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September 25, 2015

Website now available in three languages to help teens from different cultures cope with the trauma of having a parent with early-onset dementia

Toronto, ON – A website to help teens deal with the devastating reality of early-onset dementia in their middle-aged parent is now available ...
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August 26, 2015

Cannabis use may influence cortical maturation in adolescent males who have a high genetic risk for schizophrenia

Toronto, CANADA – Male teens who experiment with cannabis before age 16, and have a high genetic risk for schizophrenia, show a different bra...
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March 02, 2015

Superstars in cognitive science bring hope, excitement and controversy to Toronto, March 9-11

Toronto, Canada – Scientists at the forefront of understanding aging and dementia, cognitive reserve and brain plasticity, memory, consciousn...
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February 02, 2015

More evidence that musical training protects the brain

Toronto, ON – Scientists have found some of the strongest evidence yet that musical training in younger years can prevent the decay in speech...
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January 12, 2015

Baycrest’s brain exhibit “My Virtual Dream” travels to the Ontario Science Centre

Toronto, ON – Baycrest Health Sciences’ dazzling brain science exhibit from 2013 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche will be on show at the Ontario...
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November 10, 2014

Anxiety can damage brain — accelerate conversion to Alzheimer’s for those with mild cognitive impairment

Toronto, Canada – People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at increased risk of converting to Alzheimer’s disease within a few y...
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October 27, 2014

It’s better for memory to make mistakes while learning…but only if guesses are ‘close-but-no-cigar’

Toronto, Canada – Making mistakes while learning can benefit memory and lead to the correct answer, but only if the guesses are close-but-no-...
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October 27, 2014

Fighting Dementia in the 21st Century: Big Data to the Rescue

by Dr. Bradley Buchsbaum, Scientist, Rotman Research Institute at BaycrestI recently attended a global workshop in Toronto on behalf of Baycrest, c...
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September 11, 2014

Baycrest researchers join national initiative to tackle dementia

Toronto, ON – Eleven researchers from Baycrest Health Sciences and its’ world-renowned Rotman Research Institute (RRI) will join a nati...
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September 04, 2014

Global dementia is on the rise. Here’s what Baycrest is doing about it.

Preventing or delaying the onset of dementia in older adults is a major focus of research at Toronto-based Baycrest Health Sciences and its world-c...
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