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Breaching the blood-brain barrier: Dalhousie Professor investigates common source for multiple illnesses

Alon Friedman speaking about Treating Brain Injuries at BGU Symposium

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Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation proudly supports Alon Friedman, a world-renowned neuroscientist

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Understanding brain diseases Professor Alon Friedman

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Recent News Articles

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Living with traumatic brain injury: Proposed legislation supports nationwide strategy for care

June 23, 2024

Study of Football Players Sheds Light on How Concussions Affect the Brain

March 10, 2024

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Jan 24, 2024

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CIHR Grant Received for Paving the way toward a new epilepsy treatment

Feb 11, 2022

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Damage to a Protective Shield around the Brain May Lead to Alzheimer’s and Other Diseases

May 1st, 2021

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Scientists discover new way to diagnose neurological conditions

March 4th, 2021

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Ben-Gurion U. researchers introduce rapid method to diagnose Alzheimer's, stroke

February 10th, 2021

Ben-Gurion University Researchers Introduce New Method for Diagnosing Neurological and Psychiatric Conditions

February 9th, 2021

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New MRI method targets leaky blood vessels in the brain linked to cognitive problems

September 29th, 2020

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Can We Cure Dementia?

Summer, 2020

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Key to CTE Diagnosis May Lie in Blood Brain Barrier

June 23rd, 2020

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BGU researchers develop test for degenerative brain disorder in athletes

June 23rd, 2020

New MRI Test Identifies Neurodegenerative Disease in Football Players Earlier

June 22nd, 2020

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MRI test for football players that could detect CTE, developed by Ben-Gurion U. researcher

June 19th, 2020

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Israeli researcher’s work at UC Berkeley may be key to reversing aging’s cognitive decline

April 29th, 2020

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Reducing Brain Inflammation May Be The Key to Slowing or Even Preserving Cognitive Decline Associated with Aging

December 5th, 2019

Drugs that quell brain inflammation reverse dementia

December 4th, 2019

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Pesticides likely caused 'Havana syndrome' that affected Cuba-based diplomats

October 3rd, 2019

Blood-brain barrier damage occurs even with mild head trauma

September 25th, 2019

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Havana syndrome: Exposure to neurotoxin may have been cause, study suggests

September 19th, 2019

Halifax medical neuroscience student the brains behind ‘game-changing’ technology

December 4th, 2018

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New recruit heading up epilepsy research at Dalhousie Medical School

December 11th, 2014

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Protecting the Brain - Researching the brain's "shield"

December 16th, 2014

Awards & Funding

What is the Mechanism Behind Traumatic Brain Injury Suscepibility?

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