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CIHR and partners invest $7.9 million in cancer prevention research at 91��

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Part of the largest CIHR-led cancer prevention investment, 91�� researchers will develop approaches to reduce cancer risk and improve early detection

Published: 26 February 2026

Two 91�� professors awarded funding for AI research through Canada-France collaboration

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Published: 18 November 2025

CIHR grants $48.4M to 91�� health research

webfull — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:50:29 +0000

53 91�� research projects were awarded funding through CIHR’s Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, to support high-potential health research across all areas and career stages.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently announced a total national investment of $411 million through the CIHR Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, funding 444 grants led by 428 lead investigators. At 91��, 53 projects were funded for a total research investment of $48.4 million.

Published: 24 July 2025

91�� researchers get $33M in CIHR Project Grant funding.

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Fifty projects covering broad range of health research topics receive support

By Neale McDevitt, Editor, 91�� Reporter

JANUARY 30, 2020

CIHR awarded 385 health research projects across the country totalling approximately $275 million. Fifty of the projects awarded research grants are led by 91�� researchers.

Published: 22 September 2023

Neuro researchers receive more than $3.6M in CIHR funding

webfull — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:30:56 +0000

Projects will discover disease genetics, explain cognition/memory formation, improve surgical accuracy and post-concussion diagnosis

Published: 14 August 2023

Dennis Wendt Awarded CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant

webfull — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:32:42 +0000

Congratulations to Dr. Dennis Wendt, Assistant Professor with the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP) who was recently awarded a $100,000 Knowledge Synthesis Grant by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)! One of 13 successful grants, and one of five Knowledge Synthesis Grants, Dr.

Published: 1 June 2021

Canadian researchers and international collaborators seek to improve the care of people living with dementia and their families

webfull — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:01:44 +0000

Receiving a diagnosis of dementia can be a disorienting experience for the person diagnosed and their families. A diagnosis often leaves the person and their families searching for information and guidance on health and social services that are available to assist them in their daily lives.

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, today announced funding from the Government of Canada to support Canadian researchers who will work with international collaborators to improve health and social services for people living with dementia and their families.

Published: 14 March 2019

Gut hormone increases response to food

webfull — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:34:55 +0000

Ghrelin promotes conditioning to food-related odours

The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard to resist. One factor in this hunger response is a hormone found in the stomach that makes us more vulnerable to tasty food smells, encouraging overeating and obesity. New research on the hormone ghrelin was published on Dec. 4, 2018, led by Dr. Alain Dagher’s lab at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 91��.

Published: 12 December 2018

AIDS and aging focus of research study

webfull — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:51:33 +0000

By Neuro Staff

When the general public thinks of HIV, they do not think of a neurological disease, yet people living with HIV infection know they need to worry about their brain health.

Untreated, HIV can cause severe dementia. Even with good control of the infection, a third or more of patients have problems with thinking or concentration, and many have mental health challenges. These issues are of particular concern in those over 50, a rapidly expanding group given the success of modern antiretroviral treatment.

Published: 8 June 2018

Canadian brain bank network to advance research on Alzheimer’s disease

webfull — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:53:20 +0000

More than 400,000 Canadians aged 65 and over live with diagnosed dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for approximately 70 percent of cases. The cause of this degenerative brain disease is largely unknown and no effective treatment exists. The disease has a devastating effect on individuals and their families.

Published: 23 January 2018

91������ News - CIHR

CIHR and partners invest $7.9 million in cancer prevention research at 91������

Two 91������ professors awarded funding for AI research through Canada-France collaboration

CIHR grants $48.4M to 91������ health research

91������ researchers get $33M in CIHR Project Grant funding.