Dr. Michael Strong explains how the freeze on ALS research progress continues despite consistent funding towards a cure.
As Strong described it, the main obstacle in finding an ALS cure is the nature of the disease itself since ALS progresses quickly and varies greatly from one patient to another.
Congratulations to Dr. Dallas Seitz,for being welcomed to the Dementia Capacity Planning Project team as the Dementia Capacity Planning Provincial Medical Lead.
The Dementia Capacity Planning Project team is creating a Canadian dementia strategy. Several members of ONDRI and OBI are part of the project.
There are two main focuses: Strategy development and capacity planning. Capacity planning involves building a model so we can plan for what services are needed where.
Watch the Global News show featuring Dr. Carmela Tartaglia talking about Alzheimer's Awareness Month and the research advances that are being made and what still needs to be accomplished.
Watch now. The clip begins at 14.52 minutes.
January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Watch the ONDRI videos where Dr. Sandra Black answers these questions:
The difference between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease
Is Alzheimer's disease hereditary?
The difference between Alzheimer's and mild cognitive impairment