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Six things to know about primary progressive aphasia

  • 26 June 2024
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A revelation in protein folding offers hope for potential ALS medicines

  • 20 June 2024
Maria Ioannou

Fat in the brain could be key to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease

  • 22 March 2024
Karim Fouad

Rehabilitation expert leading research into spinal cord injuries

  • 13 March 2024
Valerie Sim

U of A labs receive important funding towards determining cause of ALS

  • 7 March 2024
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Researchers seek clues to how monkeypox virus may infiltrate brain cells

  • 16 February 2024
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New research suggests chronic pain is different for males and females

  • 24 January 2024
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Newly identified biomarker could lead to simple blood test for rare autoimmune disease

  • 16 January 2024
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Machine learning used to predict future health as Canadians age

  • 10 January 2024
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Inside the mind of the machine

  • 2 October 2023
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Research reveals clues to why immune cells seem to cause brain damage

  • 30 May 2023
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Different methods of giving patients a drug to prevent stroke complications lead to ‘massive variation’ in outcomes

  • 23 May 2023
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Machine learning model able to detect signs of Alzheimer’s across languages

  • 15 May 2023
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Researchers pinpoint neurochemical marker linked with loss of motor function in ALS

  • 4 May 2023
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Genetic testing offers insight to improve care for youth living with autism spectrum disorder

  • 24 April 2023
Jacqueline Cummine

Researcher uses MRIs to explore the intricate processes involved in reading

  • 21 April 2023
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New provincial funding helps advance innovative therapy, support for military members and veterans

  • 21 April 2023
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New national network brings together expertise and experience to tackle long COVID

  • 10 March 2023
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Researcher takes another step toward discovering how a brain molecule could halt MS

  • 23 January 2023
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Key Alzheimer’s risk factors affect men more than women, study shows

  • 20 January 2023
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Key Alzheimer’s risk factors affect men more than women, study shows

  • 20 January 2023
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U of A study sheds new light on how GABA affects nervous system

  • Chantelle Sedgwick
  • 19 December 2022
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Machine learning predicts risk of opioid use disorder for individual patients

  • By Gillian Rutherford
  • 7 December 2022
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Researchers team up to speed up nerve regeneration

  • By Ramona Czakert Franson
  • 24 November 2022
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Repairing relationships through forgiveness may help people recover from moral injury

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 10 November 2022
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Beautiful brain: exhibit illuminates the human connections behind neuroscience

  • By Gillian Rutherford
  • 6 October 2022
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CONNECTIONS Spotlight: Chinmayee Das

  • By Ramona Czakert Franson
  • 16 September 2022
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CONNECTIONS Spotlight: An Bui

  • By Ramona Czakert Franson
  • 2 September 2022
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CONNECTIONS Spotlight: Brian Marriott

  • By Ramona Czakert Franson
  • 26 August 2022
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Announcing CONNECTIONS gallery and exhibition

  • Ramona Czakert Franson
  • 5 August 2022
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NMHI graduate’s ‘plan B’ PhD project may advance stroke research

  • By Ramona Czakert Franson
  • 30 June 2022
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U of A researchers with the Edmonton Stroke Program contribute to major advance in treatment of stroke

  • Michael Brown
  • 29 June 2022
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Can beavers catch chronic wasting disease?

  • 28 June 2022
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For patients with mental health conditions, genetic testing may soon help physicians select the right drug

  • Jon Pullin
  • 15 June 2022
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Convocation spotlight: Brandon Hauer, PhD in Neuroscience

  • Ramona Czakert Franson
  • 13 June 2022
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Social media data show language related to depression didn’t spike after initial pandemic wave

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 27 May 2022
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U of A innovation leading to hope for MS patients

  • 17 May 2022
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Put on your thinking cap: mild electrical stimulation could boost cognitive ability

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 11 May 2022
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U of A researchers leading in applying neuroinformatics to precision health research

  • 19 April 2022
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Adding molecule to brain could be key to treatment for myelin disorders such as MS, study shows

  • 13 April 2022
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Researchers accurately identify people with PTSD through text data alone

