External /medhealthsci/taxonomy/term/4/all en Neurogenesis: New Faculty Recruit Speaker Series /medhealthsci/channels/event/neurogenesis-new-faculty-recruit-speaker-series-360641 <h2><b>Neurogenesis: New Faculty Recruit Speaker Series</b></h2> <h3>Wednesday, December 11, 2024<br /> 4:30–5:30 p.m. (with post-event reception)</h3> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:33:53 +0000 admin 325430 at /medhealthsci Gene therapy project receives major funding /medhealthsci/channels/news/gene-therapy-project-receives-major-funding-360635 <h2><b>$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Gene therapy for rare neurological disorders will move one step forward thanks to a $1.14 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:20:38 +0000 admin 325428 at /medhealthsci 10th Annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship /medhealthsci/channels/event/10th-annual-celebration-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-360615 <p>Over the past eleven years, the <a href="/engine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">À¦°óSMÉçÇø Engine Centre </a>has been instrumental in fostering innovative technologies.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:50:04 +0000 admin 325423 at /medhealthsci 47th Annual Osler Lectureship /medhealthsci/channels/event/47th-annual-osler-lectureship-360561 <p><b>Medicine - the art of the expert performer</b></p> <p><i>What clinicians can learn from the performing arts</i></p> Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:38:42 +0000 evelyne.ahchinkow@À¦°óSMÉçÇø.Ca 325414 at /medhealthsci À¦°óSMÉçÇø Cares: Building cognitive reserve for healthy aging /medhealthsci/channels/event/mcgill-cares-building-cognitive-reserve-healthy-aging-360504 <p>Join us on November 6th at noon for the next À¦°óSMÉçÇø Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia. </p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:09:40 +0000 admin 325411 at /medhealthsci Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) /medhealthsci/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-360477 <p>Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, À¦°óSMÉçÇø.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:01:02 +0000 admin 325399 at /medhealthsci Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) /medhealthsci/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-360478 <p>Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, À¦°óSMÉçÇø.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:01:56 +0000 admin 325400 at /medhealthsci Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) /medhealthsci/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-360475 <p>Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, À¦°óSMÉçÇø.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:59:59 +0000 admin 325398 at /medhealthsci Research on new stem cell models receives $2.6 million /medhealthsci/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 admin 325396 at /medhealthsci Bilingualism makes the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age /medhealthsci/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 admin 325394 at /medhealthsci LET’S TALK ABOUT DEMENTIA (French public lecture in Valleyfield) /medhealthsci/channels/event/lets-talk-about-dementia-french-public-lecture-valleyfield-360302 <h2>LET’S TALK ABOUT DEMENTIA (French public lecture in Valleyfield)</h2> <h3>Thursday, October 24, 2024</h3> <h3>1:00 to 2:30 p.m.</h3> <p>EVERYONE IS WELCOME.</p> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:14:43 +0000 admin 325383 at /medhealthsci iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU) /medhealthsci/channels/event/ipsc-seminars-early-drug-discovery-unit-eddu-360301 <p><strong>THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES </strong></p> <p><b>Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation - The Need for Alternative Unconventional Routes</b></p> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:57:08 +0000 admin 325382 at /medhealthsci Recreating a hallmark of Parkinson's disease in human neurons /medhealthsci/channels/news/recreating-hallmark-parkinsons-disease-human-neurons-360245 <h2><b>Scientists use stem cells to follow development of protein bodies characteristic of neurological disease</b></h2> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:43 +0000 admin 325376 at /medhealthsci Conférences Publiques: Centre d'imagerie cérébrale McConnell - 40ème anniversaire /medhealthsci/channels/event/conferences-publiques-centre-dimagerie-cerebrale-mcconnell-40eme-anniversaire-360134 <h3>Conférences Publiques: Centre d'imagerie cérébrale McConnell - 40ème anniversaire</h3> <hr /> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:40:37 +0000 admin 325364 at /medhealthsci Public Lectures: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary /medhealthsci/channels/event/public-lectures-mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre-40th-anniversary-360133 <h3>Public Lectures: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary</h3> <hr /> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:32:21 +0000 admin 325363 at /medhealthsci