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Connection matters–for our wellbeing and our brain health. Studies suggest that people who have an active social life may have a lower risk of developing dementia.
New research into the muscle-brain axis reveals that your skeletal muscles are an endocrine organ — releasing hormones that cross the blood-brain barrier, build new neurons, and fight neuroinflammation.
Baycrest's Dr. Morris Freedman co-developed VBM, which is showing a 60% reduction in behavioural dementia cases being admitted to acute care. Watch video explaining VBM: ...
Too much sleep, too little sleep, and poor deep sleep all shape brain health. See what research reveals about cognition and dementia risk.
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Research
A world leader in the study of aging and human brain function, Baycrest is the scientific headquarters for the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), leading a team of more than 300 researchers across Canada working to defeat dementia. The Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest is a preeminent international centre for the study of aging and human brain function.

Innovation
By providing funding and expert advice, the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation powered by Baycrest has helped more than 400 innovators develop and test solutions that will keep older adults healthier.















