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Scientist from Sunnybrook Research Institute and his multinational team receive a funding boost from WBHI, CIHR, and Brain Canada Women’s Brain Health Initiative (WBHI), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Brain Canada are pleased to announce that Dr. Mario Masellis has been selected...

Increased metabolism (hypermetabolism) is a characteristic often associated with more aggressive, faster progressing cases of ALS. Project Overview Increased metabolism (hypermetabolism) is a characteristic often associated with more aggressive, faster progressing cases of ALS. Recently, after...

Brain Canada is pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Cancer Research Society (CRS), will fund four outstanding research projects focused on brain cancer As part of the of 2025 Doctoral Research Awards and 2025 Operating Grants.  Brain Canada is pleased to announce that, in partnership...

Most nerves in the brain are surrounded by myelin, an insulating cover that allows them communicate efficiently. Project Overview Most nerves in the brain are surrounded by myelin, an insulating cover that allows them communicate efficiently. Brain damage in multiple sclerosis (MS) results from...

Most nerves in the brain are surrounded by myelin, an insulating cover that allows them communicate efficiently. Project Overview Most nerves in the brain are surrounded by myelin, an insulating cover that allows them communicate efficiently. Brain damage in multiple sclerosis (MS) results from...

On Sunday, September 28, Beyond the Pale Brewing Company in Ottawa proudly hosted its annual charity bike ride, bringing together more than 80 passionate participants in support of brain research. This year’s event carried profound personal meaning. Ottawa Charity Bike Ride Raises $2,500 for Brain...

The team wants to take a new breakthrough technology called Cyto-iGluSnFR (pronounced “sight-oh-eye-glue-sniffer”) and adapt it for the discovery of drugs to treat a variety of brain and eye diseases. Project Overview The team wants to take a new breakthrough technology called Cyto-iGluSnFR...

Recently, Dr. Honglin Luo, in collaboration with Dr. Neil Cashman, discovered that mutations in the ALS-linked SOD1 gene result in activation of a specific neuroinflammatory pathway called cGAS-STING. Project Overview Recently, Dr. Honglin Luo, in collaboration with Dr. Neil Cashman, discovered...

Gamma oscillations (GO) are electrical signals detected in the brain that are essential for memory and cognition. Project Overview Gamma oscillations (GO) are electrical signals detected in the brain that are essential for memory and cognition. GO are a product of the activity of a subpopulation of...

In childhood, medulloblastoma (a form of brain cancer) and neuroblastoma (a cancer that starts in the nerve cells) can be aggressive and hard to treat. Project Overview In childhood, medulloblastoma (a form of brain cancer) and neuroblastoma (a cancer that starts in the nerve cells) can be...