The following is a guest post by CCNA researchers Nathan Herrmann MD FRCPC, and Krista Lanctôt PhD (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and University of Toronto). Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are known for their effects on memory and other cognitive functions. What ...
The following is a guest post by CCNA researcher, Dr. Laura Middleton. Over the past decade, failures in drug trials have led many researchers to seek out alternative therapies to slow, if not prevent, the onset of dementia. Their results are encouraging, showing that approxim...
The following is a guest post by Lindsay Wallace, a CCNA trainee working under the supervision of Dr. Melissa Andrew. By 2031, 1.4 million Canadians are expected to have some form of cognitive impairment. As the leading cause of dementia, the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on t...
Guest Post The following is a guest post by Drs. Gary Naglie and Mark Rapoport lead a team of researchers within the CCNA focused on driving and dementia. “It’s like a double, a quadruple whammy. In addition to having to deal with this illness, they’re suddenly confron...
The following is a guest post by Elly Park, a CCNA post-doctoral trainee working under the supervision of Dr. Lili Liu. Everyone has a story to tell and memories that they want to preserve. Technological advances have made it possible to capture our stories in many forms, reli...