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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...

Canada is a world leader in children’s pain research and effective treatments exist, yet Canadian children continue to experience undertreated and preventable pain. Project Overview Canada is a world leader in children’s pain research and effective treatments exist, yet Canadian children continue...

Holland Bloorview Research Institute team members. THE PROJECT For this project, Evdokia Anagnostou and her team are trying out an innovative new approach which aims to accelerate the discovery of new treatments in ASD. They are testing novel compounds with already established early safety profiles...

Personal support workers provide the most formal care to people living with dementia. Project Overview Personal support workers provide the most formal care to people living with dementia. Their formal training often does not address complex dementia-related communication impairments and responsive...

This project focuses on accelerating awareness about the importance of the issue of driving cessation by promoting the uptake of the Driving and Dementia Roadmap (DDR). Project Overview This project focuses on accelerating awareness about the importance of the issue of driving cessation by...