Interview: brain surgeon Gelareh Zadeh discusses a new brain cancer therapy that could buy precious time for terminal patients
In a recent interview published in Best Health Canada magazine, Toronto brain surgeon Gelareh Zadeh discusses a new brain cancer therapy that could buy precious time for terminal patients. Working with a colleague at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, she developed a blood test that can not only detect brain cancer but reveal the type […]
Precious preemies: Research on the effects of oxygen therapy reveals mechanisms of brain injury and informs neonatal care practices
Life-saving oxygen therapy administered to preterm infants often leads to a chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). BPD is associated with abnormal neurodevelopment, such as motor and cognitive deficits, yet this association was previously not well understood. Marissa Lithopoulos, PhD student at the University of Ottawa, led a study that established a neonatal mouse […]
Study first to examine how early memory changes as we age at a cellular level
SickKids researchers discover that a matrix called the perineuronal net may be responsible for why human memories become more specific throughout childhood. How do our brains become capable of creating specific memories? In one of the first preclinical studies to examine memory development in youth, a research team at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) […]
Krembil Brain Institute scientists identify a protein-protein interaction that contributes to Parkinson’s disease
In a study published in Nature Communications, a team led by UHN Krembil Brain Institute Senior Scientists Drs. Lorraine Kalia and Suneil Kalia and University of Toronto (U of T) professor Dr. Philip M. Kim identified a protein-protein interaction that contributes to Parkinson’s disease. In the disease, a protein called α-synuclein (a-syn) accumulates in the brain and leads to cell death. Much research is […]
Gelareh Zadeh wins a 2023 Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
“For advancing the molecular and genomic understanding of brain tumours, leading to better ways of discriminating, classifying and managing brain tumour subtypes with potential to transform the clinical care of the disease.“ Gairdner Foundation Congratulations to Dr. Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FAANS, who is the Dan Family Chair and Professor of Neurosurgery, University of […]
U of T research linking music to brain function could lead to promising therapies: CNN
A University of Toronto and Unity Health Toronto study found that listening to songs with special meaning for the listener improves brain function in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment, CNN reported. Senior author Michael Thaut, director of U of T’s Music and Health Science Research Collaboratory and a professor in the Faculty of […]