Study investigates the genetic basis of reading disability by focusing on key gene variants
University Health Network
“Reading disability, also known as developmental dyslexia, is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that affects 5–7% of individuals in North America.”
TAGS: neurodevelopmental disorder, autism, University Health Network
Lakehead University health researchers pull in grant funding
TBnewsWatch.com
“Health researchers at Lakehead University have secured nearly $1.4 million in grants to support projects on Indigenous youth mental health services, the impact of the pandemic on Black and Indigenous communities, and prostate cancer diagnosis.”
TAGS: innovative research, funding, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Health research investment skyrocketing in New Brunswick
NBHRF
“Total investment in New Brunswick’s health research sector skyrocketed to $59 million in 2022, a 26 per cent increase over the year before.”
TAGS: Canadian research, funding, New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF)
The brain: a powerful sexual organ
UdeM Nouvelles
“Neurosexuality is an emerging conceptual framework of study and practice that looks at the relationship between the brain and sexual functioning.”
TAGS: neurological disorders, sexual rehabilitation, Université de Montréal
Recreation therapists help patients living with dementia feel seen, heard, valued
Hamilton Health Sciences
“The behavioural health program is a specialized service for adults who have been diagnosed with dementia and show responsive and/or reactive behaviours such as wandering, exit seeking, delusions, mood swings, agitation …”
TAGS: dementia, long term care, mental health, Hamilton Health Sciences
Building a better system for mental health nursing through the CAMH Clinical Externship Program
CAMH
“Externships provide valuable hands-on experience to nursing students eager to improve their clinical knowledge …”
TAGS: nursing, mental health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health