Latest Alzheimer’s drug shown less effective in females than males

Published: 18 March 2025

Since becoming only the second Alzheimer’s-modifying drug to gain American FDA approval in 2023, sales of lecanemab, known by its brand name Leqembi, have risen steadily, reaching $87-million USD...

Research on new stem cell models receives $2.6 million

Published: 16 October 2024

Thomas Durcan’s project will dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment...

Management of Disease Modifying Interventions in Alzheimer's

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 13:00to16:30

This workshop is organized by Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto, MD, PhD, from The Douglas Research Centre, McGill University, and The Neuro.3801 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, CA/neuroCategory: Academic...

McGill team delivers World Alzheimer Report 2021: Journey through the diagnosis of dementia

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 08:00to09:30

Diagnosis of dementia is still a major challenge globally, with an estimated 75% of cases still going undiagnosed and long wait times./medsimcentreCategory: Medicine and Health Sciences...

Experts: FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer's drug panned by experts

Published: 10 June 2021

U.S. government health officials approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been...

Understanding and Navigating the Challenges of Dementia during COVID-19

Monday, November 23, 2020 15:00to16:00

Join us as Claire Webster interviews Dr. Serge Gauthier and Dr. José Morais./medsimcentreCategory: Medicine and Health Sciences Medical Simulation Centre

McGill Cares Webcast: Former Caregivers become Advocates for Alzheimer’s Research

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 12:00to12:30

Join us on October 7 at noon for the next webcast in our weekly series, McGill Cares, designed to support informal careg/medsimcentreCategory: Medicine and Health Sciences Medical Simulation Centre

The gift of song

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 19:00to20:00

The gift of song Join us for a free online concert/medsimcentreCategory: Medicine and Health Sciences

McGill researchers identify correlation between mild behavioural impairment and Alzheimer’s

Published: 8 April 2020

New research from McGill University has found that the presence and severity of mild behavioural impairment (MBI) in cognitively healthy individuals is strongly associated with the presence of...

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