is an area of medicine that focuses on symptom control and quality of life of patients with...

Every year, more than 80,000 Canadians experience cardiac arrest—a sudden event where the heart stops beating without warning. Thanks to advances in emergency care, we have become better at restarting the heart. Today, however, survival depends more on the brain than on the heart alone. Aperçu du...

Pain affects millions of people worldwide and has a profound negative effect on quality of life. Project Overview Pain affects millions of people worldwide and has a profound negative effect on quality of life. Untreated pain is the most common cause of disability that impairs life. Acute pain is a...

Recognizing emotions and intentions from facial expressions is crucial for human communication and social interaction. Project Overview Recognizing emotions and intentions from facial expressions is crucial for human communication and social interaction. While most adults can easily do this,...

Alzheimer’s disease causes progressive neurological decline and substantially decreases the quality of life of the individuals with the disease and their caregivers. Project Overview Alzheimer’s disease causes progressive neurological decline and substantially decreases the quality of life of the...

Aberrant control of protein synthesis (also termed translation) leads to pathological conditions like cancer, obesity, memory impairment and has been hypothesized to cause the development of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Fragile-X syndrome (FXS). Project Overview Aberrant control of protein...

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Taufik Valiante, Ph. D. La vision de Brain Canada d'une science sans barrières ni frontières encourage la pensée et les connexions à l'échelle mondiale. L'innovation n'a pas de passeport et ne connaît pas de frontières. La science ne connaît pas de nation. La compréhension du cerveau, qu'il soit...