Meet Our Researchers
Sana Rehan, at Concordia University, is investigating the role hearing and vision loss play in reducing participation in social activities and engagement. She hopes to determine if psychosocial factors explain the link between sensory loss and cognitive function. Her goal is to identify which specific sensory and/or psychosocial factors contribute to dementia risk.
Did you know? Rope-like structures, or ‘tangles’, made of an abnormal form of the protein tau, are found in the nerve cells of people living with Alzheimer’s disease. Douglas Allan at the University of British Columbia plans to create a novel tool to study how these tangles spread. This study could lead to treatments to stop Alzheimer’s in its tracks.
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