The Neuro’s Alain Ptito is focussing public attention on the danger of concussion

By Victor Swoboda

On the day that you read this, more than 400 Canadians on average will suffer a concussion or some other brain injury.

Classified as: brain trauma, Traumatic brain injury, Concussion, TBI, alain ptito, Research
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Published on: 1 Jun 2018

Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation shares The Neuro’s open science vision to accelerate drug discovery and find new and effective treatments for autism spectrum disorders

Classified as: Montreal Neurological Institute, The Neuro, open science, Open Drug Discovery Platform, autism, ASD, Guy Rouleau
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Published on: 29 May 2018

Today, May 23, 2018, The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) gratefully acknowledged significant government funding and unveiled the Thinking Ahead Campaign (2007-2013) donor wall as a tribute and thank you to the many people who helped transform The Neuro’s ability to deliver cutting-edge research and clinical care. This ambitious campaign brought people from around the world together to share in one common goal: to accelerate the pace of neuroscience discovery and deliver exceptional care to patients.

Classified as: donor wall, north wing, Guy Rouleau, Dr. Robert Zatorre, Robert Zatorre
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Published on: 23 May 2018

CENTECH, a Montreal-based technology incubator, announced earlier that it has selected a company founded by Dr. Etienne de Villers-Sidani for its Propulsion Program, which helps the most innovative start-ups move from the initial development phase to commercializing their products and services on the international market. Dr. de Villers-Sidani is a researcher and neurologist at Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and member of the Center for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM).

Classified as: MNI, neuroscience, The Neuro, Étienne de Villers-Sidani, Etienne De Villers-Sidan
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Published on: 16 May 2018

May is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Month. Laboratory and clinical studies related to MS involve about 50 members of The Neuro’s staff. They study the disease in all its aspects and at every stage with the help of the most advanced brain imaging technology and the latest cell biology techniques.

Classified as: Multiple Sclerosis, MS, MS Month, Jack Antel, Doug Arnold, Alyson Fournier, Douglas Arnold, Luke Healy, Tim Kennedy, Christine Tardif, daria trojan, Yves Lapierre, Paul Giacomini, Alex Saveriano, Alexander Saveriano
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Published on: 4 May 2018

New study underlines importance of early screening and antiretroviral therapy

While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has largely dropped from news headlines since the 1990s, at the end of 2016 there were 36.7 million people living with the infection, and of those only 53 per cent had access to treatment. A new study underscores the neurological consequences of exposure to HIV without antiretroviral therapy.

Classified as: HIV, Louis Collins, Ryan Sanford, brain atrophy, MRI, cART
Published on: 3 May 2018

Partners agree to share resources, establish steering committee for closer collaboration

On April 20, 2018, Canadian, Chinese and Cuban neuroscience institutes strengthened an existing partnership with the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Chengdu, China.

Partners in the agreement include The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of McGill University, The Cuban Neuroscience Center, The University of Electronic Sciences and Technology of China, The West China Hospital, and The Tianfu New Area of Chengdu (TFNA).

Classified as: Canada, China, Cuba, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Research, Partnership, Guy Rouleau
Published on: 23 Apr 2018

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, a time to give special attention to a disease that affects approximately 100,000 Canadians. As a centre for both research and clinical treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) offers many specialized services and opportunities to participate in research to PD patients.

Classified as: Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's awareness month, Madeleine Sharp, Abbas Sadikot, Louis Collins, Thomas Durcan, Ron Postuma, alain dagher, Edward Fon, Anne-Louise Lafontaine
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Published on: 9 Apr 2018

Stuart Trenholm, who joined The Neuro in 2017 as an assistant professor, has received a Career Development Award from The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO), the only Canadian researcher to receive one this year.  

The  Human  Frontier  Science  Program  is  an  international  program  of  research  support  implemented  by  the HFSPO based in Strasbourg, France. Its aims are to promote intercontinental collaboration and training in cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research focused on the life sciences.

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Published on: 28 Mar 2018

The institute that developed the “Montreal Procedure” continues to be on the cutting edge

The Neuro is recognized worldwide as a leader in epilepsy research and treatment. From the beginning, Neuro founder, Dr. Wilder Penfield, made epilepsy a central focus. He and his colleagues developed a surgical treatment for epilepsy patients known as the “Montreal Procedure,” which today is in use throughout the world. The Neuro became a pioneer in studying epilepsy through the use of electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Classified as: Andrea Bernasconi, Eva Andermann, Francois Dubeau, Birgit Frauscher, Eliane Kobayashi, Jeffrey Hall, Dr Olivier, Massimo Avoli, Neda Ladbon-Bernasconi, Boris Bernhardt, Jean Gotman
Published on: 26 Mar 2018

2017 Québec Science Discovery of the Year Award goes to the cancer-detection probe developed by Kevin Petrecca and Frédéric Leblond

Québec Science magazine’s 25-year tradition continues: every fall, a jury comprised of researchers and journalists selects the top 10 most impressive discoveries in Quebec in the past year and the public is asked to vote to select the winner. This year, a cancer-detection probe was chosen by nearly a third of approximately 4,400 votes cast in the 2017 Discovery of the Year contest.

Classified as: Kevin Petrecca, Frederic Leblond, cancer probe, raman spectroscopy, Quebec Science, brain cancer, brain tumour, Jason Karamchandani
Published on: 19 Mar 2018

Women scientists and clinicians are creators and changemakers, expanding the boundaries of human knowledge

 

The Neuro has launched Neuro XXceptional - an exciting new year-long video series featuring women who tell us what drove them to become scientists and clinicians, and what they love about their work. At The Neuro, these exceptional professionals are improving the lives of patients, helping us understand how the brain works and how to treat neurological disease.

Classified as: Neuro XXceptional, women in science, Heidi McBride, Lesley Fellows, Brenda Milner
Published on: 8 Mar 2018

Industry and academia to share expertise in effort to develop improved methods to produce and characterize antibodies and reagents for neurological research

Classified as: Thermo Fisher, open science, ALS, Parkinson's disease, ataxia, reagrents, Peter McPherson
Published on: 5 Mar 2018

You’re about to turn 60, and you’re fretting. Your mother has had Alzheimer’s disease since the age of 65. At what age will the disease strike you? A Canadian study published in JAMA Neurology shows that the closer a person gets to the age at which their parent exhibited the first signs of Alzheimer’s, the more likely they are to have amyloid plaques, the cause of the cognitive decline associated with the disease, in their brain.

Classified as: Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's, Sylvia Villeneuve
Published on: 26 Feb 2018

Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform will make disseminating and publishing data easier

Modern neuroscience research can produce massive amounts of data, which researchers can use to find patterns revealing anything from the first physiological signs of Alzheimer’s disease to a new drug target that could stop neurodegeneration. However, this data must be stored, processed, and distributed effectively.

Classified as: neuroinformatics, Alan Evans, CONP, Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform, Brain Canada, Guy Rouleau
Published on: 19 Feb 2018

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