National Attention

EMPATHY STAYS INTACT DESPITE MEMORY LOSS

The national media reported on a Baycrest study showing that people with a rare type of brain injury that wipes out most of their memories can still be sensitive to others' feelings and intentions.

IMPROVING A SLUGGISH MEMORY

Cognitive rehabilitation scientist Dr. Nicole Anderson shared strategies for optimizing memory as we age.

NEVER TOO LATE FOR THE PROM

The country's major media outlets converged on Baycrest last spring to cover a remarkable event - a prom for Holocaust survivors who never got to experience this seminal event in their youth. The event gave Baycrest its biggest ever one-day splash of media coverage.

FEAR AND VIOLENCE IN NURSING HOMES

In a series of nation-wide interviews, Baycrest nursing director Rhonda Seidman- Carlson addressed dementia-related aggression in nursing homes and how best to manage the problem.

Toronto Star

A DISEASE THAT STEALS THE SELF

The Toronto Star ran an exclusive feature on Baycrest's unique day program for adults stricken with frontotemporal dementia, many of them at the peak of their careers in middle age.

The National Post

ALZHEIMER'S SCREENING RAISES ETHICAL ISSUE

A frontpage report on Baycrest's neuroimaging and dementia conference discussed the exciting brain imaging advancements that can detect amyloid plaque, brain shrinkage and other telltale signs of Alzheimer's long before symptoms show, and also explored the ethical dilemma this powerful equipment poses for doctors: should they push for routine brain scans for their patients, despite the high costs of these scans and the limited usefulness of current Alzheimer's drugs?

The Globe and Mail

BREAKING NEW SCIENTIFIC GROUND

An article profiling leading researchers in Toronto who are breaking new ground included Baycrest scientist Dr. Randy McIntosh. Dr. McIntosh explores brain network flexibility in an effort to predict which people have the most potential for brain function recovery after an injury such as stroke.

CBC Radio

MEMORY: THE ONCE AND FUTURE PAST

The Ideas program aired a fascinating weeklong series, featuring world-renowned cognitive psychologists including Baycrest's Endel Tulving, Morris Moscovitch and Fergus Craik.

World Attention

DEPRESSION DRUG RELIEVES DEMENTIA

National and international media reported on surprising findings from a drug study by Baycrest and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Researchers demonstrated that an antidepressant may work as effectively as a traditionally prescribed anti-psychotic in alleviating psychosis and aggression in people with dementia - pointing to a possible new direction in drug treatment.

HEAD INJURIES RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BRAIN TISSUE LOSS

Reuters newswire and CTV.ca reported on a Baycrest study which found that a serious head injury can result in more widespread loss of brain tissue than previously thought.

Oprah Magazine

MIDLIFE MEMORY MELTDOWN

Scientist Dr. Cheryl Grady was among the brain experts interviewed by Oprah magazine for a story on middle-aged adults experiencing memory changes and what they can do about it. Dr. Grady led a study that identified changes in brain activity that begin gradually in middle age and which may explain why older adults find it difficult to concentrate.

Los Angeles Times

CARING FOR TRAUMATIZED SENIORS

Social worker Paula David was interviewed for a frontpage story on the challenges of caring for aging Holocaust survivors, especially when many now suffer from dementia and traumatic flashbacks. Baycrest's internationally renowned practice manual, Caring for Aging Survivors, was promoted in a sidebar story.

BBC Radio

HELP FOR GENOCIDE SURVIVORS

The World aired a story on Baycrest's expertise caring for aging Holocaust survivors and how this knowledge is vital to those caring for survivors of more recent genocides.

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