Brain Health

• Ottawa pledges millions to study cannabis mental health, pregnancy impacts

  Funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the group of 10 research teams across Canada will work together to study how cannabis affects the brain.

  Health

  Aug 12
  
• New documentary dives into neuroscience research at the University of Lethbridge

  A film featuring two pioneers of neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge explores the history of their research and how it has helped shape the world.

  Science

  Nov 15, 2024
  
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• More women develop Alzheimer’s than men. This app wants to close that gap

  The app called BrainFit aims to help reduce people's risk of brain-ageing diseases like Alzheimer's, which disproportionately affect women.

  Health

  Mar 19, 2023
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• Frontotemporal dementia: What we know about Bruce Willis’ ‘rare’ condition

  Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which is one of the rare forms of dementia, according to experts.

  Health

  Feb 18, 2023
• Lifestyle changes can improve brain health outcomes, reduce chances of dementia: experts

  'Women succumb to brain aging disease twice as much as men,' said Lynn Posluns of the Women's Brain Health Initiative. 'Almost 70 per cent of Alzheimer sufferers are women.'

  Health

  Dec 2, 2021
• ‘People like me should have died’: Survey outlines pandemic’s impact on heart disease, stroke

  A new survey is shining a light on the dire impact the pandemic has had for those living with heart disease or stroke.

  Health

  Oct 19, 2021
• Brain health a concern because of added stressors during COVID-19 pandemic, scientists say

  Evidence suggests that women are disproportionately affected when it comes to diseases that affect the brain.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2020
• When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast: A visit with the neurologist

  On this 'Extra Dosage' episode of 'When Life Gives You Parkinson's,' Larry Gifford speaks with his neurologist and movement disorder specialist Dr. Jonathan Squires.

  Health

  Oct 23, 2019
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• Western University researchers show how CBD blocks side-effects of THC in cannabis

  Research out of Western University is showing for the first time how cannabidiol (CBD) helps to lessen psychiatric side effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis.

  Cannabis

  Sep 30, 2019
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• Here’s why you might ‘black out’ when you’re anxious

  Stressful situations, like job interviews and first dates, can interfere your brain's memory-making process.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 20, 2019