Subventions financées

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.

This project focuses on accelerating awareness about the importance of the issue of driving cessation by promoting the uptake of the Driving and Dementia Roadmap (DDR).

Develop and disseminate a training program for rehabilitation providers working with long-term care residents with dementia.

While significant efforts have been made worldwide, the development of an effective therapy to significantly slow or halt ALS disease progression has remained elusive.

The abnormal accumulation of misfolded proteins and aggregates is the hallmark of multiple forms of ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease in which the motor neurons degenerate, leading to symptoms of muscle weakness and progressive paralysis, resulting in the death of patients from respiratory failure.

Physical activity is one of the most important means of reducing risk of dementia.

Infants born early (preterm) are at risk for brain injury and long term neurodevelopmental challenges, including delays in walking, language development, and school-aged cognitive performance.

People living in long-term care (LTC) homes are often socially isolated.

Periodontitis, a chronic oral inflammatory disease-causing tissue damage, bone deterioration and tooth loss, has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease.