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Stroke and dementia are on the decline in Ontario

Stroke and dementia are on the decline in Ontario

Researchers at Western University have published the first study in the world showing a decline in the incidence of dementia at a whole population level which they believe is connected to the overall decline in strokes. Between 2002 and 2013, the incidence of stroke...

Why people with autism sometimes fail to see ‘the big picture’

Why people with autism sometimes fail to see ‘the big picture’

New findings by Melvyn Goodale from Western University's Brain and Mind Institute, in collaboration with Australian researchers at Swinburne University of Technology and La Trobe University, show that people with high autistic tendencies see the world very differently...

Western University experts available to discuss concussions

Western University experts available to discuss concussions

On December 10, the Rowan’s Law Advisory Committee Act (Rowan’s Law), Bill 149, moved one step closer to becoming law in Ontario. Rowan’s Law is named after Rowan Stringer, an Ontario teen who died in 2013 after sustaining multiple concussions. If passed, Ontario will...

Western University experts available for comment on Syrian refugees

Western University experts available for comment on Syrian refugees

The first large group of Syrian refugees is scheduled to arrive in Canada on Thursday, December 10. With 25,000 expected to enter Canada by the end of February 2016, Western University experts are available to provide comment on a variety of issues facing Syrian...

Western’s Board of Governors appoints new leadership

Western’s Board of Governors appoints new leadership

  Western University’s Board of Governors has appointed Hanny Hassan Chair of the Board for 2016 effective January 1. Joining Western’s Board of Governors in 2009, Hassan has served as Vice-Chair of the Board since 2014. Hassan manages Alef Consulting Inc., an...

History may remember Paris attacks by one tweet from One Direction

History may remember Paris attacks by one tweet from One Direction

Thoughts go out to everyone in Paris . #prayforparis — Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) November 14, 2015 One tweet from One Direction member Louis Tomlinson during the Paris attacks summarily proves the true impact of celebrity and the existence of the global...