August

Daily Media Digest August 4, 2022

Disrupted Gender Roles | Study reveals impact of traumatic brain injury on the gender roles of patients and caregivers UHN Research “A new study led by researchers at the KITE Research Institute explores how gender […]

August

Daily Media Digest August 3, 2022

Biomarkers Show Who Faces Near-Term Cognitive Decline MedPage Today “Many cognitively normal people with positive amyloid and tau PET biomarkers appeared to be at imminent risk of cognitive decline, longitudinal data showed.” TAGS: cognitive impairment, […]

August

Daily Media Digest August 2, 2022

A novel collaboration brings decades of expertise to ALS research ALS Canada “We need to bring in people who are working on biomarkers in the neurodegenerative space and get their expertise in biomarker development focused […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 29, 2022

Toronto’s CAMH gets 1st federal grant to study magic mushrooms as treatment for depression CBC.ca “Psilocybin is the chemical compound in magic mushrooms that induces a so-called ‘trip.’ Researchers at CAMH are going to explore if […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 28, 2022

U of M study looking to boost mental health therapy with the help of electricity CTV News “A team at the University of Manitoba is making first-line mental health treatment more accessible. They’re doing it […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 27, 2022

From nursing apps to beauty care services – Lakehead University’s Ascend Accelerator grads show off their entrepreneurial spirit Lakehead University “Maxwell Robinson founded Infusionist, the iPhone and Apple Watch application made for nurses and care […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 26, 2022

Brain changes observed in children with DCD after 10-week-long intervention BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute “New research shows that an occupational therapy program called CO-OP leads to changes in brain regions associated with movement, balance, […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 25, 2022

Nearly 6% of children suffer long COVID but symptoms may be less severe: study Global News “The eight-country study included 1,884 kids aged 17 and younger … Long-term COVID-19 was found in nearly 10 per cent of […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 22, 2022

Brain surgery found to be effective in treating alcohol use disorder – Sunnybrook Hospital Sunnybrook Hospital “Researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have now provided early evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS), a type of […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 21, 2022

RI-MUHC study shows association of low muscle mass with cognitive decline McGill University Health Centre “A new publication in JAMA Network Open describes faster decline in cognitive executive function in older adults with low muscle […]