/neuro/taxonomy/term/363/all en /neuro/channels/news/new-quebec-neuroscience-partnership-awarded-7m-335490 <h3>The Neuro and the CERVO Brain Research Centre join forces to pave the way for much needed biomarker discovery in brain diseases</h3> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:28:08 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 5292 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/neurological-disease-and-brain-plasticity-research-gets-major-funding-boost-329746 <p><strong>The Canada Foundation for Innovation supports innovative projects that tackle global challenges</strong></p> <p>Exciting initiatives involving researchers at The Neuro are among the latest getting support under The Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund competition.</p> Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:42:53 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 4929 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/mni-forms-promising-open-science-partnership-takeda-283212 <h2>Industry and academia team up for the benefit of people suffering from ALS</h2> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:46:14 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2856 at /neuro /neuro/article/open-science-research/new-parkinsons-network-seeking-patients A new Parkinson’s network is inviting people living with the disease to help improve lives of patients and ultimately discover a cure. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:07:47 +0000 Communications staff 4641 at /neuro /neuro/article/research-patient-care/rare-disease-day-2020 Uncovering the genetic layers of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Sat, 29 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Victor Swoboda 4344 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/mni-scientist-receives-15m-grant-parkinsonsals-research-265527 <p><strong>CQDM and Brain Canada join forces again in the funding of two new research projects to address unmet needs in brain research</strong></p> <p>CQDM and Brain Canada are proud to announce the funding of two new multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research projects under the second edition of their Focus on Brain strategic initiative. The partners will award a total of $3M to two research teams to develop cutting-edge tools, technologies and platforms designed to accelerate the discovery of new drugs for brain and nervous system disorders.</p> Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:09:22 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2460 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/april-parkinsons-awareness-month-267372 <h2><strong>Multidisciplinary care and cutting-edge research share space at The Neuro</strong></h2> <p>The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is recognized worldwide for its research and clinical expertise in Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD is a motor neuron disease that is generally associated with old age, but people can also develop it in their thirties and forties. Characteristic symptoms include tremor, rigidity and gait dysfunction, mood and sleep disorders, and cognitive degeneration. About 100,000 Canadians have PD.</p> Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:05:27 +0000 jennifer.lockerby@mail.mcgill.ca 2551 at /neuro /neuro/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 14:59:25 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2634 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/neuro-marks-parkinsons-awareness-month-286466 <p>April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, a time to give special attention to a disease that affects approximately 100,000 Canadians. As a centre for both research and clinical treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) offers many specialized services and opportunities to participate in research to PD patients.</p> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:59:06 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3013 at /neuro /neuro/article/open-science-research/passion-science-leads-rhalena-tomas-neuro-find-cure-parkinsons-disease Dr. Rhalena Thomas is an HBHL Postdoctoral Fellow who uses computational biology to study genes implicated in Parkinson’s disease. Fri, 20 Dec 2019 02:04:41 +0000 Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives Trainees 4225 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/using-patients-own-cells-accelerate-research-neurological-disease-244516 <p><em>$1 M gift from Mr. J. Sebastian van Berkom launches translational research into neurological disease </em></p> <p>A patient’s very own skin cells may hold the key to new treatments and even cures for devastating neurological diseases. A generous $1 million donation from Mr. J. Sebastian van Berkom, and critical partnerships with Brain Canada, Laval University, Marigold Foundation and the FRQS-Réseau Parkinson Quebec are driving an innovative, iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cell) research platform that will transform research into Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases.</p> Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:29:50 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1395 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/april-parkinsons-disease-awareness-month-244818 <p>The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ and the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Health Centre, is at the forefront of Parkinson’s research and clinical care. Parkinson’s patients are seen at The Neuro’s Movement Disorders Clinic and the Montreal General Hospital. Approximately 100,000 Canadians have Parkinson’s disease.</p> <p><strong>The Neuro to introduce experimental drug treatment </strong></p> Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:43:31 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1397 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/parkinsons-month-2016 <h2>The Neuro – A Major Force in Parkinson’s Disease Research and Treatment</h2> Mon, 04 Apr 2016 20:00:13 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 1973 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/mni-researchers-receive-funding-study-arsacs-264344 <p>Two researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) of ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ have received funding to study a devastating neurodegenerative disease that first appears in toddlers just as they are beginning to walk.</p> Thu, 24 Nov 2016 16:53:42 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2350 at /neuro /neuro/edward-fon-md-frcpc Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:50:41 +0000 iain.cook@mcgill.ca 3558 at /neuro