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Jay Randhawa suffered a head injury during a soccer game that ended his career. “When you face adversity and opposition, you have two choices,” he says. “Stay down and give up or get up and fight!” Jay Randhawa was – quite literally – at the top of his game before a brain injury changed everything....

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. Project Overview Women victims of intimate partner...

Sydney Marconi is a young Métis woman from Ottawa with ancestral ties to Kapawe’no First Nation, Treaty 8. At 15, Sydney survived a car accident that left her with catastrophic brain trauma. We asked her about her experience as a young person navigating the system after a TBI. You can read her...

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is characterized by dysregulation of neurons involved in memory, which is believed to be caused by the production of an agent termed “amyloid beta”. Project Overview Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is characterized by dysregulation of neurons involved in memory, which is believed...

Multisystem proteinopathy (MSP) is a devastating rare disease described by a cluster of diseases that affect the brain, bone, and muscle. Project Overview Multisystem proteinopathy (MSP) is a devastating rare disease described by a cluster of diseases that affect the brain, bone, and muscle....

According to data collected by Public Health Agency of Canada, approximately 878,500 Canadian adults over the age of 20 have experienced a stroke, a sudden loss of brain function caused by a brain blood vessel blockage or rupture. Dr. Marco Bonizzato is exploring Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) to...

Genetic testing shows that the Tau gene can often carry changes (DNA mutations) in people with dementia, and also in people who are not yet diagnosed with dementia. Project Overview Genetic testing shows that the Tau gene can often carry changes (DNA mutations) in people with dementia, and also in...

Aberrant tRNA processing and function has the capacity to exacerbate misfolding of ALS-associated proteins and the ensuing toxicity. Project Overview Aberrant tRNA processing and function has the capacity to exacerbate misfolding of ALS-associated proteins and the ensuing toxicity. tRNAs mainly...

After meeting with Parliamentarians in Ottawa, Brain Canada published a pan-Canadian consultation report highlighting a series of immediate AI and neuroscience research investment opportunities.  The report reflects feedback received from eight AI brain research roundtables hosted by Brain...

Dr. Sylvia Villeneuve is accelerating research on Alzheimer’s across the globe. By sharing comprehensive data from preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, the Canadian Alzheimer’s Prevention Data Repository and Sharing (CAP) platform, headed by Villeneuve, is bolstering research studies...