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Autism BrainNet, a program funded by the New York-based Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI), announces a new collaboration with the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB). This alliance will allow Canadian individuals and families the opportunity to consider making a postmortem...

Deleting an autism gene called TRIO derails neurons’ journey to their destination. By Nicholette Zeliadt Read the full article here.

One of the neuron’s most impressive morphological features is their long axonal projections, which are the basis of the complex, precise, and fast-firing neuronal network. Project Overview One of the neuron’s most impressive morphological features is their long axonal projections, which are the...

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...