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Shreya Gandhi is studying how oxygen-deprived areas of deadly brain tumours called glioblastoma (GBM) contribute to treatment resistance to improve treatment options and outcomes for people with this type of cancer.

Cooking Together is an innovative project that provides the opportunity for developing new relationships between generations while cooking and eating together.

Rober Abdo is investigating molecular changes in breast cancer cells which enable them to spread to the brain.

Stephanie Borlase is investigating ways to improve immunotherapies to treat people whose lung cancer has spread to the brain, improving outcomes.

“Dementia is now recognised as a terminal illness and a leading cause of death globally. People living with dementia (PLwD) in Canada suffer painful, undignified, and inhumane end-of-life (EOL) experiences.

Congenital heart disease (“CHD”) refers to problems with heart structure and function that begin at birth.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can range from mild (mTBI) to moderate and severe (msTBI), and 69 million individuals worldwide sustain a TBI annually.

Women victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at high risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI). As many as 75% are thought to have sustained a TBI, though most remain undiagnosed and untreated, but nonetheless live with its lasting effects.

The recognition that mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI; i.e., concussion) has serious health effects has prompted an increase in research and clinical awareness, particularly in the context of sports and military.

We know that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the clumping together of misfolded proteins in the brain, specifically two proteins called amyloid beta and tau.