/medhealthsci/taxonomy/term/6413/all en /medhealthsci/channels/event/seminar-series-pharmacology-therapeuticsjodi-flaws-phdthe-effects-neonicotinoid-pesticides-female-363830 <p style="text-align:center"></p> <p style="text-align:center"> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><u>Seminar Announcement</u></p> <p style="text-align:center">Jodi A. Flaws, Ph.D.</p> <p style="text-align:center"> </p> Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:34:55 +0000 admin 325742 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/fmer-webinar-deconstructing-clinical-reasoning-helping-get-teachers-and-learners-same-page-363828 <p>A clinical tool was developed to combine teaching strategies, deliberate practice strategies and clinical reasoning theory to support both educators and learners. This event is organized by the Family Medicine Education Research (FMER) group.</p> Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:27:42 +0000 admin 325741 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/gene-therapy-project-receives-major-funding-360635 <h2><b>$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Gene therapy for rare neurological disorders will move one step forward thanks to a $1.14 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:20:38 +0000 admin 325734 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 admin 325738 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 325732 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/open-solution-improving-research-reproducibility-362210 <h2><b>Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies</b></h2> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000 admin 325728 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/six-principal-investigators-neuro-receive-cihr-grants-363535 <h2>Projects include important research on Parkinson’s, glioblastoma and dementia</h2> <p> </p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:44:57 +0000 admin 325725 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/recreating-hallmark-parkinsons-disease-human-neurons-360245 <h2><b>Scientists use stem cells to follow development of protein bodies characteristic of neurological disease</b></h2> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:43 +0000 admin 325740 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 325730 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <h2><b>Thomas Durcan’s project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 admin 325736 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/dorothy-j-killam-lecture-embracing-differences-heterogeneity-brain-serotonergic-neuronal-system-357963 <p>The Neuro's Dorothy J. Killam Lecture was established in 2004 to recognize women of influence in business, science, politics or the humanities. Dr.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:06:57 +0000 admin 325714 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/neuro-epilepsy-day-2025-361722 <hr /> <p>The Neuro Epilepsy Day is a half-day event. The day will focus on neurodegeration and tauopathy in epilepsy, and its implications for cognition and disease progression.</p> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:37:05 +0000 admin 325720 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/albert-aguayo-lecture-unlocking-secrets-nerve-repair-neuronal-signaling-glial-modulation-362736 <p>This annual lecture honours Dr. Albert Aguayo, OC, FRCP, Professor Emeritus founder and former Director of the Centre for the Research in Neuroscience at ���˴�Ƭ University. A cocktail reception will follow the lecture.</p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:27:51 +0000 admin 325719 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/8th-national-neuromuscular-review-course-363609 <p>Dr. Nicolas Dupré of Laval University, Dr. Karine Garneau of Université de Montréal, and the members of the organizing committee are pleased to announce the 8th National Neuromuscular Review Course.</p> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:08:29 +0000 admin 325722 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/6th-national-course-sleep-medicine-362067 <p><span>This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.</span></p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000 admin 325724 at /medhealthsci