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Brain stimulation involves using electrical or magnetic pulses to treat medical disorders like Parkinson’s by sending controlled pulses to the brain in order to manage patient symptoms. Project Overview Brain stimulation involves using electrical or magnetic pulses to treat medical disorders like...

Sight is the most precious sense, and patients suffering vision loss endure a devastating experience. Blindness often results from the gradual death of photoreceptors, the retinal cells that perceive light. Project Overview Sight is the most precious sense, and patients suffering vision loss endure...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been successfully used to reduce symptoms of Parkinson’s disease by delivering electrical pulses to the substructures of the basal ganglia and thalamus. Project Overview Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been successfully used to reduce symptoms of Parkinson’s...

The existence of different strains of misshapen proteins in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients is emerging as an obstacle to the development of effective treatments. Project Overview The existence of different strains of misshapen proteins in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)...

ALS is a devastatingly fatal neurodegenerative disease with patients losing their ability to walk, talk, eat, and interact with their loved ones. Project Overview ALS is a devastatingly fatal neurodegenerative disease with patients losing their ability to walk, talk, eat, and interact with their...

When we think about mental health, we often think of the brain in our heads. But what about what some refer to as our second brain – the gut? Could changes to the trillions of microorganisms in the gut affect our emotions? And could studying the gut lead to new treatments for depression? Read the...

What factors promote resilience to stress? Researchers have investigated this question at the level of neurons for decades, but Dr. Caroline Ménard found an answer where the blood system and the nervous system interact, the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Clues for stress resilience found at the...

Every five minutes, someone in Canada experiences a stroke. Project Overview Every five minutes, someone in Canada experiences a stroke. A stroke happens when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked or when there is bleeding in the brain. There are more women living with the consequences of stroke...

One in six people worldwide will experience a stroke in their lifetime. Project Overview One in six people worldwide will experience a stroke in their lifetime. One third of these people are left permanently disabled. In 2013, at least 405,000 Canadians were living with long-term stroke disability...

Tissue engineering is a process that was originally designed and continues to be used for growing cells outside the body, turning them into functional tissues and organs, and applying them for clinical use. Project Overview Tissue engineering is a process that was originally designed and continues...