/channels/taxonomy/term/5574/all en /channels/channels/news/multiple-als-projects-neuro-awarded-funding-328575 <p><b>Program brings together multidisciplinary teams with expertise in various areas of neurodegenerative disease</b></p> <p> </p> <p>Researchers at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) make up a large part of eight projects funded by ALS Canada and the Brain Canada Foundation as part of their 2020 Discovery Grant Program, which brings together multidisciplinary research teams with expertise in various areas of ALS and neurodegenerative diseases to investigate critical areas of disease processes and clinical care.</p> Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:29:35 +0000 webfull 167878 at /channels /channels/channels/news/als-researcher-receives-important-grant-291754 <h2>Gary Armstrong will use fish models to understand nervous system signaling</h2> <p>A researcher from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is one of eight scientists to receive a grant this year from the ALS Society of Canada.</p> <p>Gary Armstrong, who joined The Neuro in 2017, is furthering our understanding of synaptic defects arising both at peripheral neuromuscular junctions and central spinal cord synapses in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) using zebrafish models. The award is valued at $125,000.</p> Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:17:57 +0000 webfull 143372 at /channels /channels/channels/news/june-als-month-287550 <p><strong>A look at the latest ALS research and clinical care at The Neuro</strong></p> <p>Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a terrible disease with no known cure. Research at The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is uncovering data that could help find effective treatments for ALS. </p> Thu, 07 Jun 2018 14:55:41 +0000 webfull 138414 at /channels /channels/channels/news/als-fostering-awareness-devastating-disease-268478 <p>ALS takes away the patient’s motor functions one at a time, and the progress of finding effective drugs to counter its insidious effects has been slow. June is ALS Month, a good time to update the public on the latest developments in ALS research taking place at The Neuro.</p> <p>The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is recognized as a leading Canadian centre for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as well as for its care of ALS patients.</p> Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:59:33 +0000 webfull 128664 at /channels /channels/channels/news/major-als-research-funding-announced-264310 <p><strong>MNI scientists will study stem cells, genetic mutations to develop new treatments</strong></p> <p>Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ who are playing key roles in uncovering the mechanisms underlying ALS will share in $3.9 million in research funding, part of $4.5 million announced on Nov. 23 by the ALS Society of Canada in partnership with Brain Canada.</p> Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:31:01 +0000 webfull 123216 at /channels