Controlling a smart home with your smart brain
Controlling a smart home with your smart brain Researcher Daphne Kaketsis Principal Investigator Dr. Ephrem Zewdie Institution University of Calgary Grant Type Undergraduate grant in 2019 Disorder Qualdriplegia READ FULL REPORT About the researcher Daphne Kaketsis Undergraduate student at the University of Calgary The impact Smart homes offer a lot of independence for people with […]
Can enriched environments improve hemorrhagic stroke outcomes?
Can enriched environments improve hemorrhagic stroke outcomes? Researcher Jasmine Aziz Principal Investigator Dr. Fredrick Colbourne Institution University of Alberta Grant Type Undergraduate grant in 2016 Disorder Stroke READ FULL REPORT About the researcher Jasmine Aziz Undergraduate student at the University of Alberta The impact Hemorrhagic stroke is a devastating disease where blood vessels in the […]
Bringing the brain stimulation clinic home with you
Bringing the brain stimulation clinic home with you Researcher Jean-Philippe Miron Principal Investigator Dr. Jonathon Downar Institution University of Toronto Grant Type Graduate Disorder Multiple sclerosis, depression, anxiety READ FULL REPORT About the researcher Jean-Philippe Miron PhD student at the University of Toronto The impact Up to 35% of Canadians with multiple sclerosis (MS) will […]
Breathing and brainwaves
Breathing and brainwaves Researcher Jeremy Viczko Principal Investigator Dr. Clayton Dickson Institution University of Alberta Grant Type Undergraduate grant in 2013 Disorder None – this was a basic science study to learn more about how the brain works! READ FULL REPORT About the researcher Jeremy Viczko Undergraduate student at the University of Alberta The impact […]
Brainstem neuromodulation in sleep apnea
Brainstem neuromodulation in sleep apnea Researcher Sudi Duan Principal Investigator Dr. Silvia Pagliardini Institution University of Alberta Grant Type Undergraduate Disorder Sleep apnea READ FULL REPORT About the researcher Sudi Duan Undergraduate student at the University of Alberta The impact Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by loss of muscle tone in the tongue and […]
Bertha and Wall-E help kids with Tourette’s syndrome turn down their tics
Bertha and Wall-E help kids with Tourette’s syndrome turn down their tics Researcher Cynthia Kahl Principal Investigator Dr. Frank MacMaster Institution University of Calgary Grant Type Graduate grant in 2018 Disorder Tourette Syndrome (TS) READ FULL REPORT Dr. Cynthia Kahl PhD student at the University of Calgary The impact Kids with Tourette’s syndrome (TS) are […]
Before neural prosthetics, kid’s played video games with their brains
Before neural prosthetics, kid’s played video games with their brains Researcher Daphne Kaketis Principal Investigator Dr. Adam Kirton Institution University of Calgary Grant Type Undergraduate grant in 2018 Disorder Cerebral palsy READ FULL REPORT Daphne Kaketis Undergraduate student at the University of Calgary The science If you are a child with cerebral palsy, it can […]
Are you ready boots? Start walking! (for MS)
Are you ready boots? Start walking! (for MS) Researcher Colleen Lacey Principal Investigator Dr. Jodi Gawryluk Institution University of Calgary Grant Type Undergraduate grant in 2018 Disorder Multiple sclerosis READ FULL REPORT Colleen Lacey Undergraduate student at the University of Calgary Most of us throw on our shoes and head out the door without a […]
A spot of tea for your brain injury?
A spot of tea for your brain injury? Researcher Erik Fraunberger Principal Investigator Erik Fraunberger Institution University of Calgary Grant Type Graduate grant in 2015 Disorder Traumatic brain injury READ FULL REPORT Erik Fraunberger Medical student at the University of Calgary The impact When you think about a cup of tea, you are probably not […]
A fiery colon could cause anxiety
A fiery colon could cause anxiety Researcher Haley Vecchiarelli Principal Investigator Dr. Matthew Hill Institution University of Calgary Grant Type Graduate grant in 2017-2019 Disorder Anxiety, colotis READ FULL REPORT Dr. Haley Vecchiarelli Postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Marie-Ève Tremblay at the Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria. The impact If you have an autoimmune […]