/channels/news_feeds/all/term/Yasser%20Iturria-Medina/rss en /channels/channels/news/four-early-career-researchers-receive-leadership-grants-326122 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Brain Canada program supports paradigm-shifting neuroscience that improves the lives of Canadians</strong></p> <p>Four researchers at The Neuro — Boris Bernhardt, Yasser Iturria-Medina, Jean-Francois Poulin, and Jo Anne Stratton — have received grants to support their work in the early-career stage, after being chosen from 150 talented applicants.</p> <p>Brain Canada’s <i>Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research</i> <i>Program</i>, anchored by a $5M gift from the Azrieli Foundation, enables<i> </i>paradigm-changing research of the brain to improve the lives of all Canadians.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/untitled_design_3.png?itok=wAJ0VtRq" width="160" height="160" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">9 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:36:35 +0000 webfull 165126 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ai-analyzed-blood-test-can-predict-progression-neurodegenerative-disease-317675 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>New technique could be used to choose best therapies for patients and measure their effectiveness</strong></p> <p>Evaluating the effectiveness of therapies for neurodegenerative diseases is often difficult because each patient’s progression is different. A new study shows artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of blood samples can predict and explain disease progression, which could one day help doctors choose more appropriate and effective treatments for patients.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/figure3_iturriamedina_et_al_2018.jpg?itok=yl4UJM9S" width="160" height="139" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:39:25 +0000 webfull 157680 at /channels /channels/channels/news/unique-brain-fingerprint-can-predict-drug-effectiveness-287964 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em><strong>Technique can be used to better categorize patients with neurological disease, according to their therapeutic needs</strong></em></p> <p>Personalized medicine – delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient’s unique physiology – has been a goal of researchers and doctors for a long time. New research provides a way of delivering personalized treatments to patients with neurological disease.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/alzheimers_lowres.png?itok=fFaDkYrW" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 10 Jul 2018 14:23:25 +0000 webfull 138878 at /channels