Month: August 2023
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A Promising Non-Invasive Therapy to Promote Repair and Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis
Source of story: MS Canada website Summary: Researchers find that a non-drug based treatment approach called acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH), which consists of short periods of reduced oxygen, reduces inflammation, protects nerve fibres, and promotes repair in mice with multiple sclerosis-like disease. While the findings of this study are promising, further research will need to…
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Post-Doctoral Researcher Positions (Clinical research) – Neuropsychiatry Team Research Program at the University of Western Ontario
Post-Doctoral Researcher Positions are available to work on a newly funded Neuropsychiatry Team Research Program at the University of Western Ontario. Our program will be investigating the effects of adolescent exposure to nicotine on increased risk for developing mood and anxiety disorders in later life (see Addiction Biology, 26(2):e12891; Cerebral Cortex, 29:3140-3153; Neuropsychopharmacology, 39:2799-815, Drug…
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Post-Doctoral Researcher Positions (pre-clinical research) – Neuropsychiatry Team Research Program at the University of Western Ontario
Post-Doctoral Researcher Positions are available to work on a newly funded Neuropsychiatry Team Research Program at the University of Western Ontario. Our program will be investigating the effects of adolescent exposure to nicotine on increased risk for developing mood and anxiety disorders in later life (see Addiction Biology, 26(2):e12891; Cerebral Cortex, 29:3140-3153; Neuropsychopharmacology, 39:2799-815, Drug…
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Identification of a previously unknown mechanism controlling the interaction between astrocytes and blood vessels in the brain
Title of publication : Astroglial Hmgb1 regulates postnatal astrocyte morphogenesis and cerebrovascular maturation. First author : Dr. Moises Freitas-Andrade A new publication from Dr. Baptiste Lacoste’s laboratory at University of Ottawa identifies a previously unknown mechanism controlling the interaction between astrocytes and blood vessels in the brain. Serving as bridges between neurons and blood vessels in the brain, astrocytes (a…
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Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
https://www.uoguelph.ca/facultyjobs/postings/ad23-41.shtml Faculty Positions Position Title / Rank: Assistant Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology College: College of Biological Science Department: Molecular and Cellular Biology Date Posted: July 13, 2023 Deadline: September 14, 2023 Please reference AD #23-41 The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph invites applications from Black scholars for…
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ThinkSci Outreach Program wins a CAN Advocacy Award
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce its support of the ThinkSci Outreach Program with a 2023 CAN Advocacy and Outreach award. The “ThinkSci Outreach Program” is a workshop-based initiative organized and led by undergraduate and graduate students, with the goal of immersing high school seniors and 1st year CÉGEP students into the…
