While research shows that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease increases with age, the big question for a biologist at Western University is why some people get the disease and others don't. Current experimental therapies for Alzheimer's disease focus on...
Research & Innovation
New ‘big data’ study aims to unlock clues about neurodegeneration
Dementia is the single greatest cause of disability and debilitation in Canada’s senior population. It costs Canadians billions of dollars per year – a figure expected to grow tenfold over the next 20 years including a tenfold increase in demand for long-term care....
Brain and Mind Institute confirms echolocation acts as ‘sixth’ sense for blind people
A new study by neuroscientists at Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute has further demonstrated that human echolocation operates as a viable ‘sense’, working in tandem with other senses to deliver information to people with visual impairment.
Researchers aim to use entrepreneurship in Kenya to make mental health the bottom line
Researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute have teamed up with colleagues at the University of Toronto, Queen’s University and the Africa Mental Health Foundation to develop a new model of recovery from mental illness in a low-income region of Kenya.
New research from Brain and Mind Institute able to grasp what can’t be seen
Cognitive neuroscientists at Western University have proved that people have an unconscious ability to control and even manipulate objects without knowledge of size or space.
Western University researchers uncover clues about childhood leukemia
Researchers from Western University have identified a gene that has the potential to wipe out cancer cells in a common form of childhood leukemia.
Western space explorers release first two images of Mars captured by team using HiRISE
The team of Western University space explorers investigating the surface of Mars with the largest telescope ever used for a deep space mission released its first two images today.
New facility positions Western University on the cutting-edge of HIV/AIDS research
Commemorating World AIDS Day, Western University unveiled plans for a new 4,200 square foot, state-of-the-art facility, which will firmly place its researchers on the cutting-edge of medicine, science and technology in the study of HIV and other complex human pathogens.
New Brain and Mind study provides better understanding of person misidentification in dementia
A new study from Western University provides researchers and clinicians with insight into a particularly debilitating memory problem that is present in some patients suffering from neurodegeneration caused by Lewy body dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
Western researchers identify estrogen’s role in regulating two of the most common risk factors for heart disease in women
Researchers at Western University have identified that an estrogen receptor, previously shown to regulate blood pressure in women, also plays an important role in regulating low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels.
Western researchers use motivational coaching to help young adults quit smoking
A new study from Western University has produced remarkable results in the battle against butting out.
Western University positions itself among world leaders in bone and joint research
The university is investing $5 million to support a team of all-star researchers from across five faculties to provide them with additional personnel, resources and infrastructure to attract, retain and mentor future leaders.