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Because of low fitness and heart problems, people with stroke are at very high risk of a second stroke or heart attack within 10 years. Project Overview Because of low fitness and heart problems, people with stroke are at very high risk of a second stroke or heart attack within 10 years. Exercise...

Monica Berger, Brain Canada's National Director of Philanthropy (left), along with Linda Auger Morissette (right), the leader of The Perseids of Hope annual walk to support ALS research. In 2017, Linda Auger Morissette’s brother, Pierre, received an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis at...

Cognitive function (thinking, memory, and concentration), balance, and walking problems affect the lives of many stroke survivors. Project Overview Cognitive function (thinking, memory, and concentration), balance, and walking problems affect the lives of many stroke survivors. Virtual reality (VR)...

“We would like to bring hope to ALS patients. Our final goal is to find something that could really help alleviate the symptoms in ALS patients. That’s a long-term goal, but this study might be a first step to a novel therapeutic approach.” Dr. Hoon-Ki Sung Two of the prominent hallmarks of ALS are...

Dr. Hoon-Ki Sung (left) and Dr. Jeehye Park “We would like to bring hope to ALS patients. Our final goal is to find something that could really help alleviate the symptoms in ALS patients. That’s a long-term goal, but this study might be a first step to a novel therapeutic approach.” – Dr. Hoon-Ki...

Dr. Mark Cembrowski, a 2019 Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research and investigator at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, is seeking an answer to one of the most pressing questions in neuroscience. What is memory? Through Dr. Cembrowski’s research, he is exploring how we form...

Dr. Steve Lacroix, recipient of the 2020 Turnbull-Tator Award in Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research.

Something remarkable happens when a 22-year-old and a 75-year-old stand side by side rolling dough or tossing a Thai-inspired salad. Conversation flows. Memories surface. Skills are exchanged. That, in essence, is the premise and growing proof behind Cooking Together, an innovative multi-week...

The brain influences the heart; emotional states like sadness and joy can influence heart rhythms and blood pressure. And the heart sends signals back to the brain through nerves and hormones, affecting things like mood, attention, and stress levels. Funding the Future of Prevention and Care By...

Canada has always invested in brain science, even during fiscal challenges. While others pursue AI dominance through speed and scale, we could lead by putting human cognition at the centre. Canada ranks among the top five countries in brain research, publishing 6.4 per cent of global neuroscience...