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For Immediate Release February 14, 2018 Montreal, QC Today, the Azrieli Foundation in partnership with Brain Canada launched a program designed to accelerate novel and transformative research that will fundamentally change the understanding of the brain, in illness or health.  The goal is to...

Montreal, March 11, 2019. The Azrieli Foundation in partnership with the Brain Canada Foundation are pleased to mark Brain Awareness Week with the announcement of the 10 recipients of the Early-Career Capacity Building Grants competition. The grants support early-career investigators who are...

Brain Canada is supporting three new research platforms in B.C. and Alberta that bring together researchers, clinicians, and patients to accelerate brain health innovation. The projects focus on earlier diagnosis, more inclusive and representative research, and stronger national collaboration to...

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...

A fundamental research discovery from a 2012 Brain Canada MIRI grant is now bringing relief to patients living with an eating disorder, which has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disease after substance use. By Alison Palmer, Evaluation and Special Projects Lead A fundamental research...

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...