Eating healthy has been shown to help people retain their thinking and memory skills as they age and reduce their risk of developing dementia. Where January is Alzheimer’s Awareness month, it is a good opportunity to take stock of whether and how the recent changes to Canada’s...
As our population ages, the number of people with dementia is increasing rapidly. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia (syndrome of memory and functional impairment). Treating frailty may better support patients, families, and aid in health care delivery. P...
Researchers within the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) have identified markers in human saliva that indicate the presence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Drs. Roger Dixon and Liang Li specialize in biomarker research in...
This guest blog was written by CCNA researchers Ashley Curtis, Mario Masellis, Richard Camicioli, Heather Davidson, and Mary Tierney Parkinson’s disease (PD) mainly affects the body’s motor system. It’s symptoms – which result from the long-term degeneration of the centr...
What does it mean to be “engaged” or “involved” in health research as someone living with – or alongside – a person with a condition, illness, or disease? It means being included in the research process, not simply as a research subject but as a direct contributor. Recently, a...
Our researchers were featured in a Radio Canada 5-part documentary series, “Do what is best for me”. Inspired by her mother’s experience, Marie-France Bazzo explores the evolution of Alzheimer’s and its impact on those who are diagnosed and their care partners. We invite you t...
In a recent podcast with the Alternative Food Network (AFN), the CCNA’s nutrition expert, Dr. Carol Greenwood discussed how good nutrition throughout the lifespan supports the health of the body and the brain. What does a healthy diet include? According to Greenwood’s research...
The demands on the time, energy, and emotions of caregivers put them at risk for known and profoundly negative costs to their health and well-being. Reversing the social perception of caregivers as fully responsible for meeting the needs of people living with dementia is urgen...
“Genetics is now widely applied to diagnosis, monitoring and the search for a potential treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The ability to detect carriers of causal mutations could help evaluate the efficacy of therapies in clinical trials of individuals at either the pre...
Findings from researchers within the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) demonstrate that rates of dementia have steadily increased over the past 7-10 years in Indigenous communities. What’s more, onset is now occurring – on average – 10 years ...