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Finding Words Again
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/finding-words-againA stroke occurs in Canada every seven minutes, and the survivors who develop aphasia often describe it as one of the most devastating losses imaginable. The ideas are still there. The person is still entirely present. But the words slip and stall, arriving wrong or not at all. How research is...
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First ever youth mental health platform
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First-Principle modeling of Diffusion MRI in Brain tumor
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/first-principle-modeling-of-diffusion-mri-in-brain-tumorGlioblastoma 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...
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Five Canadian-led teams receive international grants to advance research on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/five-canadian-led-teams-receive-international-grants-to-advance-research-on-alzheimer-s-disease-and-dementiaFrom 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...
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Friends Rode 126km to Raise Money for Brain Research
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/ride-for-brains-montmagny-126km-fundraiserThree friends from Montmagny, Quebec, organized a 126-kilometer bike ride on August 8. Ride for Brains had a $2,000 fundraising goal, and for organizers Thomas Bérubé and François-Xavier Bois, the motivation to raise funds for brain research was deeply personal. PHOTO (from left to right): Sammy...
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From Injury to Advocacy
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/from-injury-to-advocacyAfter 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...
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From Space to Memory Under Pathological Tau
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/from-space-to-memory-under-pathological-tauAmong 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...
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From Substitution to Participation: Recognizing Persons with Dementia as Social Citizens
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/from-substitution-to-participation-recognizing-persons-with-dementia-as-social-citizensThe 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...
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Fuel for Thoughts: The effect of exercise and ketone supplementation on brain and muscle function in subjective cognitive decline
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/fuel-for-thoughts-the-effect-of-exercise-and-ketone-supplementation-on-brain-and-muscle-function-in-subjective-cognitive-declineFuel 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...