“For many people with dementia, their behavior is more challenging to grapple with than the diagnosis itself.” Dr. Nathan Herrmann Dementia can colour one’s thoughts, emotions, attitudes, movements, and perceptions of reality… Affecting nearly 90% of all long-term care residen...
“Despite having a higher proportion of adults over age 65 than cities, rural areas have fewer primary health care, specialist and support services available.” Dr. Debra Morgan There’s a critical need for better primary health care (PHC) in rural areas for people with dementia....
“Our research is part of a larger movement toward ensuring that Indigenous people have access to appropriate care from health professionals who understand their history and enough about their culture that they can adapt their approaches and programming to make it more comforta...
Two people with similar brain changes that may give rise to dementia can have very different disease manifestations… we think that a holistic understanding of overall health and social environments will contribute to solving this puzzle. Dr. Melissa Andrew There i...
“My hope is that – as chairman of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues program of the CCNA – I can facilitate the interaction between the CCNA and the future federal government to develop a national plan against dementia.” Dr. Serge Gauthier It’s not just about fundin...
“Hopefully – through the ‘intelligent’ leisure activities we develop – we can help individuals to build the kind of cognitive reserve that we know is protective against Alzheimer’s disease.” – Dr. Sylvie Belleville Despite having no symptoms prior to death, some people end up ...
“This discovery… speaks to the possibility that we could develop a human vaccine that would prevent Alzheimer’s disease. You know, get your immunization at 50, and perhaps prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s. It’s a very exciting prospect now.” – Dr. Neil Ca...
It began with the unwavering belief that discovering a cure for Alzheimer’s disease requires looking at our brains to understand what is happening within them. Now, over 900 brain tissue samples later, Dr. Sultan Darvesh and his team at the Maritime Brain Tissue Bank (MBTB) ar...