Research Centre for Aging and the Brain

The Power of Research and Innovation

What our research means to you...and people around the world.

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The aim of research at Baycrest is to improve the quality of life of seniors by applying our research findings to client care -- what scientists' call taking research from "bench to bedside". Eventually, our research will help devise strategies for preventing conditions we have come to accept as part of the aging process.

Our Research Centre for Aging and the Brain includes the acclaimed Rotman Research Institute, considered one of the top five brain institutes in the world and the Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit (KLARU) which conducts research alongside our clinicians and applies the results directly to client care. Together the Rotman and KLARU are giving the world a whole new understanding -- and new hope -- about interventions and preventions, that could transform aging.

Rotman Research Institute

The mission of The RRI is to promote effective care and improved quality of life of the elderly through research into behavioural changes associated with the aging process. The primary research focus is on memory and the executive (frontal lobe) functions of the brain, both in normal aging and in the presence of diseases and conditions which affect the brain, such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Find out more about Rotman Research Institute, please visit the website.

Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit (KLARU)

This unit provides an exciting opportunity for scientists to come to Baycrest and conduct research alongside our clinicians and apply the results directly to client care. The presence of scientists in such disciplines as geriatric medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, psychiatry, nutrition and communication disorders servers as a catalyst for the development of research within the departments.

Find out more about Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit (KLARU), please visit the website at http://www.klaru-baycrest.on.ca/

Research studies need participants

The Research Centre for Aging and the Brain at Baycrest is looking for people to participate in memory and depression studies. If you are interested in participating, read more on the details.