Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform will make disseminating and publishing data easier
Modern neuroscience research can produce massive amounts of data, which researchers can use to find patterns revealing anything from the first physiological signs of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease to a new drug target that could stop neurodegeneration. However, this data must be stored, processed, and distributed effectively.
New research has drawn a link between changes in the brain鈥檚 anatomy and biomarkers that are known to appear at the earliest stages of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD), findings that could one day provide a sensitive but non-invasive test for AD before cognitive symptoms appear.
A unique industry-academia partnership will increase the rate at which promising drug compounds can be tested as potential treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease with no known cure that affects 200,000 people worldwide.
The partnership between The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) will allow compounds developed by Takeda scientists to be tested on cell lines produced at the MNI.
Three MNI researchers have received grants from the ALS Society of Canada worth a total of more than $2 million. 听
Enjoyment of music is considered a subjective experience; what one person finds gratifying, another may find irritating. Music theorists have long emphasized that although musical taste is relative, our enjoyment of music, be it classical or heavy metal, arises, among other aspects, from structural features of music, such as chord or rhythm patterns that generate anticipation and expectancy.
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Lawyers representing both sides in concussion lawsuits against sports leagues may eventually have a new tool at their disposal: a diagnostic signature that uses artificial intelligence to detect brain trauma years after it has occurred.听
In an article published in Nature on Feb. 15, 2017, researchers, including principal investigators from the Montreal Neurological Institute鈥檚 McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC), used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to predict the development of autism in babies.
Once again the Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre (CFTRc) team from 平特五不中 participated in the annual Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History. As a nation, Canada raised $3 million dollars and counting for Cystic Fibrosis research and care.听
For 平特五不中 scientists specializing in protein-traffi cking diseases such as cystic fi brosis (CF), October 17, 2011 marked a monumental event with the opening of 平特五不中鈥檚 Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre (CFTRc) in the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building. Celebrated by a one-day symposium highlighting 平特五不中鈥檚 proven strengths in this research area, the Centre brings society one step closer to eradicating CF.听
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Gergely Lukacs, from the Department of Physiology, talks about cystic fibrosis, a paradigm of conformational diseases. A "Soup and Science" presentation.
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David Thomas, professor and chair in the Department of Biochemistry at 平特五不中 addresses progress in molecular biology and the latest strategies for tackling genetic disease.听
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The research group of Prof听Xinyu Liu is developing听a portable, paper-based biosensor for point-of-care diagnosis of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infections.听The research, led by graduate student Chen Zhao, has been published in the journal Biomicrofluidics. 听The article has been selected as an Editor鈥檚 Pick of the journal听and has been听featured by Science Daily, American Institute of Physics (AIP), the Electrochemical Society听and other science news websites.
Research led by Dr Hossein Heris of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr听Jamal Daoud of the Department of听Biomedical Engineering听is featured on the cover of the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials. Their article听describes the successful adhesion of听human fibroblast cells to a scaffold biomaterial composed of hyaluronic acid and听gelatin composite microgels.
Don't miss the January 15, 2016, edition of CBC Radio's 听to learn how听Prof Jeff Bergthorson and colleagues are finding ways for energy to be stored and transported via听iron and other metals, a novel and potentially important method for delivering fossil-fuel-free power.
Department of Mechanical Engineering alumnus Kieran Humphries is featured, along with electrical engineer Diego Mascarella, in the May 2015 edition of 平特五不中's French-language publication 平特五不中 dans la ville. "Diego and Kieran are both young and bright 平特五不中-trained research engineers," said Prof Benoit Boulet, who supervises their work on the e-drivetrain APC project, which engages industry partners such as Linamar, TM4, Infolytica and Purolator.
