Parkinson's disease: a new tool for health care professionals aims to improve diagnosis and advance treatment
The results of their study, published in the journal Movement Disorders.
World Stroke Day: The MUHC’s new Comprehensive Stroke Treatment Programs
The MUHC’s secondary and tertiary stroke care programs bring together multidisciplinary experts, the latest in scientific advances, and state of the art equipment to provide world-class treatment, reducing death rates and long-term disability.
Every 10 minutes, a Canadian suffers a stroke. It is the third leading cause of death in Canada with about 14,000 Canadian dying of stroke each year.
New Hope for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
A new study led by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the MUHC, gets closer to identifying the mechanisms responsible for multiple sclerosis and makes headway in the search for better treatments.
More than $604,000 Raised for the Fight Against Brain Tumours
Montreal, Quebec (October 22,Ìý2015)Ìý– Last night the inaugural A Brilliant Night - a gala fundraiser to benefit The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro- at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the MUHC, raised more than $604,000 for brain tumour research.
A Brillant Night - Raising awareness and funds for brain tumor research
Join us for the first edition of A Brilliant Night at the spectacular new Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium in Montreal for a unique event on October 21st to support the latest in brain tumor research at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Health Centre.
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Pain is in the brain
A new study at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the MUHC, might finally provide a new direction for research seeking to help patients suffering from neuropathic pain.
New study maps the progression of Parkinson’s disease within the brain
Montreal Neurological Institute scientists shed light on the mechanism that could be driving the spread of Parkinson’s along neuronal highways
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Health Centre, have made advances in understanding the process involved in the progression and spread of Parkinson’s disease (PD) within the brain.Ìý
Alan Evans inducted into the Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Alan Evans, James ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Biomedical Engineering at the Montreal Neurological Institute, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). He is one fourteen new RSC Fellows from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, including ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Principal Suzanne Fortier. The induction ceremony will take place on Friday, November 27 in Victoria, B.C.
Breakthrough in "marriage-broker" protein
Discovery provides new tool for understanding and treating neurodegenerative diseases
Neuro awarded over $15 M in CIHR funding
Researchers get inaugural Foundation grants for high-impact, long-term programs
Researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ have been awarded over $15 million in grants in the latest round of funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The grants are part of over $600 million in national funding, announced July 28 by Minister of Health Rona Ambrose.
Practice doesn’t always make perfect (depending on your brain)
Study fuels nature versus nurture debate
Stroke month - June
Time is brain: for every minute a stroke is left untreated, 2 million brain cells are destroyed.
Neuro researchers awarded over $4.5 M from CQDM, Brain Canada and the Ontario Brain Institute
Researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the MUHC, have received a total of over $4.5 M in funding, for innovative projects to accelerate diagnosis and drug discovery for diseases of the brain, including Alzheimer’s.
How your brain is telling you to vote
Researchers pinpoint a brain area that influences electoral decisions
ALS Awareness Month – June
As a major Canadian centre for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and treatment, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, invites the public and the media to learn more about the disease and current research and treatments, to donate money for ALS research and to wear the national emblem of ALS in Canada, the blue cornflower, during ALS Awareness Month in June.