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Catching dementia earlier to improve treatment

August 27, 2018

The key to treating and preventing dementia could lie in diagnosing early cognitive decline sooner. With this goal in mind, Baycrest scientists, in collaboration with the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance...

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Baycrest co-created Virtual Brain joins one of the largest flagship neuroscience initiatives in Europe

August 7, 2018

The Virtual Brain (TVB), an international brain-mapping platform co-developed by Baycrest researchers, has become part of one of the largest European research enterprises to advance neuroscience, medicine and computing. Through...

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Baycrest partners with The Aspen Tree on innovative services for aging populations

July 13, 2018

The Aspen Tree, a Thailand-based international provider of services and residences for older adults, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Canada’s Baycrest, a world-renowned research and care center,...

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Reducing the risk of dementia through lifestyle changes

June 22, 2018

There is no cure yet for dementia; but one day, a family doctor could prescribe a specific diet, an exercise regime, music or language lessons, or documentary discussion groups as...

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Baycrest Announces New Board Chair Dale H. Lastman, C.M.

June 21, 2018

Baycrest and the Baycrest Foundation are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Dale H. Lastman, C.M. to the post of Chair of the Baycrest Board of Directors. Mr. Lastman...

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Making mistakes while studying actually helps you learn better

June 15, 2018

When learning something new, there are instances where trial and error helps rather than hinders, according to recent findings by Baycrest researchers. Contrary to popular belief, when a person makes...

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Learning music or speaking another language leads to more efficient brains

May 17, 2018

Whether you learn to play a musical instrument or speak another language, you’re training your brain to be more efficient, suggests a Baycrest study. Researchers found that musicians and people...

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President and CEO of Toronto’s Baycrest & CABHI appointed to federal Ministerial Advisory Board on Dementia

May 14, 2018

Baycrest and the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) are pleased to announce that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. William E. Reichman, has recently been appointed co-chair...

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Dr. Howard Chertkow appointed as the new Chair in Cognitive Neurology and Innovation at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute

May 2, 2018

Baycrest to become Headquarters and Research Network Centre for the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging Baycrest Health Sciences (Baycrest) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Howard Chertkow...

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Brief cardiac arrest? Tend to the heart, but don’t neglect the brain

March 20, 2018

Patients who survive a brief cardiac arrest and who appear neurologically intact should nonetheless receive a detailed neuropsychological assessment before being discharged, suggests a joint study by researchers at Baycrest’s...