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Trans women may take estradiol-based gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) into their old age. Project Overview Trans women may take estradiol-based gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) into their old age. Yet, we know little about the long-term brain health effects of GAHT. We propose to...

Laurence Dion-Albert, a doctoral candidate at the Université Laval (CERVO Brain Research Center) Project Overview Laurence Dion-Albert, a doctoral candidate at the Université Laval (CERVO Brain Research Center), investigates sex-specific neurovascular changes underlying stress responses and human...

Elizabeth Gregory, a doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia Project Overview Elizabeth Gregory, a doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia, investigates the effect of personalized cortical targets with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on major...

Brain Canada launches 2026. This global initiative unites organizations worldwide to increase public awareness and highlight the critical importance of brain health. By funding groundbreaking research and strategically developing research talent , Brain Canada is generating impact that is improving...

Canada has one of the largest banks of brain tissue in the world, the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank, which has received longstanding platform support from Brain Canada and other partners and has achieved significant research impact. By Alison Palmer, Evaluation and Special Projects Lead Canada has...

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Together, Brain Canada and the ALS Society of Canada are excited to announce the continuation of their much-valued partnership with a $1-million Discovery Grants competition – launching today! Since 2014, ALS Canada’s partnership with Brain Canada has resulted in more than $23 million being...

Brain Canada is pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Cancer Research Society (CRS), it will fund four outstanding research projects focused on brain cancer. The recipients of the 2024 Operating Grants will each receive $130,000 over two years to support their vital work. Grant...

In partnership with the CIHR Institute of Aging, Brain Canada is pleased to announce the funding decisions for the 2025 Joint Programme Neurodegenerative Disease call, Health and Social Care Research with a Focus on the Moderate and Late Stages of Neurodegenerative Diseases.  In partnership with...