books /channels/taxonomy/term/1545/all en Book Review on Yoga for a Happy Back, one of the many books available in our collection /channels/channels/news/book-review-yoga-happy-back-one-many-books-available-our-collection-354094 <p>Book Review on Yoga for a Happy Back, one of the many books available in our collection</p> <p>"The author really demystifies the body's muscles and their functions while she walks you through various yoga positions for pain relief" said a staff member at Neuro-Patient Resource Centre. "For instance, she explains the anatomy of the core before delving info core-strengthening exercises. The book also includes many instructional photos and graphics, all of which I found helpful."</p> <p>Feel free to drop by the Neuro-Patient Resource Centre (room 354) to borrow the book!</p> Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:43:31 +0000 webfull 196242 at /channels Books to highlight Stroke Awareness Month and ALS Awareness Month /channels/channels/news/books-highlight-stroke-awareness-month-and-als-awareness-month-348774 <p>We selected books from our collection to highlight Stroke Awareness Month and ALS Awareness Month, both happening in June.</p> <p>We also have free resources that you can get at the Neuro-Patient Resource Centre (room 354).</p> <p>In addition, our website contains information that is freely accessible:</p> <p>Our online stroke resources: <strong><a href="/infoneuro/health-conditions/stroke-cerebro-vascular-accident">Stroke (Cerebrovascular accident)</a></strong></p> Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:38:56 +0000 webfull 190176 at /channels British historian Daniel Beer wins US$75,000 International Cundill History Prize /channels/channels/news/british-historian-daniel-beer-wins-us75000-international-cundill-history-prize-282733 <p><span>The international Cundill History Prize today announced the British historian <strong>Daniel Beer</strong> as the 2017 winner of the US$75,000 prize – the richest in non-fiction for a single work in English. The London-based historian was awarded for his ground-breaking study of Siberian penal colonies, <em><strong>The House of the Dead: Siberian Exile Under the Tsars (Allen Lane)</strong></em></span></p> Fri, 17 Nov 2017 02:34:26 +0000 webfull 132759 at /channels The Wounded Brain Healed: On Sale Now /channels/channels/news/wounded-brain-healed-sale-now-260702 <p>''The Wounded Brain Healed - The Golden Age of the Montreal Neurological Institute, 1934-1984" by William Feindel and Richard Leblanc is now available for purchase from <a href="http://www.mqup.ca/wounded-brain-healed--the-products-9780773546370.php">Æ»¹ûÒùÔº-Queen's University Press</a>.</p> Tue, 03 May 2016 13:33:54 +0000 webfull 118636 at /channels