Welcome
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.
Dec 9, 2024
A new study from University Health Network and the University of Toronto has found that caregiver characteristics can have a significant effect on the most frequently used measure of severity in Alzheimer’s disease.
Nov 25, 2024
The Gerald I S Owen Memorial Fund at the Tanz Centre will support research into more precise and effective treatment options for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Sep 30, 2024
Naomi Visanji met Jonathan Rezek in 2015. Rezek, an IBM executive who had Parkinson’s disease, was a patient in the movement disorders clinic at Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network. He had the idea that Visanji work with her colleagues and IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence to look for new treatments for Parkinson’s disease.
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With our new leadership and your investment, we will stimulate new research pathways towards understanding neurodegenerative diseases.
