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The Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Toronto is a world leader in scientific research on Alzheimer’s and other dementias, ALS, and Parkinson’s.
Our highly productive researchers and trainees are advancing knowledge of these debilitating brain disorders, from genetics and molecular mechanisms of disease through to translational research driving for better treatments and strategies for prevention.
Oct 17, 2025
Researchers at Temerty Medicine have found widespread genetic and protein changes in the brain cells of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which may help shed light on mechanisms of the disease.
Sep 8, 2025
A new University of Toronto study on misfolded proteins in brain cells is reshaping long-standing views of prion diseases by offering a fresh explanation for decades-old research images once thought to show virus-like particles.
May 30, 2025
Neuropeutics Inc., a brain health company based on discovery science done at the Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, is the inaugural winner of the AbbVie Biotech Innovators Award.
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With our new leadership and your investment, we will stimulate new research pathways towards understanding neurodegenerative diseases.
