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Can a novel animal model of ALS help us understand if the spread of misfolded proteins contributes to disease progression?
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/can-a-novel-animal-model-of-als-help-us-understand-if-the-spread-of-misfolded-proteins-contributes-to-disease-progressionTDP-43, SOD1, and FUS proteinopathies in vivo: interrogating prion-like mechanisms and drug rescue in zebrafish and ALS hiPSC-derived neuron xenotransplant models Project Overview TDP-43, SOD1, and FUS proteinopathies in vivo: interrogating prion-like mechanisms and drug rescue in zebrafish and ALS...
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Can a virtual AI platform make speech-language care more accessible for ALS?
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/can-a-virtual-ai-platform-make-speech-language-care-more-accessible-for-alsFeasibility RCT of a digital tool for management of bulbar disease in ALS. Project Overview Feasibility RCT of a digital tool for management of bulbar disease in ALS Losing the ability to speak and swallow/eat are among the most devastating consequences of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)....
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Can Stem Cells Repair the Brain?
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/can-stem-cells-repair-the-brainStem cell researcher Dr. Freda Miller and colleagues have made some very exciting progress, taking a novel concept from the laboratory to preclinical trials and, finally, to human trials. Photo credit: Nathan Chan In medicine, it’s a long path from scientific concept to promising treatment. As a...
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Can stress affect a child’s development?
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/can-stress-affect-a-child-s-developmentAdolescent participating in intervention research focused on classical conditioning – a key element underlying the placebo effect – of thermal perception in youth. Differences in thermal ratings in response to conditioned cues are being assessed, and this indicates either attenuated or amplified...
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Can targeting support cells improve muscle-nerve repair in ALS?
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/can-targeting-support-cells-improve-muscle-nerve-repair-in-alsStudy of perisynaptic Schwann cells contribution on NMJ reinnervation efficiency in ALS Project Overview Study of perisynaptic Schwann cells contribution on NMJ reinnervation efficiency in ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motoneurons loss and...
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Can zebrafish help explain how mutations in this gene contribute to ALS?
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/can-zebrafish-help-explain-how-mutations-in-this-gene-contribute-to-alsDr. Gary Armstrong (left) and Dr. Eric Shoubridge Investigating the role of mutations in CHCHD10 using ALS cell and zebrafish genetic models “The more we understand about all these different genes that we’re discovering in the clinic, we can ask new and better questions in our labs. Major...
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Canada charts new course to attack brain tumours
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/canada-charts-new-course-to-attack-brain-tumoursCanada has launched its first brain tumour registry in its battle to better treat the disease and avoid reliance on foreign data. Read the full article here.
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Canadian Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging Research
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/canadian-brain-health-and-cognitive-impairment-in-aging-researchBrain Canada is pleased to share that in partnership with the Azrieli Foundation and its Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence and led by The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) the Knowledge Mobilization (KM) Hub Funding Opportunity, has been awarded to the Brain Health Resources And...
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Canadian brain research receives $4 million boost from Bell Let’s Talk and the Government of Canada
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/canadian-brain-research-receives-4-million-boost-from-bell-let-s-talk-and-the-government-of-canadaPartnership enables new Brain Canada initiative addressing research and care gaps highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis January 26, 2021 – Brain Canada and Bell Let’s Talk today announced the new Bell Let’s Talk-Brain Canada Mental Health Research Program to accelerate Canadian brain research while...
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Canadian Cancer Society Brain Impact Grants
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/canadian-cancer-society-brain-impact-grants