  • 7 April 2022
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VR technology could reveal how the brain forms memories in the real world

  • 15 February 2022
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How to build resilience and boost your mental health

  • 26 January 2022
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Researchers developing bioengineered ‘bridge’ to help heal spinal cord injuries

  • Michael Brown
  • 24 January 2022
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Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Alexandra Ouellette Zuk, ‘21 MSc, Neuroscience

  • 18 November 2021
Anastassia Voronova

Brain molecule helps ‘wake up’ cells that could help tackle MS and similar diseases, study shows

  • 9 September 2021
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$2.85 million awarded to create new platform to accelerate and support ALS research

  • 16 August 2021
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Biosensors embedded in bandages could monitor diabetic foot wounds to prevent amputations

  • 29 July 2021
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New texting services launched to support first responders’ mental health

  • 26 July 2021
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Species of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys

  • 13 July 2021
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Protein variant prevents transmission of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer

  • 29 June 2021
Peggy St. Jacques

Research into how we retrieve memories could help treat people with PTSD and other anxiety disorders

  • 15 June 2021
Jacqueline Hebert

Cross-disciplinary program will train industry-ready grads in growing field of SMART technology

  • 10 June 2021
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Provincial data show a link between visits to supervised consumption services and decreased fentanyl-related overdose deaths

  • 7 June 2021
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Early exposure to cannabis compounds reduces later neural activity in zebrafish

  • 1 June 2021
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Improved detection of atrial fibrillation through new devices could prevent a significant number of disabling strokes

  • 1 June 2021
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Researchers hope AI can help diagnose depression more accurately

  • 22 April 2021
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Researchers craft AI-based tool that detects bipolar disorder at earlier stages

  • 30 March 2021
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Exercising in the morning might make it harder to remember things that evening, study suggests

  • 5 March 2021
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Researchers aim to end chronic pain in MS patients by finding its starting point

  • 5 March 2021
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U of A team receives new funding to advance understanding of misfolded proteins linked with dementia

  • 3 March 2021
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Professor’s passion for ‘rewiring’ the human body draws international praise

  • 19 February 2021
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Daily text message service helps with stress, anxiety and depression during COVID-19: studies

  • 17 February 2021
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U of A neuroscientist recognized with prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

  • 16 February 2021
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Traumatic stress in childhood can lead to brain changes in adulthood: study

  • 8 February 2021
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New provincial funding will help U of A provide a veteran-friendly campus

  • 4 February 2021
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Preventing seizures after brain injury could stave off dementia

  • 2 February 2021
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Researchers discover new way to identify severity and track progression of ALS

  • 29 January 2021
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New research on hagfish provides insight into evolutionary origin of the eye

  • 27 January 2021
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Machine learning tool used to predict early symptoms of schizophrenia in relatives of patients

  • 26 January 2021
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Discovery could lead to more precise way to treat symptoms of advanced Parkinson’s disease

  • 21 January 2021
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Building resiliency and facing the neurological impact of COVID-19

  • 15 January 2021
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Research offers insights into how people cope with chronic back pain

  • 14 January 2021
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Researchers detect early signs of autism in at-risk infants

  • 5 January 2021
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Portable headband with EEG technology may help diagnosis of stroke patients

  • 2 November 2020
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Walking speed as predictor of dementia

  • 26 October 2020
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Targeted delivery of anti-inflammatory therapy shows promise in slowing progression of multiple sclerosis

  • 20 October 2020
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Wearable tech will help people manage multiple sclerosis

  • 14 October 2020
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Passionately fundraising for a one-in-a-million illness

  • 9 October 2020
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FDA approves new drug to treat common form of muscular dystrophy based on research from U of A scientist

  • 1 September 2020
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COVID-19 has changed psychiatry forever

  • 1 September 2020
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Researchers develop tool to help build better prosthetic limbs

  • 26 August 2020
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Nicotine withdrawal in zebrafish offers clues to human addiction

  • 21 August 2020
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U of A researchers find way to speed up nerve regrowth

  • 19 August 2020
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Recalling memories from a third-person perspective changes how our brain processes them

  • 12 August 2020