ALS Canada Research Update, March 2022
ALS.ca
“In the March 2022 Research Update, you’ll learn about advancements in our understanding of risk factors for ALS, a new platform designed to accelerate translational ALS research in Canada and beyond, progress in developing an ALS-specific tool to measure health-related quality of life, and a high-resolution technique that allowed researchers to visualize human TDP-43 aggregates for the first time.”
TAGS: ALS, translational ALS research, health care, ALS Canada
High-tech mouthguard tracks head impacts during varsity hockey playoffs
UBC News
“The study started recruiting participants last year after receiving a $944,776 grant over five years from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, working closely with Thunderbirds hockey head coaches Graham Thomas (women’s team) and Sven Butenschön (men’s team).”
TAGS: concussion, mental health, traumatic brain injury
LSD, a future antianxiety pill? | McGill University Health Centre
McGill University Health Centre
“… in the Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience (BRaIN) Program at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), …”
TAGS: LSD, anxiety, treatment options, RI-MUHC
World-renowned McMaster cardiologist Salim Yusuf honoured with Killam Prize – Brighter World
Brighter World – McMaster University
“He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame and he holds the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Marion W.”
TAGS: cardiology, heart health, Heart and Stroke Foundation, McMaster University
Neuroscientist partners with law firm for concussion research – Western News
Western News – Western University
“A Western University neuroscientist and London law firm are working together to see how brain imaging after concussion can improve care.”
TAGS: neuroscience, concussion, traumatic brain injury, Western University