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Brain injury recovery resource list: new services have been added
Searching for services to support recovery from a brain injury can be overwhelming. We've created an online list of resources to help people recovering from brain injury access the supports they need. You can find this list of 300+ services (we call it a “Repository”...
Spice up your holidays with brain-healthy seasonings
Many of the flavorings that add a special touch to our favorite holiday foods confer the gift of brain health at the same time. Researchers have discovered that cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices that we mix into baked goods and savory dishes contain nutrients that sharpen memory, reduce stress, or improve sleep, among other benefits.
What does an Accessible Canada mean to you?
Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities announced the launch of a national consultation process to inform the development of planned legislation that will transform how the Government of Canada addresses accessibility.
Courage to Come Back: Christy Campbell
Christy Campbell was in the prime of her life when a stroke took away most of her movement and her voice. Now, she is fighting back and helping others. Sonia Deol reports.
After a brain injury, crash survivor thrives by helping others through art
Coming back from a traumatic brain injury is not easy, but one Montreal woman not only healed, but is now helping others through art. Artist, teacher and mentor Sonja Boodajee has had to overcome incredible odds just to be able to stand. “It was really hard at the...
Hitting concussion research, prevention and management in B.C. head on
Concussions are the big monster that hangs around any kind of contact sport, and as the number of sports-related head trauma cases ticks up across North America, so does concussion research, prevention, and management. In fact it’s becoming a growing industry. In...
Vancouver scientist’s brain discovery named a top story of 2015
Dr. Robert Tarzwell, a North Vancouver scientist out of Lions Gate Hospital, is among a team of scholars who have made Discover Magazine‘s top 100 stories of 2015 list, coming in at number 19. Dr. Tarzwell was one of the scientists led by Dr. Daniel Amen who published...
Toronto hospital becomes world’s first to treat brain tumour with non-invasive procedure
TORONTO – Scientists at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital have taken the next bold step in chemotherapy by developing a non-invasive procedure to treat brain tumours. The hospital said it made history last week by using a “focused ultrasound” to breach the blood-barrier...
Canadian Sport Concussion Project educates CFLers on brain traumas
HAMILTON—Chris Walby, a Canadian Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman for 16 years with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and former football broadcaster, recalls once finding himself in the wrong huddle after taking a big hit. “I couldn’t see where I was,” Walby recalled...