Understanding our brains during puberty: how sex differences in brain development affect mental health Brielle Goulart August 17, 2024 537 There are many neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases that affect men and women differently, but we don’t have a clear picture as to why. One factor that may be important is the influence of hormones durin...
Donors fund program to fight ‘epidemic’ of teenage mental health disorders Don Sancton June 6, 2024 1698 Dr. Perry Adler heads the Jewish General Hospital’s Vicki and Stan Zack Family Teenage Health Unit and its Teenage In-House Psychology Service (TIPS) Clinical psychologist Dr. Perry Adler, who heads the Vicki a...
Improving outcomes for mental illness starts by investing in research Dr. Viviane Poupon April 5, 2024 669 We must build on this momentum and renew our investment in brain research. Now is not the time to abandon investing in fundamental science. The numbers speak for themselves. One in three Canadians say they’re ...
Brain Canada launches Season 3 of Playing with Marbles podcast – inside youth mental health Brielle Goulart March 8, 2024 732 The Brain Canada – Vocal Fry production returns with Katie Jensen as host Playing with Marbles, Brain Canada’s English-language podcast on everything brain, is back. This season we’re zeroing in on the perspect...
CAMH Clinician Scientist explores non-invasive brain stimulation techniques to battle depression and OCD Brielle Goulart November 14, 2023 1179 “I’ve always been interested in how the brain works in general,” says Dr. Christoph Zrenner, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and Clinician and Scientist at The Centre for Addiction and Mental H...
Non-invasive brain stimulation provides promise for treatment of depression, anxiety Cathy Campbell August 14, 2023 1268 Initial results are promising for a Brain Canada funded preliminary rTMS study at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre For years, interior designer Raija Hilska felt like she was “always dragging something alo...
Using digital technology to personalize depression treatments Katarina Stojkovic April 13, 2023 1424 Funding provided through the Bell Let’s Talk – Brain Canada Mental Health Research Program will enable researchers to determine the safety of a new tool in treating adult depression. Over the course of their li...
Improving depression treatments through translational research Katarina Stojkovic January 15, 2023 1786 Mental illness is the leading cause of disability in Canada – in any given year, 1 in 5 people experience mental health problems or addiction. Major depressive disorder, along with other mood disorders such as ...
Five Canadian research teams receive major grants from Bell Let’s Talk and Brain Canada Melissa Arauz February 15, 2022 2156 In 2021, Bell Let’s Talk and Brain Canada joined forces to launch the Bell Let’s Talk-Brain Canada Mental Health Research Program – a unique initiative to support the development of innovative solutions that wi...
