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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive fatal disease that affects the nerve cells responsible for muscle movement (motor neurons). Project Overview Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive fatal...

La Fondation Brain Canada est fière d’annoncer l’octroi d’une Subvention de soutien aux plateformes (SSP) 2024 à la Dre Marie-Eve Paquet, Directrice de la COVF, chercheure au centre CERVO et professeure au département d’anesthésiologie et soins intensifs à la faculté de médecine de l’université...

Fidèles à leur engagement à faire progresser la recherche sur le cancer du cerveau, la Fondation Brain Canada et la Société de recherche sur le cancer (SRC) financent conjointement deux équipes de recherche exceptionnelles dans le cadre du programme de Subventions de recherches translationnelles sur...

Over the past decade, the number of new cellular structures that have been identified with critical functions for life has expanded considerably. Project Overview Over the past decade, the number of new cellular structures that have been identified with critical functions for life has expanded...

As people live longer, our society undergoes rapid demographic change. Project Overview As people live longer, our society undergoes rapid demographic change. Dementia and cognitive impairment in older adults poses a greater challenge to our healthcare system, affecting patients and caregivers....

One of the major challenges facing the BRAIN initiative is the development of technologies that will enable the recording of neural activity throughout the entire volume of a rodent brain. Project Overview One of the major challenges facing the BRAIN initiative is the development of technologies...

Serious mental illnesses (SMIs) such as recurrent unipolar depression, psychotic or bipolar disorder have multi-factorial causes, resulting from interactions among biological, clinical and psychosocial factors, including, but not limited to, stress, early trauma, and the use of psychoactive drugs....

This project’s main aim is to create and test a daily text messaging program called Wellness4MDs to help doctors, medical trainees, and students in Canada deal with burnout, anxiety, and depression. Project Overview This project’s main aim is to create and test a daily text messaging program called...

Le dimanche 28 septembre, la brasserie Beyond the Pale Brewing Company, à Ottawa, a fièrement tenu sa randonnée cycliste caritative annuelle, réunissant plus de 80 participantes et participants passionnés en appui à la recherche sur le cerveau. Une randonnée cycliste caritative à Ottawa amasse 2...

Steve Lacroix, lauréat de la bourse Turnbull-Tator 2020 pour la recherche sur les lésions de la moelle épinière et les commotions cérébrales.