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Finance committee That has started with the CIHR because of the work we've been doing over the past five years. For a neuroscientist to get funding through the CIHR, they must defend why they're not considering sex and gender. We've definitely moved the needle for research for women in this area.
October 4th, 2018Committee meeting
Lynn Posluns
Finance committee Through our partners, we want to increase the funding for research on brain-aging diseases through a sex and gender lens. This has started to happen. The ask is not for us but for the CIHR and the CCNA specifically, to up the number of dollars for the research they are doing and
October 4th, 2018Committee meeting
Lynn Posluns
Finance committee Yes, it's $10 million over three years.
October 4th, 2018Committee meeting
Lynn Posluns
Finance committee That's an excellent question, and one that bothers us as well. The amount of funding into research in this space is a fraction of what's necessary. As the population ages and mortality rates for cancer, heart disease and stroke come down, more people are dying from Alzheimer's. T
October 4th, 2018Committee meeting
Lynn Posluns
Finance committee Thank you, Barry. Good morning. Brain disorders like Alzheimer's are highly disabling and chronic, placing an enormous burden on those affected, their caregivers, their social environment, health care systems and society in general. Brain ill health leads to enormous human suff
October 4th, 2018Committee meeting
Lynn Posluns