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International study yields important clues to the genetics of epilepsy

Published: 16 June 2014

An international team of researchers has discovered a significant genetic component of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (IGE), the most common form of epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder...

Attack! Silent watchmen charge to defend the nervous system

Published: 15 October 2012

In many pathologies of the nervous system, there is a common event - cells called microglia are activated from surveillant watchmen into fighters.聽 Microglia are the immune cells of the nervous...

What happens after the ALS ice bucket challenge?

Published: 19 September 2014

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as 鈥淟ou Gehrig鈥檚 Disease,鈥 is a devastating fatal disease of the nervous system that kills two to five Canadians every day. On September 19th and...

June is ALS Awareness Month

Published: 13 June 2013

What is ALS?Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig鈥檚 disease, is a neurodegenerative disease in which progressive muscle weakness leads to paralysis. ALS is a result of the...

Internationally renowned Quebec scientist to take helm of The Neuro

Published: 5 February 2013

November 8 2012 - After a worldwide search, the renowned Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥 The Neuro 鈥 of 黑料不打烊 University and the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre has a new director,...

Purple Day March 26 - A World Day for Epilepsy Awareness

Published: 26 March 2015

The Neuro has been at the forefront of epilepsy treatment and research for over half a century. The 鈥淢ontreal Procedure鈥 developed by Dr. Wilder Penfield and colleagues revolutionized the surgical...

Blocking overactive receptor in Alzheimer鈥檚 recovers memory loss and more

Published: 17 June 2013

A new study shows that memory pathology in older mice with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease can be reversed with treatment. The study by researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The...

Technology has unprecedented ability to detect and diagnose Alzheimer鈥檚

Published: 5 February 2013

January 28, 2013 - A revolutionary technology has the ability to detect and diagnose Alzheimer鈥檚 disease with unprecedented accuracy. The computerized technique known as SNIPE analyzes magnetic...

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