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What a new mouse model can teach us about weight loss, metabolism, and ALS
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/what-a-new-mouse-model-can-teach-us-about-weight-loss-metabolism-and-als“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...
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What a new mouse model can teach us about weight loss, metabolism, and ALS
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/what-a-new-mouse-model-can-teach-us-about-weight-loss-metabolism-and-als-2022Dr. 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...
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What are memories and how can they help us treat brain diseases?
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/what-are-memories-and-how-can-they-help-us-treat-brain-diseasesDr. 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...
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What is the microglial scar?
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/what-is-the-microglial-scarDr. Steve Lacroix, recipient of the 2020 Turnbull-Tator Award in Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research.
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Where Generations Meet Around the Table
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/where-generations-meet-around-the-tableSomething 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...
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Where the Heart Meets the Brain
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/where-the-heart-meets-the-brainThe 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...
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Who will protect our brains in the AI race?
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/who-will-protect-our-brains-in-the-ai-raceCanada 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...
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Why Open Neuroscience?
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/why-open-neuroscienceFor millions of Canadians impacted by brain disorders, answers aren’t coming fast enough. That’s why Brain Canada believes it is imperative to bring researchers together to share their knowledge. “What we want is the right answer, not the first answer,” says Dr. Alan Evans, scientific director of...
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Winning the race against time after stroke
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/winning-the-race-against-time-after-strokeFace drooping – Arm weakness – Speech difficulty – Time to call for help! The acronym FAST (Face-Arms-Speech-Time) is both a reminder of the early symptoms of stroke and the urgent action necessary. Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) – the most common form of stroke – occurs when a blood vessel to the...
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Wnt Signalling Circuits in Glioma Progression
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/wnt-signalling-circuits-in-glioma-progressionThe main goal of my project is to further characterize the role of Wnt signalling in glioma progression. Project Overview The main goal of my project is to further characterize the role of Wnt signalling in glioma progression. One objective will be to delineate the Wnt receptor complex important in...