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Lisez le dernier numéro du magazine Mind Over Matter, publié par le Women's Brain Health Initiative, en partenariat avec Brain Canada. Ce numéro comprend un article inspirant sur la Dre Nathalie Bier, chercheuse financée par Brain Canada, et sur ses travaux visant à aider les personnes atteintes de...

One percent of Alzheimer’s disease is the early-onset type that runs in families. Project Overview One percent of Alzheimer’s disease is the early-onset type that runs in families. Extensive studies of these ultra-rare forms of Alzheimer’s disease have revealed the genes that cause them. On the...

Roughly 10-20% of people self-report use of cannabis during pregnancy. 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...

The highest lifetime risk of stroke is the week surrounding birth, with perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) the most common stroke subtype during this period. The highest lifetime risk of stroke is the week surrounding birth, with perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) the most common stroke...

There are many neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases that affect men and women differently, and the reasons for this are not well understood. Project Overview There are many neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases that affect men and women differently, and the reasons for this are not well...

Subcellular compartmentalization between the nucleus and cytoplasm is primarily governed by two systems; 1) active nucleocytoplasmic transport (NCT) regulated by Ran-GTPase and involving nuclear transport receptors such as Importin β-1, and 2) macromolecular nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) Project...

Rencontrez les étudiants qui ont reçu les bourses doctorales 2022 de la SLA Canada - Brain Canada. L'étudiante au doctorat Lucia Meng Qi Jadon (anciennement Liao) est la récipiendaire d'une bourse de stagiaire de 75 000 $ de la Société canadienne de la SLA et de Brain Canada 2022. Elle utilisera ce...

Le cerveau influence le cœur ; les états émotionnels tels que la tristesse et la joie peuvent influencer les rythmes cardiaques et la pression artérielle. Le cœur envoie des signaux au cerveau par l'intermédiaire des nerfs et des hormones, ce qui influe sur l'humeur, l'attention et le niveau de...

Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited disorder that causes brain cells to die and impacts approximately 1 in 7000 Canadians. Project Overview Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited disorder that causes brain cells to die and impacts approximately 1 in 7000 Canadians. A person with HD experiences...

One of the largest predictors of mental illness is childhood emotional and behavioural problems (EBP, e.g., aggression, anxiety, depression), which occur in 12-26% of children under age 6 years. Project Overview One of the largest predictors of mental illness is childhood emotional and behavioural...