Author Archives: Brenda Pierucci

1. Technologies for home support for people with dementia and their family caregivers: a review of ten years of research

   Dr. Alexander Moreno, Associate Clinical Researcher at CRIUGM, coordinated a study aimed at identifying evidence-based technologies to support people living with dementia and their family caregivers. The results of this study have been published in Gerontechnology, an international scientific journal dedicated to this field. In recent decades, population aging has been accompanied by a significant […]

2. Deconstructing sleep to predict the progression of Alzheimer’s disease

   A recent collaborative study between the Research Centre of the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM-CCSMTL) and the Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida) of Lleida, Spain, has identified certain sleep characteristics that could predict the evolution of cognitive changes and neurodegeneration in people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Sleep is vital for brain health and function […]

3. Little miss sleepy or how to live with narcolepsy

   At the age of 21, Jenny Lee-Gilmore was diagnosed with narcolepsy. A filmmaker by profession, she explores what it’s like to live with a poorly understood and often misdiagnosed neurological disorder in her documentary Little Miss Sleepy, with the aim of raising public awareness. In particular, she participated in a research project on narcolepsy and […]

4. Women’s Health and Aging Laboratory receives prestigious recognition from global physiotherapy database

   CRIUGM is pleased to announce that a randomized clinical trial from the Women’s Health and Aging Laboratory, led by Chantal Dumoulin, full professor at Université de Montréal, has received prestigious recognition from the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), the world’s largest database of clinical trials, reviews and guidelines evaluating physiotherapy. The randomized clinical trial entitled Group-Based […]

5. Alexander Moreno receives a grant from the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec

   Dr. Alexander Moreno, Director of the Innovation, Technology and Cognition laboratory (INTECOG), clinical researcher at CRIUGM, and Adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the University of Montreal, has received a major grant as Principal Investigator from the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec. This grant will […]

6. International team launches Special Issue on Gerontechnologies for aging in place

   By 2050, globally one in six people will be aged 65 or older. Given the limited number and escalating cost of institutional care spaces, the option of institutionalization becomes less and less accessible for middle- and lower-class elderly people and their families. It then becomes essential to develop alternatives that promote aging in place, including […]

7. The History of the Neuroscience of Sexual and Gender Diversity

   How has sexual and gender diversity evolved in neuroscience research these past years? What is the impact of this development on LGBTQIA+ communities? This is what Dr. Jhon Alexander Moreno, director of the Innovation, Technology and Cognition laboratory (INTECOG), clinical researcher associated with CRIUGM and associate professor in the Department of Psychology of the Faculty […]

8. Helping your brain ward off Alzheimer’s symptoms

   A study by Dr. Sylvie Belleville, Laboratory Director at CRIUGM, shows that a series of cognitive training sessions has helped Quebec seniors cope with memory loss – even five years later.

9. Call for proposals – Monographic issue on pride in neuroscience research

   Dr Alexander Moreno, neuropsychologist/psychologist, Clinical Researcher at CRIUGM and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences – University of Montreal is the guest editor for a Special Issue « Pride in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience: 2024 » to be will be published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience […]

10. Neurocognitive health: A focus on LGBTQIA+ older adults

    On May 17, 2024, the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, with the theme “No one left behind: Equality, Freedom, and Justice for All”, an international research team has made the decision to speak out in order to promote research into the health of seniors who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, […]