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20,800 North Americans die from brain cancer each year.

Glioblastoma multiforme and high grade astrocytomas are aggressive brain tumors that are difficult to treat.

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is an age-associated movement disorders, mainly caused by the death of dopamine cells in the brain.

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.

In developed countries, brain tumors are the leading cause of disability and death among children.

Almost all amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is accompanied by neuronal cytoplasmic aggregates of TAR DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43).

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that causes loss of control over muscles and leads to death quickly after diagnosis.

Ahmad Samara, a doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia

Black persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) continue to have unmet needs and enough racial health disparities research exists to suggest that rehabilitation institutions are not upholding their mandate to provide treatment and services for Black clients.

The brain is isolated from the peripheral blood circulation by a barrier (ie the blood-brain barrier) that protects it from the entrance of harmful substances (pathogenic or inflammatory agents) and prevents excessive fluctuations in the levels of circulating molecules.