During its successful third annual events in Toronto last November, the CCNA held a panel session discussing setting dementia research priorities with over 200 attendees. Dr. Howard Feldman kicked-off the session by asking attendees to consider the practical and ethical implic...
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invites applications to join the CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network, an interdisciplinary collaborative initiative to increase understanding of the fundamental biology of neurodegenerative disorders. The goal of the CZI Neurodegeneration Cha...
The following is a guest post written by Drs. Corinne Fischer, Luis Fornazzari, Tom Schweizer, Michael Thaut, David Munoz, and Joseph Barfett Over half a million Canadians are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and this number is expected to rise – exponentially – over the ...
The following is a guest post by CCNA researcher, Dr. Janusz Kaczorowski. Physical inactivity, poor diet, and tobacco use are each risk factors for dementia, heart disease, stroke and diabetes. These health conditions are on the rise in Canada, despite the fact that each of th...
CIHR’s Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health has announced the launch of a request for applications (RFA) for the Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) development grants. NEIHR is a new 15 year $89.4M initiative that aims to establish a solid foundatio...
CAHS Panel for the Assessment of Evidence and Best Practices for the development of a Canadian Dementia Strategy. This panel of 6 experts was assembled at the request of PHAC. Canada’s aging population and the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias p...
This study is an important first step in understanding the genetic aspects of Dementia with Lewy Bodies and helps to clarify the contribution of genetics to the development of this disease and its relationship to other neurodegenerative diseases. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB...
“…When I started, it was really hard because people were working in their silos, but with the CCNA I felt like there was an opportunity to combine the different silos and make a different music out of it…” Early Inspiration At a young age, Amanpreet Badhwar was inspired to wo...