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New $5M research initiative aims to revolutionize prediction, response and recovery National research teams will aim to better predict, boost survival rates, enhance recovery, and build a robust health research workforce focused on cardiac arrest Heart & Stroke, in collaboration with the Canadian...

It is estimated that diseases of the brain currently affect over 1.5 billion people worldwide and account for approximately a third of global disease burden. Project Overview It is estimated that diseases of the brain currently affect over 1.5 billion people worldwide and account for approximately...

Cassie + Friends (C + F) and Brain Canada are pleased to announce their new partnership to fund research that will address mental health in youth with rheumatic diseases such as juvenile arthritis and lupus – conditions that affect every 3 in 1000 kids or 24,000 children across Canada. Together,...

Most people have experienced the recollection of a vivid memory after encountering a trigger, such as a familiar place, object, or smell. Project Overview Most people have experienced the recollection of a vivid memory after encountering a trigger, such as a familiar place, object, or smell. In...

A research team led by Dr. Jonathan Epp, PhD, and Dr. Derya Sargin, PhD, at the University of Calgary, funded by Brain Canada and Women’s Brain Health Initiative (WBHI), has identified a potentially promising target for new Alzheimer’s disease treatments. The results were recently published in...

Advances in neuroimaging over the past several years have provided researchers with unprecedented access into the inner workings of the brain. Project Overview Advances in neuroimaging over the past several years have provided researchers with unprecedented access into the inner workings of the...

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Cancer Research (CIHR-ICR), and Brain Canada Foundation (BC) have committed a total of up to $2.4M over one year to jointly fund Spark Grants at up to $150K each, focused on Novel Technology Applications in...

Message from the Minister of Health and the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health – Black History Month In honour of Black History Month, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research released a statement highlighting the significant contribution of Black Canadians...

Michael J. Strong is internationally known for his work on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). His work is focused on the biological and cellular basis of ALS and has shed light on the way in which an abnormal form of protein accumulates in, and destroys, nerve cells to cause the symptoms of the...