This year, during Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging is pleased to announce that recruitment for its signature clinical study – COMPASS-ND – is nearing 50%. By the end of May 2020, 1650 Canadians between the ages of 50 and 90 who...
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...
On May 14-15, 2018 select members of the CCNA’s leadership participated in the National Dementia Conference: Inspiring and Informing a National Dementia Strategy for Canada. Among other key priorities – i.e. support, care, stigma reduction, and education – they emphasized the ...
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...
“Through our consultations, we heard from stakeholders, people living with dementia, as well as their family or friend caregivers. Many expressed a need for collaboration and partnership, information sharing, scaling up of best practices, and measures that address stigma. I am...
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...