The mysteries surrounding the brain will be uncovered during Brain Awareness Week 2010.

Slowing the Onset of Alzheimer?s Symptoms : A Therapy Developed at the Douglas Provides Hope.

On November 24, University of Montpellier I in France awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Judes Poirier, PhD, C.Q., professor and researcher in molecular neurobiology. This honorary title was conferred by the oldest faculty of medicine in the

Imagine a world where research was no longer a priority … We would be prisoners of the past. People suffering from mental illness would most likely still be housed in asylums, ostracized and marginalized. Internationally renowned Douglas scient Your Support Produces a Wealth of Discoveries.

425,000 Canadians suffer from memory problems. Do you remember your birthday? The day you turned 18? Your children’s name? Your first kiss? Your favorite dessert? The loss of memory is like losing your history, your past, your points

The 14th Annual Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) will open in Montreal on Sunday, August 30 with a lecture for the general public. Conference Co-Chair Serge Gauthier, MD, Director of the Alzheimer Disease Research Unit o

Last spring, Mike Santoro gave a conference at the Douglas as part of the activities of Social Work Week organized by Joan Simand, MSW, Professional Chief of Social Services, and her team. Social work aims to restore or improve social functioning of i

Anna Polotskaia and Lisa A. Buchy have each received, last april, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Canadian government. 166 of the worlds leading doctoral students from Canada and abroad awarded $50,000 annually for up to three years t

The Internet and research on anxiety: An excellent combination.

The following press release was produced by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Westchester, Ill. — A study in the March 1st issue of the journal SLEEP suggests the presence of an intrinsic sleep problem specific to attent