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Dementia Education Program Newsletter

Night owl or early bird? Study finds sleep categories aren’t that simple

Published: 2 February 2026

The familiar labels “night owl” and “early bird,” long used in sleep research, don’t fully capture the diversity of human internal clocks, a new study has found....

RNA therapy may be a solution for infant hydrocephalus

Published: 29 January 2026

For the first time, drug targeting genetic mutation shown to have positive impact in mice models ...

27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture

Monday, May 11, 2026 11:30to17:00

The 27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture honours the career and achievements of Professor Brenda Milner, an eminent cognitive neuroscientist and pioneer of the discipline of...

Hippocampus does more than store memories: it predicts rewards, study finds

Published: 29 January 2026

A preclinical study published in Nature has found evidence that the hippocampus, the brain region that stores memory, also reorganizes memories to anticipate future outcomes.

Experts: Digital sovereignty

Published: 28 January 2026

The French government announced on Jan. 27 the rollout of its new videoconferencing platform, Visio. The domestically developed platform was created to replace U.S. tools like Zoom and Microsoft...

A rich social environment is associated with better cognitive health outcomes for older adults, study finds

Published: 27 January 2026

Research by an interdisciplinary team from 鶹ýվ and Université Laval provides new insights into the links between social factors and cognitive health among aging adults....

In polar regions, microbes are influencing climate change as frozen ecosystems thaw, 鶹ýվ review finds 

Published: 26 January 2026

Microbes across Earth’s coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating carbon release and potentially amplifying climate change, according to a new...

Experts: Extreme cold

Published: 23 January 2026

Extremely cold temperatures are expected to hit most of Canada this weekend due to an Arctic air mass. As well, a severe winter storm is forecast for large parts of the United States....

Expert: New Montreal policies on housing development

Published: 23 January 2026

In a bid to encourage housing construction, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has announced the city plans to loosen obligations for developers that were enacted by the previous administration...

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