Research
February 15, 2019
Trio of papers offers new data on MS prevalence in the US
More than 90,000 Canadians live with multiple sclerosis (MS) a chronic disease affecting the...
Research
Protein switch identified in connection with disability progression in MS
Researchers know that the loss of neurons and their axons is responsible for disability...
Community
December 17, 2018
Life Gave Larry Gifford Parkinson’s Disease; Larry Gave Us A Storyteller’s Insight, In Podcast Form
Dr. Jonathan Squires and Larry Gifford in the Movement Disorders Clinic at the Djavad...
Research
December 11, 2018
CanProCo study unites Canadian MS researchers in a longitudinal, next-generation research initiative
Pictured: Dr. Shannon Kolind (left) and Dr. Karen Lee (right), taken at the Djavad...
Research
November 27, 2018
Canadian Open Parkinson Network funding begins collaboration platform to accelerate Parkinson’s disease research and knowledge
Parkinson Canada and Brain Canada announced this morning the creation of the Canadian Open Parkinson...
Research
October 30, 2018
Clinical trial results put liberation therapy controversy to rest
For nearly a decade, some people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have put their hopes...
Research
August 21, 2018
Genetic model offers elegant tool for testing Parkinson’s disease therapies
Pictured: Dr. Matthew Farrer. Image credit: Paul Joseph/UBC. For the past decade, Parkinson’s disease...
Research
July 16, 2018
Genetic marker for drug risk in multiple sclerosis offers path toward precision medicine
A team of researchers has uncovered a specific gene variant associated with an adverse...
Research
July 15, 2018
New findings suggest existence of multiple sclerosis prodrome
During the five years before people develop the first clinically recognized signs of multiple...
MSFHR funding offers opportunity to expand scope of MRI potential
Pictured: Dr. Shannon Kolind. Image credit: Paul Joseph/UBC. In 2011, when Dr. Shannon Kolind...
Research
May 22, 2018
Pixelating the brain
MS/MRI research group applies machine learning techniques to neuroimaging data. “Think of an apple....
Research
April 18, 2018
Comparison of disease modifying treatments in MS finds increased risk of infection in newer drugs
Over the past few years, Dr. Helen Tremlett and her team have been evaluating population...