Experts: Alzheimer’s disease
. ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ and its affiliated institutions have experts in the following areas of Alzheimer’s detection and treatment who are available to comment:
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Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)) based at the ÌýJewish General Hospital:Ìý
Early detection of AD through genetic and cognitive markers
, Canada Research Chair in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease, Dept. of Psychiatry, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ
Searching for genetic or cognitive markers for identifying individuals at the preclinical stage of AD.
sylvia.villeneuve [at] mcgill.ca (French, English)
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Non-invasive early detection of AD (including by using AI)
, Researcher, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Dept. of Psychiatry, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ
Christine Tardif, Depts. of Neurology and Neurosurgery & Bioengineering, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ
How AI can be used to predict individuals at greatest risk of decline up to 3 years before the decline occurs (paper under review)
Press release with more details;
mallar.chakravarty [at] douglas.mcgill.ca (English, French) - Work: 514-761-6131 x4753 or cell 514-754-4407.
christine.tardif [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
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New mechanism detected in Alzheimer’s disease
Hamed Najafabadi, Dept. of Human Genetics, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ
Rate of RNA decay could be a key to breakdown in communication between neurons
Press release with more details; V
hamed.najafabadi [at] mcgill.ca (English)
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Genetic aspects of AD
, Dept. of Psychiatry and Medicine – ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ, Senior Researcher, Institute on Aging, Douglas Mental Health University Institute.
judes.poirier [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
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Healthy carriers of the Alzheimer’s gene
Veronique Bohbot, Researcher, Douglas Mental Health University Institute & Dept. of Psychiatry, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ
New method makes it possible to identify people at lowest risk for developing the disease
veronique.bohbot [at] mcgill.ca
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Early detection of AD (including through smell tests):
, Research scientist, Director, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's DiseaseÌý
Press release with more details
john.breitner [at] douglas.mcgill.ca (English)