News - 2024
The Walrus Talks at Home: Teens and Screens
November 01, 2024Addicted by design? As youth mental health problems surge, join a critical discussion about social media,... (Read the full article)
Western Researchers Closing in on Treatment for Long COVID
October 28, 2024Western University researchers are taking a unique global approach to finding an effective treatment for... (Read the full article)
Announcing the Brain Health: Sleep 2023 grantees
October 23, 2024TORONTO, ON – October 15, 2024. In 2023, The Weston Family Foundation, through the Weston Brain... (Read the full article)
Western-led study shows playing video games may improve cognitive performance
October 21, 2024Exercise can play a role in improving your mental health but no effect on cognition. Playing video games... (Read the full article)
Play on? Video games may actually help boost your brain: London researchers
October 21, 2024Video games may boost your brainpower, but don’t expect them to improve your mental health, a new... (Read the full article)
Into the Mystic: Western researcher explores virtual reality for mental health therapy
October 11, 2024Prof Paul Frewen explores brain-computer interface technology to reduce stress and anxiety Close your... (Read the full article)
Interdisciplinary team explores London’s unique approach to addressing homelessness
October 03, 2024In London, Ont. more than 1,700 people are experiencing homelessness. Recognizing the growing crisis,... (Read the full article)
Rethinking aging: Expert Jane Rylett on empowering vibrant lives beyond 65
October 02, 2024As the global population ages, the challenges related to aging have never been more significant. By 2050,... (Read the full article)
Expert insight: Concussions and the risk of neurodegeneration among athletes
September 30, 2024Ontario’s Minister of Sport, 71-year-old Neil Lumsden, recently announced his decision to donate his... (Read the full article)
They weren’t looking for love in their 70s, but their late-in-life romance may just have prolonged their lives
September 16, 2024This Ontario couple is participating in a ‘super agers’ study, which is exploring the secrets... (Read the full article)
Western Research Excellence Awards recognize leading scholars
September 13, 2024From neuroscience to renewable energy, Western researchers are being recognized for their scholarship and... (Read the full article)
Brain Gain. One Year, Many Disoveries.
September 05, 2024Although it weighs just three pounds, the brain plays a vital role in health and disease. WIN members and... (Read the full article)
Mini Organs. Major Breakthroughs.
September 05, 2024Called organoids, they are miniature versions of our organs grown in a dish. Schulich Medicine &... (Read the full article)
Dr. Caroline Nettekoven Awarded Prestigious Wellcome Early Career Award
September 03, 2024London, ON – September 4, 2024 The Western Institute of Neuroscience (WIN) is pleased to announce... (Read the full article)
From reading dreams to helping locked-in patients — what the future of EEG could look like
September 04, 2024WIN member Dr. Adrian Owen featured on CBC! The brainwave-reading technology of EEG helps monitor people... (Read the full article)
Scientists develop new tool to detect consciousness in the intensive care unit
September 04, 2024Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are using a new brain imaging... (Read the full article)
Royal Society of Canada honours three Western scholars
September 03, 2024Dr. Richard Kim, professors Emma Duerden and Gordon Osinski recognized as leaders helping to build a better... (Read the full article)
Collaboration vital to achieve Western’s international goals
September 01, 2024Agreement with Radboud University sets tone for global engagement with academic institutions Penny Pexman... (Read the full article)
Expert insight: How to support autistic children heading back to class
August 29, 2024Collaboration between parents and educators key to positive outcomes Returning to school can present new... (Read the full article)
Expert explainer: Movement in the classroom a game changer
August 27, 2024A little bit of movement can go a long way in the classroom for children with attention-deficit... (Read the full article)
In a Canadian first at London Health Sciences Centre, breakthrough technology ends one patient’s chronic pain
August 19, 2024Trigger warning: This story deals with child abuse The procedure, involving inserting a stimulator... (Read the full article)
Condition first discovered by Western neuroscientist named by scientific community
August 16, 2024While it has been 18 years since Adrian Owen discovered consciousness in patients in a vegetative state,... (Read the full article)
Western neuroscientists reveal thoughts of brain-injured patients
July 29, 2024The very thought of being ‘locked in’ following a brain injury or even aware during general... (Read the full article)
Western researchers’ breakthrough paves way for ALS cure
July 29, 2024In a groundbreaking Canadian discovery powered by philanthropy, a team of Western University researchers... (Read the full article)
New Western research aims to improve sleep and combat dementia
July 26, 2024In a step toward combating dementia, Western researchers have received a $1.1 million grant from the... (Read the full article)
Western Institute for Neuroscience boosts impact with open science
May 16, 2024First official open science institute at Western joins network of five Canadian research hubs (Read the full article)
Western examines the brain’s secrets
February 28, 2024President Alan Shepard in conversation with professors Lisa Saksida and Ravi Menon on the latest advances... (Read the full article)
New study links placental oxygen levels to fetal brain development
February 27, 2024Researchers use MRI to show how health of placenta may influence childhood cognition, behaviour (Read the full article)
Western researchers examine intimate relationships
February 14, 2024Aided by insights from couples, these studies probe intricacies of romantic partnerships (Read the full article)
Expert insight: Excessive social media use worsened adolescent mental health during COVID-19
January 19, 2024Lockdowns and lack of support networks left youth more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media (Read the full article)
New online study explores link between healthy brains and bodies
January 12, 2024Neuroscientist Adrian Owen partners with U.K. science museum in research driven by immersive video games (Read the full article)
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