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KidsAction is an evidence-informed coaching approach for children with disabilities. Project Overview KidsAction is an evidence-informed coaching approach for children with disabilities. We co-designed it with families, community groups and Indigenous partners to support children and families in...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating medical condition that can forever change the trajectory of a life. It is also costly to the health care system, like traumatic brain injury or Alzheimer’s. Dr. Aaron Phillips, a Brain Canada Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research, has developed an...

Meet the recipients of the 2023 Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars  Heart disease and brain health conditions, including stroke continue to be among the top causes of death and disability in Canada. Heart disease affects 1.3 million people living in Canada, and more than 800,000 individuals...

Late-onset Alzheimer’s (late-AD) is a complex neurodegenerative condition with abnormalities in toxic protein accumulation, vascularization, inflammation, neuronal activity and cerebral atrophy. Project Overview Late-onset Alzheimer’s (late-AD) is a complex neurodegenerative condition with...

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Neuroscientists seek to understand how the brain generates cognition and behavior. Project Overview Neuroscientists seek to understand how the brain generates cognition and behavior. A critical piece of this goal is fundamental research in model organisms that provide high degrees of experimental...

The CCS/CIHR/BC Spark Grants: Novel Technology Applications in Cancer Prevention and Early Detection are awarded to high-risk, high-reward projects with the potential to change current standards of cancer care. Together with the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the Canadian Institutes of Health...

Since 2001, in honour of Barbara Turnbull, Brain Canada and the Barbara Turnbull Foundation have been partnering to support the need for exceptional research in the area of spinal cord and/or brain injury to improve the lives of those affected. Co-sponsored by the foundations, the Turnbull-Tator...

In 2020, Olivier Goy, an entrepreneur, activist and photography lover from France, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – a rare neurodegenerative disease that can have many different underlying causes, presentations, and prognoses. Some patients may live with the disease for...

Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Project Overview Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes. There are several theories of the cause of this association, however one commonality amongst these...