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National Volunteer Week

April 25, 2022

The week of April 25 is National Volunteer Week. We would like to acknowledge and thank our volunteers for their ongoing support and commitment to Baycrest. Before 2020, Baycrest’s 2,000...

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Virtual Behavioural Medicine program is a game changer for people living with dementia

April 5, 2022

An innovative, Baycrest-developed dementia care program can reduce the need for hospital admissions by 60 per cent, according to a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease ....

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Baycrest-led audiology study

March 8, 2022

Baycrest-led audiology study finds that screening memory clinic patients for hearing loss helps in physicians’ management of important risk factor for dementia TORONTO, ON – March 8, 2022 – A new...

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Gratitude for social work and excellence in care at Baycrest

March 8, 2022

“ Dear Rifky and the wonderful staff… doctors and nurses. In appreciation for all the care you show my mother .” -DS and family. That’s just one of the many...

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International Women’s Day 2022

March 8, 2022

Every day, women who work at Baycrest play an integral role in the organization’s success. They lead teams, care for residents, research brain health and create and innovate new ways...

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Older adults store too much information in their brains

February 22, 2022

A new Baycrest study reports that older adults store too much information in their brains, leading them to have “cluttered” memories. As a result of these cluttered memories, they have...

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 11, 2022

February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and Baycrest is handing the microphone to the fearless and passionate researchers, staff and trainees at the Rotman...

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Baycrest named Canada’s #1 most research-intensive hospital

January 18, 2022

Baycrest is proud to be recognized as the #1 most research-intensive hospital in Canada, according to Research Infosource’s latest rankings for Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals. Led by Baycrest’s world-renowned...

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New Glassman Chair in Neuropsychology is helping older adults improve their memory

December 15, 2021

Baycrest is pleased to welcome Dr. Morgan Barense as the new Dr. Max and Gianna Glassman Chair in Neuropsychology, a joint position at Baycrest and the University of Toronto. A...

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For our brains, older adulthood may begin in our early sixties

November 30, 2021

After gradually declining throughout our adult lives, cognitive performance shifts to a more rapid decline in our early sixties, reveals a new Baycrest study. The results of this study, published...