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The central nervous system (CNS, the brain and spinal cord together) is perhaps the most complex biological entity in the world. Project Overview The central nervous system (CNS, the brain and spinal cord together) is perhaps the most complex biological entity in the world. The CNS allows us to...

Alzheimer’s disease disproportionately affects women and emerging evidence suggests there may be unique biological and lifestyle factors that underlie these differences. Project Overview Alzheimer’s disease disproportionately affects women and emerging evidence suggests there may be unique...

These images were created by Dr. RosaNeto’s Lab at Douglas Hospital, McGill University and show the fusion between brain anatomy and amyloid deposition in the living human brain (top row) and rat (bottom row). There is no disease modifying molecule for Alzheimer’s disease currently on the market or...

This proposal aims to further the health and care of people living in long-term care (LTC) homes by improving the measurement of social connection. Project Overview This proposal aims to further the health and care of people living in long-term care (LTC) homes by improving the measurement of...

The objectives of Ms. Siddiqua’s project are: (1) to examine the association between neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES) and prevalence of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across jurisdictions; (2) to examine the association between neighbourhood SES and health service use among...

Dr. Viviane Poupon, President and CEO of Brain Canada Click here to read the op-ed published in the Globe and Mail, and co-authored by Viviane Poupon, president and CEO of Brain Canada and Jean-François Lavigne, creative director and innovation lead, digital design, at the creative services firm...

This project proposes to integrate the low-invasive, non-lethal in vivo sampling/sample preparation SPME approach with MS detection to obtain the full profile of brain metabolome and lipidome, the quantification of drugs and monitoring of their metabolism, selective extraction of target compounds...

Novel research by Aaron Phillips, associate professor at the University of Calgary, may soon drastically change the lives of those who suffer from a life-threatening and often underappreciated complication of spinal cord injury: blood pressure instability. Photo: Cody Krebs, 32, of Didsbury,...

Patients with epilepsy have recurrent seizures that lead to injuries, social issues, job and driving restrictions and even death. Project Overview Patients with epilepsy have recurrent seizures that lead to injuries, social issues, job and driving restrictions and even death. The cause of epilepsy...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease where motor neurons, neurons that control the muscles to generate fundamental movements in our daily life, are gradually destroyed during the disease leading to paralysis and eventually death. Project Overview Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a...