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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder. Project Overview Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder. Its name comes from the fibrillation (i.e. quivering) of the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart instead of a coordinated contraction, causing a...

B2ten Celebrates 25 Years of Olympic Impact by Taking on the Challenge of Getting Children Moving at an Early Age. B2ten, a privately funded, not-for-profit best known for its support of high-performance amateur sport in Canada, is now applying its proven impact model to help strengthen early...

Thousands of Canadian children living with severe physical disability are intellectually capable but unable to move independently. Project Overview Thousands of Canadian children living with severe physical disability are intellectually capable but unable to move independently. They are trapped...

Postpartum mental health problems, including depression and anxiety, affect 15-20% of people and are a serious public health concern. Project Overview Postpartum mental health problems, including depression and anxiety, affect 15-20% of people and are a serious public health concern. Untreated...

Neuroscience researchers at Western University have developed the first open-access repository for raw data from mouse cognitive testing. Called MouseBytes, the database gives researchers a platform to share rodent cognition data using touchscreen cognitive testing with labs around the world. It is...

Pictured here: Daniel Blumberger, Catherine Lebel, Martin Lepage, Manuela Ferrari, and Tarek Rajji are leading the research projects receiving funding from Bell Let’s Talk and Brain Canada Five Canadian research teams receive major grants to address gaps in mental health care highlighted by the...

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays an essential role in protecting the brain from blood-borne diseases. Project Overview The blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays an essential role in protecting the brain from blood-borne diseases. However, it blocks otherwise effective medicine from reaching the brain....

Tammy Moore, Chief Executive Officer, ALS Canada, participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge. Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? The frisson of being challenged. The chill of water cascading down a body. The issuing of a summons to a friend or family. All for a noble cause: to promote aware­ness and...

In 97 per cent of ALS cases and nearly half of cases of frontotemporal dementia, the TDP-43 protein is misplaced to an area outside the cell nucleus of the motor neuron called the cytoplasm. Project Overview In 97 per cent of ALS cases and nearly half of cases of frontotemporal dementia, the TDP-43...

In 2021 we reported on the progress of Dr. Mari DeMarco’s IMPACT-AD project funded in part by Brain Canada, which was evaluating the implementation of a comprehensive biomarker testing strategy for Alzheimer’s disease. Study confirms value of biomarker testing in dementia care Dr. Mari DeMarco and...