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Multiple ALS projects at The Neuro awarded funding

Program brings together multidisciplinary teams with expertise in various areas of neurodegenerative disease

 

Researchers at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) make up a large part of eight projects funded by ALS Canada and the Brain Canada Foundation as part of their 2020 Discovery Grant Program, which brings together multidisciplinary research teams with expertise in various areas of ALS and neurodegenerative diseases to investigate critical areas of disease processes and clinical care.

Classified as: Neuro, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angela Genge, Gary Armstrong, Eric Shoubridge, Sali Farhan, Rami Massie, ALS Canada, Brain Canada, Montreal Neurological Institute
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Published on: 15 Feb 2021

June is ALS Month

A look at the latest ALS research and clinical care at The Neuro

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a terrible disease with no known cure. Research at The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is uncovering data that could help find effective treatments for ALS. 

Classified as: Angela Genge, Dr. Angela Genge, Rami Massie, Kristiana Salmon, Gary Armstrong, Heather Durham, Heidi McBride, Peter McPherson, Guy Rouleau, Eric Shoubridge, Stefano Stifani, Hiroshi Tsuda
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Published on: 7 Jun 2018

ALS – Fostering awareness of a devastating disease

ALS takes away the patient’s motor functions one at a time, and the progress of finding effective drugs to counter its insidious effects has been slow. June is ALS Month, a good time to update the public on the latest developments in ALS research taking place at The Neuro.

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is recognized as a leading Canadian centre for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as well as for its care of ALS patients.

Classified as: ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Hiroshi Tsuda, Eric Shoubridge, Guy Rouleau, Peter McPherson, Rami Massie, Heidi McBride, Angela Genge, Heather Durham, Gary Armstrong, zebrafish, C9ORF72, Patrick Dion, Edward Fon, Stefano Stifani
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Published on: 2 Jun 2017

Recognizing rare diseases

Research and clinical care complement each other at The Neuro

February 28th was Rare Diseases Day, an opportunity to recognize a class of disease that is often overlooked. In the past five years, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) has made the study and treatment of rare diseases a major priority, hiring new specialists and support staff and coordinating activity under a new research group.

Classified as: Rare disases, Bernard Brais, genetics, Eric Shoubridge, ataxia, Heidi McBride, Guy Rouleau
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Published on: 28 Feb 2017

ALS Awareness Month – June 2016

The Neuro is recognized as a major Canadian center for ALS research and patient care. During June, designated ALS Month, The Neuro redoubles its efforts to inform the public and the media about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and urges all to help support ALS research.

Classified as: ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Neurology, neuroscience, Angela Genge, Dr. Angela Genge, Rami Massie, Guy Rouleau, Bernard Brais, Heather Durham, Heidi McBride, Peter McPherson, Eric Shoubridge, Stefano Stifani, Hiroshi Tsuda
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Published on: 13 Jun 2016

ALS Awareness Month – June

As a major Canadian centre for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and treatment, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, invites the public and the media to learn more about the disease and current research and treatments, to donate money for ALS research and to wear the national emblem of ALS in Canada, the blue cornflower, during ALS Awareness Month in June.

Classified as: neuroscience, Neurology, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, mcgill faculty of medicine research, Stefano Stifani, Hiroshi Tsuda, Peter McPherson, Guy Rouleau, Eric Shoubridge, Angela Genge, Rami Massie, Heidi McBride, Bernard Brais, Heather Durham
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Published on: 2 Jun 2015

Using patients’ own cells to accelerate research into neurological disease

$1 M gift from Mr. J. Sebastian van Berkom launches translational research into neurological disease

A patient’s very own skin cells may hold the key to new treatments and even cures for devastating neurological diseases. A generous $1 million donation from Mr. J. Sebastian van Berkom, and critical partnerships with Brain Canada, Laval University, Marigold Foundation and the FRQS-Réseau Parkinson Quebec are driving an innovative, iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cell) research platform that will transform research into Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases.

Classified as: neuroscience, neurological disease, Parkinson’s, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, mcgill faculty of medicine research, Guy Rouleau, Edward Fon, Eric Shoubridge, Peter McPherson
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Published on: 31 Mar 2015
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