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A Memorial researcher is exploring probiotics' potential as an early intervention for Alzheimer's
A Memorial University faculty member’s research could help uncover a simple and accessible way to prevent Alzheimer’s before the disease’s first symptoms even appear.
Dr. Qi Yuan, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, has spent more than a decade uncovering how memories are made, saved and lost in the aging brain.
Now, with her fourth research grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), she is continuing her work in a new direction.
More than $1 million in funding to uncover the complex role of calcium during pregnancy
Calcium is well known for its importance in developing strong bones.
But during pregnancy, its role becomes even more complex.
It’s a subject Memorial University’s Dr. Christopher Kovacs has spent a lifetime studying: How does the mineral impact the fundamental process of human development?