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Approximately 1 in 5 adolescents who report having a concussion experience persistent and long-lasting emotional and behavioural challenges. The reasons why have been difficult to tease apart – until recently. Future Leader, Dr. Anne Wheeler and her research team studied pre- and post-concussion...

Dr. Gary Shaw is a biochemist at Western University and one of nine ALS Canada-Brain Canada Discovery Grant recipients for 2022. “It’s always really exciting when you get a research grant, because you’re using your ideas that you’ve researched in the literature and created new experiments around,”...

Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in the adult population with a very poor prognostic. Project Overview Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in the adult population with a very poor prognostic. The combination of surgery, chemotherapy and...

From left to right: Sylvain Baillet, James Carmichael, Shehroz Khan, Derya Sargin, and Nathan Spreng Together with the Alzheimer’s Association, Brain Canada is funding five research teams to develop preliminary data and apply knowledge to the fields of Alzheimer’s and all dementias. In partnership...

After losing nearly everything after surviving a spontaneous brain bleed, Bob Murphy is now an advocate for those on disability and experiencing food scarcity. In early 2011, on a Sunday morning, Bob was heading out to play golf with his friends when he got a headache. He waved down an unmarked...

Among the earliest signs of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are navigation impairments and the presence of abnormal Tau (aTau) proteins in the entorhinal cortex (EC), a brain region that represents space and movement. Project Overview Among the earliest signs of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease...

The Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia states that persons with dementia must receive the support needed to participate as fully as possible in decisions that affect them. Project Overview The Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia states that persons with dementia...

Fuel for Thoughts: The effect of exercise and ketone supplementation on brain and muscle function in subjectivecognitive decline Before dementia occurs, the brain has issues getting enough energy and blood flow. This causes subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and is an early warning sign for...