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Brain tumour awareness week
Providing excellent care and the latest research to help patients
The Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada estimates that 27 Canadians a day are diagnosed with a brain tumour and 55,000 are living with one. This Brain Tumour Awareness Week we recognize the toll this disease takes on patients and the work being done to improve their quality of life.
...Brain cancer fundraiser leads to important discovery
Brain cancer begins in stem cells, targeting them may prevent tumour growth
Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) have found an exciting new way of treating brain cancer.
Late stage brain cancer cells are heterogeneous — they differ down to the molecular level. This makes developing treatments at this stage difficult, because a drug that may be effective against one cell may not be effective against another.
...Disease causing mutation found in French-Canadians
Carriers at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disease
A team of Canadian scientists, including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) has discovered the first French-Canadian founder mutation gene linked to synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy-Bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA).
...New insight into aging
Plasticity is enhanced but dysregulated in the aging brain
They say you can’t teach old dogs new tricks, but new research shows you can teach an old rat new sounds, even if the lesson doesn’t stick very long.
...The link between obesity, the brain, and genetics
When it comes to weight gain, the problem may be mostly in our heads, and our genes
Clinicians should consider how the way we think can make us vulnerable to obesity, and how obesity is genetically intertwined with brain structure and mental performance, according to new research.
...Happy Birthday Brenda!
Scientist Brenda Milner, born in 1918, pioneered memory research
Pioneering neuropsychologist Brenda Milner turns 100 today. Milner made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of human memory.
...Unique brain “fingerprint” can predict drug effectiveness
Technique can be used to better categorize patients with neurological disease, according to their therapeutic needs
Personalized medicine – delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient’s unique physiology – has been a goal of researchers and doctors for a long time. New research provides a way of delivering personalized treatments to patients with neurological disease.
...Pathway of Alzheimer’s degeneration discovered
Finding is key for future treatment and earlier diagnosis
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of McGill University have used a unique approach to track brain degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease, uncovering a pathway through which degeneration spreads from one region to another.
...New Insight Into How Autism Might Develop in Human Brain
Montreal — In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, a McGill team of scientists led by Dr. Carl Ernst, researcher at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, revealed a molecular mechanism that may play a role in the development of autism.
...$10-million gift strengthens McGill’s commitment to brain research, young researchers and faster results for patients
Endowment to bolster big-data research and help establish Global Brain Consortium at Ludmer Centre
...Genes associated with infantile forms of schizophrenia identified
Discovery will aid diagnosis and development of treatments
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and McGill University have identified novel genes associated with a specific form of schizophrenia.
...Stroke Awareness Month – June, 2018
Award-winning unit will add 10 new beds this year
Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in Canada. Each year, some 14,000 Canadians die as a result of a stroke.
June is Stroke Awareness Month, a time to spread awareness of the causes and effects of stroke as well as its treatment.
...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.
...June is Brain Injury Awareness Month
The Neuro’s Alain Ptito is focussing public attention on the danger of concussion
By Victor Swoboda
On the day that you read this, more than 400 Canadians on average will suffer a concussion or some other brain injury.
...$1M donation to support autism research powered by open science
Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation shares The Neuro’s open science vision to accelerate drug discovery and find new and effective treatments for autism spectrum disorders
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