/channels/taxonomy/term/522/all en /channels/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <h2><b>Thomas Durcan’s project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 webfull 203564 at /channels /channels/channels/event/mcgill-team-delivers-world-alzheimer-report-2021-journey-through-diagnosis-dementia-333157 <p>Diagnosis of dementia is still a major challenge globally, with an estimated 75% of cases still going undiagnosed and long wait times.</p> Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:40:33 +0000 webfull 172880 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-fda-approves-much-debated-alzheimers-drug-panned-experts-331414 <p>U.S. government health officials approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it granted approval to the drug from Biogen based on results that seemed “reasonably likely” to benefit Alzheimer's patients. (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/fda-approves-much-debated-alzheimer-s-drug-panned-by-experts-1.5459470" target="_blank">CTV News</a>)</p> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:35:58 +0000 webfull 171038 at /channels /channels/channels/event/understanding-and-navigating-challenges-dementia-during-covid-19-326268 <p>Join us as <strong>Claire Webster</strong> interviews <strong>Dr. Serge Gauthier</strong> and <strong>Dr. José Morais</strong>.</p> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:47:39 +0000 webfull 165305 at /channels /channels/channels/event/mcgill-cares-webcast-former-caregivers-become-advocates-alzheimers-research-324955 <p>Join us on <strong>October 7 at noon </strong>for the next webcast in our weekly series, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/medsimcentre/community-outreach/dementia/mcgill-cares-webcasts"><strong>���ϲ����� Cares</strong></a>, designed to support informal careg</p> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:44:33 +0000 webfull 163808 at /channels /channels/channels/event/gift-song-323606 <h2><b>The gift of song</b></h2> <p><em>Join us for a free online concert</em></p> Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:25:17 +0000 webfull 162376 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-identify-correlation-between-mild-behavioural-impairment-and-alzheimers-321513 <p>New research from ���ϲ����� University has found that the presence and severity of mild behavioural impairment (MBI) in cognitively healthy individuals is strongly associated with the presence of amyloid plaques deposits in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.</p> Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:21:44 +0000 webfull 159981 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-study-identifies-new-role-major-genetic-risk-factor-alzheimers-disease-303726 <p>For years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the apolipoprotein ꜫ4 (APOE <i>ꜫ4</i>) gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. New research from ���ϲ����� University has now found the gene plays an even greater role in dementia.<br /><br /></p> Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:04:26 +0000 webfull 156829 at /channels /channels/channels/event/fall-and-rise-superwoman-caregivers-crosswalk-navigate-journey-dementia-293773 <p>Grand Rounds: <br /><br /> Claire Webster, Certified Alzheimer Care Consultant (PAC), Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA) Founder and President of Caregiver Crosswalk Inc.</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:49:36 +0000 webfull 145429 at /channels /channels/channels/event/drivers-neuronal-loss-clinically-silent-alzheimers-disease-293665 <p>You are kindly invited to join us for the next seminar in our Winter series.</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><b>Dr. Taylor Schmitz, Ph.D.</b></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">Adjunct Professor of Research</p> Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:14:27 +0000 webfull 145309 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-gauthier-interviewed-world-alzheimer-report-2018-292244 <p>The World Alzheimer Report 2018, The state of the art of dementia research: New frontiers brings together 21 of the global leading lights in all areas of dementia research. Written by renowned journalist and broadcaster Christina Patterson (Time Magazine, The Guardian, The Sunday Times), this report tackles some of the complex questions surrounding dementia research. It looks at the hopes and frustrations and asks why there have been no major medical treatment breakthroughs for over 20 years.</p> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:37:30 +0000 webfull 143824 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ai-could-predict-cognitive-decline-leading-alzheimers-disease-next-5-years-290378 <p>A team of scientists has successfully trained a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to make accurate predictions regarding cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer’s disease.</p> Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:16:32 +0000 webfull 141709 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pathway-alzheimers-degeneration-discovered-287931 <p><em><strong>Finding is key for future treatment and earlier diagnosis </strong></em></p> <p>Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of ���ϲ����� University have used a unique approach to track brain degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease, uncovering a pathway through which degeneration spreads from one region to another.</p> Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:23:16 +0000 webfull 138831 at /channels /channels/channels/news/onset-alzheimers-disease-importance-family-history-285316 <p>You’re about to turn 60, and you’re fretting. Your mother has had Alzheimer’s disease since the age of 65. At what age will the disease strike you? A Canadian study published in JAMA Neurology shows that the closer a person gets to the age at which their parent exhibited the first signs of Alzheimer’s, the more likely they are to have amyloid plaques, the cause of the cognitive decline associated with the disease, in their brain.</p> Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:03:37 +0000 webfull 135715 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-mechanism-detected-alzheimers-disease-276135 <p><em>By Chris Chipello</em></p> <p>���ϲ����� University researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that may contribute to the breakdown of communication between neurons in Alzheimer’s disease.</p> Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:28:34 +0000 webfull 131899 at /channels