How does the brain control your voluntary movements?

The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences announced its new cohort of fellows in September 2023 and included in this list is Queen’s researcher and Vice-Dean Research at Queen’s Health Sciences, Stephen Scott. Internationally recognized for his pioneering work at the intersection of neurosciences and limb biomechanics, Dr. Scott is the inventor of Kinarm, an interactive […]

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, […]