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The small intestinal environment and Alzheimer’s Disease: a new frontier in the gut-brain axis

There is a lot of talk about the gut microbiome in neurology. This is important, because people with neurological diseases, including Alzheimer´s disease (AD), change their diets and think about probiotics when finding out about their diagnosis. Researchers study the gut microbiome by analyzing stool samples and then seeing if it is different in AD compared to healthy people. However, there is a major flaw in this research.

Project ongoing See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Team grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Accelerator Grants: Neurodegeneration x Immunology
Province
Alberta
Start Date
2026

A machine-learning approach to personalized risk prediction for recurrent ischemic stroke using population-level event data and routine brain imaging

Ischemic stroke, caused by a blood clot in the brain, is a leading cause of death, disability, and dementia.

Project ongoing See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
Province
Alberta
Start Date
2023

Development and testing of a system for remote ischemic conditioning in preparation for clinical trials in cerebral small vessel disease and pre-hospital stroke care

One in four strokes are caused by a condition called cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). There are no approved treatments for CSVD.

Project ongoing See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Team grants
Area of Research
Injury
Competition
Canadian Stroke Consortium-Brain Canada-Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada 2022 Stroke Clinical Research Catalyst Grants
Province
Alberta
Start Date
2022