Category: News
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New CAN newsletter
Read our latest news in CAN Connection – Winter 2020
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Researchers first to use ultrasound to deliver a compound that stimulates brain cell communication in mice with Alzheimer’s disease
Sunnybrook Research Institute senior scientist Dr. Isabelle Aubert and her PhD student, Kristiana Xhima, led the first study using focused ultrasound to deliver a molecule to the brain to revive the function of neurons vital to learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer’s disease. Breakthrough targets restoring the function of neurons vital to learning and…
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Slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis
By identifying a molecule that delays the progression of MS, CRCHUM researchers pave the way for new therapies for the nearly 77,000 Canadians living with the disease. Over 77,000 Canadians are living with multiple sclerosis, a disease whose causes still remain unknown. Presently, they have no hope for a cure. In a study published in…
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Cellular origins of pediatric brain tumors identified
Source: MUHC and Lady Davis Institute A research team led by Dr. Claudia Kleinman, an investigator at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, together with Dr. Nada Jabado, of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and Dr. Michael Taylor, of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), discovered that…
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Activation of opioid receptor uncovered
In conjunction with Chinese, Belgian, German and American academic colleagues, the team of researchers from the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS), led by the Director of the Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Professor Louis Gendron, participated in the discovery of the binding mechanism of an important opioid receptor. The results should facilitate the development of new active substances.…
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Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit
Dr. Sophia Frangou was recently appointed UBC President’s Excellence Chair in Brain Health. New research published recently in JAMA Psychiatry shows for the first time that patients with mood and anxiety disorders share the same abnormalities in regions of the brain involved in emotional and cognitive control. The findings hold promise for the development of new treatments targeting…
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The brain’s regions work together when it comes to skilled motor sequences
Many skills, such as typing, playing an instrument or tying a knot, rely on complex sequences of movements. Despite being common activities, researchers are still discovering how the brain is able to plan and execute all the movements required to complete these, and other motor tasks. To better understand how motor sequences are represented in…
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Dr. Freda Miller wins the 2019 Till & McCulloch Award
Dr. Freda Miller has been named winner of the 2019 Till & McCulloch Award for a new research discovery in tissue repair and regeneration that holds potential for future therapies. The Award is presented annually to one researcher in Canada who has made an exceptional contribution to global stem cell research in that year. Dr.…
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Science should be an election issue – read our Op-Ed in Le Devoir
Read an Op-Ed signed by the Presidents of CAN, Katalin Toth, and of the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences, Tarik Moroy, this morning in Le Devoir. Scientific research is important for all Canadians – it is how Canada can face the issues and challenges we face today. Political leaders should commit to supporting science today. Read…
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The Liberal Party answers CAN’s questions about science support
We have received a response from the Liberal Party of Canada to our five questions about science support. Is your Party committed to fully implementing the report of the Fundamental Science Review (Naylor report) with additional financial investment into open competitions to maintain Canada as a forefront leader in research innovation and research discoveries? Our…