/neuro/taxonomy/term/319/all en /neuro/channels/news/neuro-researchers-receive-more-36m-cihr-funding-349570 <p> </p> <div> <div> <p> </p></div></div> Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:58:23 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 5780 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/june-brain-injury-awareness-month-268534 <h2><strong>Much work to be done to improve diagnosis and treatment </strong></h2> <p><span>When NHL star player Sidney Crosby suffered a concussion during a game in May – the fourth concussion of his career – the news made nationwide headlines. A few years earlier, a concussion had kept the Pittsburgh Penguins star off the ice for ten months.</span></p> <p>Concussions can have serious consequences, even in cases where the victim shows few symptoms immediately. Victims often shrug off a mild blow to the head, unaware that brain damage has occurred.</p> Wed, 07 Jun 2017 17:44:17 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2637 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/june-brain-injury-awareness-month-287479 <p><strong>The Neuro’s Alain Ptito is focussing public attention on the danger of concussion</strong></p> <p>By Victor Swoboda</p> <p>On the day that you read this, more than 400 Canadians on average will suffer a concussion or some other brain injury.</p> Fri, 01 Jun 2018 19:09:42 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3070 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/neuro-researchers-awarded-105-m-cfi-253127 <p>Today the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology) announced an investment of $333 million for research infrastructure through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Two projects submitted by researchers affiliated with the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and the MUHC, have received a total of over $21 M in funding, with matching funds from the Government of Quebec.</p> Fri, 29 May 2015 16:01:33 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1478 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/heads-concussion-issue-raise-awareness-head-injury-265051 <p>An all-star lineup of experts in the fields of sports and neurology will share a stage on Jan. 27 to discuss concussions, a serious injury that has only recently been getting the attention it deserves.</p> Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:14:18 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2425 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/finding-new-test-concussions-243615 <p><em>Brain activation study helps to diagnose concussions in children and youths </em></p> Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:48:52 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1375 at /neuro