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Yesterday was #WorldHearingDay . DYK #hearing loss is a risk factor for #dementia ? Dr. Björn Herrmann and his team Rotman Research are working on new approaches to detect and treat hearing loss earlier, to try diminish this risk. For more: bit.ly/49V4Pls #BrainHealth

Join Baycrest Foundation on Feb. 28 for an exciting webinar, 'Pumping up Brain Health: The Brain-Heart Connection,' which will explore the connection between the heart and brain. Hear from top experts from Rotman Research including Dr Allison Sekuler 🧠 👁🥁.

Register today: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Senior Scientist Dr. Morris Moscovitch has been invested into the Order of Canada for his critical contributions to the fields of clinical neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience, and especially for his groundbreaking research on memory. Congratulations Dr. Moscovitch!

So excited to be speaking at #BracingForImpact on March 7. Join us for “Body, Brain & Beyond: AI, Health and Neurotech” to learn how #AI can create a healthy, just society. #ConnectedMinds Baycrest CABHI Rotman Research #DefyDementia York University Temerty Centre for AI in Medicine (T-CAIREM) ISED

📣 Interested in #science & #leadership ? Join a virtual panel session with women leaders in #science . Their work has transformed #healthcare practices, policies & lives.

This is a panel you won't want to miss. Register & learn more➡️ bit.ly/3Hi60PA

Coming up on Tuesday at 1-2! Dr. Linda Mah @baycrest & Rotman Research explores connections between heart rhythms & physical, #cognitive & #mentalhealth . She'll also present studies currently recruiting. Part of the @AlzToronto/TDRA webinar series. More: bit.ly/37abkWS

Want to learn how to safeguard your brain health as you age? Join us on Jan 24 for an interactive event hosted by @baycrest, Toronto Public Library & Defy Dementia co-hosts Jay Ingram and Dr. Allison Sekuler. Light refreshments will be provided. Details: baycrest.org/DefyDementiaEv…

Join us for our first @AlzToronto/TDRA webinar of the year! Dr. Linda Mah of Rotman Research will explore the connection between heart rhythms and aspects of your physical, #cognitive and #mental health, and will introduce related studies. To register: bit.ly/37abkWS

From #DefyDementia : simple, achievable brain healthy New Year’s resolutions from our first 5 episodes. Tune in to our special episode to hear what Jay Ingram and I will be working on this year defydementia.org h/t Health Canada and PHAC Arnold Shiseido Canada Muse

We are pleased to share the Baycrest Academy for Research and Education's first-ever annual report. Read it to learn how, by integrating research & education, we can improve the lives of more older adults in Canada and around the world. baycrest.org/academyannualr…

#DYK ? Your heart rhythms have an impact on various aspects of your physical, #cognitive and #mental health. Join us for our first @AlzToronto/TDRA webinar of the year, featuring Dr. Linda Mah of Baycrest and learn more! To register: bit.ly/37abkWS

Calling all students & LTC staff! Baycrest needs your help testing a training tool to identify factors that can lead to responsive behaviours for people w/ dementia. Learn more & sign up below:
Students: redcap.link/bsu6qgey | LTC staff: redcap.link/a4l3u7ht

Congratulations to the Baycrest and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Driving and Dementia Roadmap (DDR) research team for receiving a KTE Accelerator Grant from Alzheimer Society of Canada and Brain Canada to help amplify the DDR to more Canadians. To learn more, visit drivinganddementia.ca.

Want to learn more about #driving and #dementia ? Tune in to our @AlzToronto/TDRA video with Dr. Gary Naglie (Baycrest), Dr. Mark Rapoport (@Sunnybrook) and Dr. Sayeh Bayat (@UCalgary) reviewing this topic and introducing three novel research studies: bit.ly/47xo832

What’s the secret to brain health? How do you reduce your dementia risk, or slow the progression of the disease if you’ve already been diagnosed? Join me, Jay Ingram, Anjali Gupta, Kim Hellemans and Matthew Holahan for a #free event Wed Nov 15 2 pm & learn to #DefyDementia

CCNA webinar coming up:
Advancing the field of driving and dementia /
Gary Naglie & Mark Rapoport, Team 16,
Nov 14, 2023, 12-1 ET.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Baycrest CABHI Alzheimer Society of Canada
Registration link here:
ccna-ccnv.ca/talking-brains…

Baycrest postdoctoral fellow Dr. Danielle D’Amico Danielle D’Amico, PhD recently received a Governor General’s Gold Academic Medal from Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto Metropolitan University & was interviewed on CBC Radio about her award-winning research. Listen here: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Senior Scientist Dr. Donna Rose Addis Addis Memory Lab has been named a Fellow of the Psychonomic Society Psychonomic Society. We congratulate Dr. Addis on this important achievement.