Quick blog post that summarizes our first study in Alzheimer's research. Stay tuned for more! 🙏🏼 support from Brain Canada Alzheimer's Association NSERC / CRSNG CIHR NIH McGill University The Neuro McGill Medicine and Health Sciences Boys Town National Research Hospital brainstorm neurospeed-bailletlab.org/news/the-neuro…

Ravis d'annoncer que #zilbrysq étudié à l'URC est approuvé par Santé Canada pour traiter la #myasthéniegrave! Des données publiées dans Lancet Neurology ont montré une amélioration significative en >12 semaines. L'auto-injection à domicile réduit le fardeau de cette #maladierare.

Un homme de Terrebonne pensait qu’il ne lui restait que quelques mois à vivre après avoir reçu un #diagnostic de sclérose latérale amyotrophique (#SLA), avant d’apprendre lors d’examens plus approfondis que son #neurologue s’était trompé. Lire l'article - buff.ly/3SO63Jr

Hello Montreal! Join us on September 9th, 4:30pm for a public lecture on ultraprocessed food, gut-brain interactions, artificial sweeteners, and modern weight loss medication 🍔 🧠 💉 Featuring the author of ‘The Dorito Effect’ Mark Schatzker and others. Please share!

Marc Thivierge vit avec une #myopathie avec agrégats tubulaires. « Ç’a commencé avec des #DouleursChroniques... Être référé à l’Institut-Hôpital neurologique de Montréal fut la plus belle chose qui ne pouvait pas m’arriver. » 👉 Lire son histoire - buff.ly/4dkdAYl

Congratulations to Alan Evans, PhD, one of the 85 new Fellows of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences. Candidates were nominated for their substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge. Read more: mcgill.ca/ludmercentre/a…

The GBA1 Canada Initiative held its first meeting at The Neuro in June, focused on a gene that plays an important role in neurodegenerative disease. Talks, panel discussions, and poster presentations outlined the latest GBA1 breakthroughs, emphasizing understudied research areas.

Congratulations to Julia-Katharina Pfarr from the lab of Jean-Baptiste Poline and Diellor Basha from Sylvain Baillet's lab. They are two of 10 scholars making up the first cohort of the Canadian Neuroanalytics Scholars Program.

Funds raised from the #ALSIceBucketChallenge have accelerated the global understanding of #ALS & allowed Canadian ALS researchers, like Dr. Gary Armstrong, to make strides in their discoveries. To continue to support ALS research, donate today at bit.ly/4dmdpM1.

our new bio-AI perspective preprint up | "A predictive role of the old cortex (aka hippocampus 🍤!!!) in general intelligence" by jordandekraker Suk Jun Hong Nicole Eichert & alan evans The Neuro osf.io/preprints/psya…

Researchers at Neurosurgical Simulation and AI Learning Centre are designing real-time, intelligent tutors powered by AI. These systems mimic human surgical instructors in brain surgical training. youtu.be/twrb2B-d0q4 #artificalintelligence #virtualreality

Did you know that WIN is Western University’s first institute to partner with McGill University’s Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI) in a commitment to make open science a guiding concept across the institute? Check out our website for more: win.uwo.ca

In a paper published in Nature Communications, the lab of Peter McPherson at The Neuro identifies gene mutations that cause debilitating neurodevelopmental problems in infancy. This discovery gives answers to parents of children with this rare disease. buff.ly/4g5Jp96

Lors d’une étude sur la formation en neurochirurgie dirigée par Rolando Del Maestro, The Neuro, les commentaires guidés par l’intelligence artificielle se sont avérés plus efficaces que ceux des instructeurs. ow.ly/V8J950TaVoP

A new role for AI-powered intelligent brain surgery tutors? Artificial intelligence-guided feedback outperforms human instructors in neurosurgical training, finds study led by The Neuro's Rolando Del Maestro. Read more: ow.ly/LNTM50TaVcq

Détecter l’#Alzheimer par une simple prise de sang, c'est le défi de l'équipe du Dr Pedro Rosa-Neto Douglas Research Centre! Avec l'appui du #FRQ #communautéFRQ TNL McGill Research + Innovation McGill University The Neuro Centre universitaire de santé McGill Fédération québécoise des Sociétés Alzheimer Alzheimer Québec Alzheimer Québec Alzheimer Society of Canada scientifique-en-chef.gouv.qc.ca/impact-recherc…

#TheNeuro's 5th National Course on #SleepMedicine is a 2-day comprehensive program designed to enhance the knowledge + skills of #neurology residents (Royal College Exams prep), GPs and specialists. 📅 November 22-23, 2024 📋 Register: buff.ly/3S80THV #Mcgill #RCPS

CelltypeR (I like the catchy name!): A new flow cytometry pipeline to characterize single cells from brain organoids - from Rhalena Thomas Edward Fon & The Neuro colleagues cell.com/iscience/fullt…

New research publication 🎉 by Platon Megagiannis et al. in the lab of #ACAR's Yang Zhou. "Autism-associated CHD8 controls reactive gliosis and neuroinflammation via remodeling chromatin in astrocytes." 👉 mcgill.ca/neuro/article/… Published in Cell Reports

MILESTONE ALERT: 10 years ago today, I had surgery to remove a brain tumor the size of my fist. Dr. Petrecca & his amazing team at The Neuro saved my life to allow me have more time with my kids. I am FOREVER grateful and love you all. 🙏🏻❤️💙 Here's to 10 more!! 🍻💪🏼