Thanks to a $20.6M investment from CIHR, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging is embarking on its third phase to continue important and meaningful research. The nominated principal investigator of the grant is CCNA’s Scientific Director, Dr. Howard Chert...
“Goodbye to the days when our argument was strong, but our politics were weak.” Kenneth Rockwood The National Dementia Conference was held in Ottawa on May 14-15, 2018. Although this conference was a requirement of the Act, “respecting a national strategy for Alzheimer’s disea...
A research team within the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) has reached a major milestone. Their recent publication – marking the CCNA’s 100th – reveals significant information about an important protein that goes awry in the early stages of Frontotempo...
The following is a guest post by CCNA researcher, Dr. Sarah Pakzad, Ph.D., L.Psych. Because frailty carries an increased risk for poor health outcomes – including hospitalization, falls, disability, and even mortality – properly measuring and accurately describing frailty rema...
The following is a guest post by Nadia Sourial, a CCNA trainee working under the supervision of Dr. Isabelle Vedel. As Canada’s population ages, the number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) will double to 1.1 million over the next 20 years. The impact on th...
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 ...
New research suggests there could be a link between certain kinds of cognitive impairment and a greater risk of falls among seniors. Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso, professor of medicine and geriatric medicine at Western University and co-lead of Team 12 with the CCNA recently sat ...
The CCNA Training and Capacity Building Program is pleased to tell you about two new resources available exclusively to CCNA trainees. At Ease with the Media – A series of five instructional videos on how to successfully manage an interview with a broadcast or print jour...
Canada’s response to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global action plan on dementia includes the critical role of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging’s gerontechnology and dementia research team and AGE-WELL, both of which are led by Dr. Alex Mihailidis...