Watch the Amazing Brain Science Talks

A collaboration between McGill University’s Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives and the Brain Canada Foundation, the Amazing Brain Science Talks took place at McGill University on October 14, 2023. This event, designed to demystify brain science for a wide audience, featured enlightening talks by Canadian brain health experts and speakers with lived experiences on a variety […]

Exercise in a pill to treat a rare disease

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6) is a rare inherited disease that leads to degeneration of the cerebellum, a part of the brain that coordinates movement. The disease has no cure so the identification of novel therapeutics is of high priority. Graduate student Anna Cook led a study that identified two novel therapeutic strategies for SCA6, […]