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Webinar: Comprendre les mesures financières et fiscales pour accompagner les proches aidants (in French)

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:13:52 +0000

This webinar is only offered in French.

Webinaires pour les intervenant.e.s

Webinar: Aide médicale à mourir - un regard sur les demandes anticipées (in French)

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:21:40 +0000

This webinar is only offered in French.

Webinaires pour les intervenant.e.s

Webinar: Pratiques gagnantes - des outils pour enrichir vos interventions (in French)

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:04:36 +0000

This webinar is only offered in French.

Webinaires pour les intervenant.e.s

Webinar: Mieux comprendre la proche aidance pour mieux intervenir (in French)

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:50:44 +0000

This webinar is only offered in French.

Webinaires pour les intervenant.e.s

Webinar: Le deuil animé - pour comprendre et accompagner (in French)

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:46:17 +0000

This webinar is only offered in French.

Webinaires pour les intervenant.e.s

Expert: Mifepristone under safety review in U.S.

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:50:30 +0000

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the safety and efficacy of mifepristone, a drug used widely in medical abortions. The review has raised concerns about potential new restrictions on access to abortion in the United States.

Christopher Labos, MD, is an Associate at 91ֱ��’s Office for Science and Society. He can discuss the known evidence on mifepristone and the broader implications of the review.

91ֱ�� Cares: Let’s talk about aging parents

diane.weidner@mcgill.ca — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:27:42 +0000

Join us on October 15, 2025 at noon for our next episode of 91ֱ�� Cares, a webcast series designed to support informal caregivers.

A transformation in neurosurgery

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:13:27 +0000

Demonstration of an AI-powered tool during a live surgery at The Neuro

A surgical device powered by artificial intelligence (AI) was demonstrated live for the first time at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) in a historic step forward for the field of precision neurosurgery. SENTRY™, an innovative technology developed by Montreal-based Reveal and its university partners, can differentiate cancerous tissue from healthy tissue in real time, offering tangible hope to patients for better outcomes.

Human instruction with artificial intelligence guidance provided best results in neurosurgical training

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:14:02 +0000

Study has implications beyond medical education, suggesting other fields could benefit from AI-enhanced training

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a powerful new tool in training and education, including in the field of neurosurgery. Yet a new study suggests that AI tutoring provides better results when paired with human instruction.

$10 million for Neuro-led project seeking new Alzheimer’s biomarkers

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:27:40 +0000

Weston Family Foundation grant will fund the first ultra-high-sensitivity whole body PET/CT scanner in Canada

A groundbreaking project led by Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of 91ֱ�� has received a major boost thanks to a $10-million grant from the Weston Family Foundation.

The funding is part of a $20-million initiative by the foundation to support highly ambitious scientific endeavors under its Healthy Aging Strategy, comprised of the Weston Brain Institute and the Weston Family Microbiome Initiative.

Sylvain Baillet inducted into the Royal Society of Canada

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:34:58 +0000

Society recognizes distinguished Canadians who have made remarkable contributions to their academic fields and public life

Sylvain Baillet, PhD, a global leader in brain imaging and systems neuroscience, has been inducted into the Royal Society of Canada, one of the nation’s highest academic honours.

Scientists reveal how the brain uses objects to find direction

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:09:44 +0000

Study shows how visual landmarks tune the brain’s internal compass

We take our understanding of where we are for granted, until we lose it. When we get lost in nature or a new city, our eyes and brains kick into gear, seeking familiar objects that tell us where we are.

How our brains distinguish objects from background when finding direction, however, was largely a mystery. A new study provides valuable insight into this process, with possible implications for disorientation-causing conditions such as Alzheimer’s.

Check out our audiobooks collection

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:16:33 +0000

Did you know that the Neuro-Patient Resource Center has over 100 audiobooks? They are available free of charge to patients, families, caregivers, staff, and the general public.

Here are our recommendations:

Special BIC Lecture: Charting Cortical Axes of Plasticity and Environmental Sensitivity: From Animal Critical Periods to Human Development

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:00:48 +0000

Registration coming soon.

Host: Boris Bernhardt

Experts: Fifth anniversary of Joyce Echaquan’s death

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:44:27 +0000

On Sept. 28, it will be five years since Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman, died in a hospital north of Montreal after having broadcast on Facebook racist and sexist remarks being made about her by health-care staff. The event sparked calls for Quebec to recognize systemic racism.

91ֱ�� experts are available to comment: