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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...

The offers the capacity to perform interleaved TMS/fMRI, a complex and demanding technique used to study brain function in neuropsychiatric disorders. Project Overview The offers the capacity to perform interleaved TMS/fMRI, a complex and demanding technique used to study brain function in...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, affecting memory, thinking, and daily functioning. AD is characterized by the buildup of two proteins, amyloid-β and tau. Specifically, tau protein is responsible for the loss of brain cells, leading to dementia. In addition to these two...

Ion channel (IC) proteins are known to be involved in different human diseases such as heart and brain disorders. Project Overview Ion channel (IC) proteins are known to be involved in different human diseases such as heart and brain disorders. There are many drugs that activate or inactivate ICs...

The first question people ask after suffering a stroke is: “Why?” Project Overview The first question people ask after suffering a stroke is: “Why?” A straightforward question, but for 4 in 10 stroke survivors, it’s also unanswerable. These are the people for whom routine tests reveal no...

Neonatal asphyxia and subsequent cerebral palsy (CP) is a severe pathology resulting from lack of oxygen and/or infection-inflammation. Project Overview Neonatal asphyxia and subsequent cerebral palsy (CP) is a severe pathology resulting from lack of oxygen and/or infection-inflammation. This...

Dr. Ayse Kuspinar (left), Dr. Jennifer Bethell, and Dr. Andrew Sommerlad Brain Canada and the Alzheimer’s Association are funding two Canadian-led teams for brain research that will help ensure care providers are implementing evidence-based practices and achieving desired outcomes for people living...

New Funding Opportunities for Postdoctoral Fellows, Early-Career Investigators, and Clinician-Scientists in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research Now Open: Funding Opportunities for Postdoctoral Fellows, Early-Career Investigators, and Clinician-Scientists in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research Brain...

The International Spinal Cord Injury Biobank (ISCIB) is a multi-user biorepository with the mission of accelerating therapeutic development in traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) through improved biological understanding of human injury, and the vision of serving as a global research resource where...