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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 1, 2021) - BioMark Diagnostics Inc. (CSE: BUX) (FSE: 20B) (OTC Pink: BMKDF) ("BioMark") is pleased to announce today that its wholly-owned subsidiary
But it has all been worth it. “It’s been crazy to see the kinds of developments that have happened in the last number of years as a result of that funding, it literally is translating into life-saving treatment for people,” said Ayn Wilcox, a friend and campaign organizer and a cancer survivor. “It feels real good to be able to continue to honour that legacy. There’s a part of me that thinks if we didn’t, she’d be kicking us in the ass from wherever she is.” Since 2015, her efforts have raised about $150,000 and the goal is to add an additional $10,000 locally to that total, w...
KEY POINTS Virtual care has the potential to improve access to health care for people with Alzheimer disease and related dementias, especially in the context of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Videoteleconferencing is a well-studied means of virtual care that has successfully been used to remotely assess, diagnose and manage such patients. Successful telemedicine programs often have access to supplemental clinical information to aid in diagnosis and involve interdisciplinary teams to manage patient complexity. Evidence regarding direct-to-home virtual care for people with Alzh...
Share this article Share this article Partnership enables new Brain Canada initiative addressing research and care gaps highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis MONTRÉAL, Jan. 26, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Brain Canada and Bell Let's Talk today announced the new Bell Let's Talk-Brain Canada Mental Health Research Program to accelerate Canadian brain research while helping to address the impacts of COVID-19 on mental health care. Funding for the program is made up of a $2 million gift from Bell Let's Talk matched by the federal government through the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF). "As brain health be...
By News Room Dec 29, 2020 10:23 AM A team of researchers at the University of Saskatchewan will study the effects cannabis use during pregnancy has on the brain development of a fetus a mother is carrying. Robert Laprairie is an assistant professor and research chair with the college of pharmacy and nutrition, he says so far most of the data available is observational in nature, the USask study will use special equipment to provide cannabis smoke to rats. He says they have purchased special equipment that can vent cannabis smoke to cages with pregnant rats, once the rat pups are born,...