Category: News
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Canadian researchers find key players for building and repairing the brain
Understanding how the brain is built during development leads to new therapeutic approaches for repairing brain injury. Research by Dr. Freda Miller and her team at the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto has determined how brain stem cells and the environment they live within collaborate to build brain circuits during development,…
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An energy dense diet changes the brain and increases urge to eat
Rats eating a “cafeteria-diet” show changes in the brain regions that integrate information about food and determines eating behaviour. Research by Stephanie Borgland at the University of Calgary shows that giving rats unrestricted access to unhealthy foods for extended periods not only leads to obesity, but also to brain changes that makes food more attractive…
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Child abuse has lasting effects in brain region regulating mood and emotions
Cellular and molecular modifications in the brain of child abuse victims could explain their increased vulnerability to stress-related psychiatric disorders, including depression and suicide Psychiatrists have long known that child abuse increases a person’s lifetime risk of psychiatric illness, including depression and suicide. New research by Naguib Mechawar and Gustavo Turecki from the McGill Group…
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Discovery of differences in the brains of rats classified as workers vs. slackers
Catharine Winstanley at the University of British Columbia presents discoveries revealing the brain mechanisms involved in decision-making A team of researchers led by Dr. Catharine Winstanley at the University of British Columbia have uncovered a network of regions in the brain that are involved in determining the choice of working harder to get a bigger…
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12th Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting
The meeting will gather neuroscientists from Canada and around the world to share their research on the brain and nervous system. All areas of neuroscience research will be presented The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is pleased to announce it will hold its twelfth annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada, from May 13th to 16th, 2018. The…
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New insights into clogged brain capillaries and why we lose them with age
Scientists have known for years that blood vessel loss in the brain impacts cognitive decline as people age. New research from the University of Victoria has provided an explanation for why we lose blood vessels—vital knowledge that could lead to better preventive and protective strategies for maintaining brain health. UVic neuroscientist Craig Brown and PhD…
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National study on vulnerability in mental health and psychiatric research
Invitation to participate in a research study on vulnerability in mental health research ethics National study on vulnerability in mental health and psychiatric research Does a mental health condition prevent someone from being able to participate to research? What are acceptable conditions for ethical mental health and psychiatric research?
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Strict eating schedule can lower Huntington disease protein in mice
New research from the University of British Columbia suggests that following a strict eating schedule can help clear away the protein responsible for Huntington disease in mice. Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited, progressive disorder that causes involuntary movements and psychiatric problems. Symptoms appear in adulthood and worsen over time. Children born to a parent…
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Better understanding ALS by looking at how cells change
Eight years in the making, a discovery by neuroscientists at the CRCHUM highlights the value of long-term, fundamental research and provides important information for future drug targets. It took eight long years of research, but now an international team led by neuroscientists at Université de Montréal has discovered a basic molecular mechanism that better helps…
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CAN response to budget 2018
Budget 2018 : Large new investments to support Canada’s researchers Thank you letter to Kirsty Duncan, Bill Morneau and Justin Trudeau Thank you to our members by Katalin Toth, Chair of the CAN advocacy committee