We report on a miniature label-free imaging system for monitoring brain blood flow and
blood oxygenation changes in awake, freely behaving rats. The device, weighing 15 grams, …

OBJECTIVE: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, has been reported to raise
seizure thresholds. The purpose of the present study was to test the acute anticonvulsant …

Indigenous individuals and communities have experienced historic and ongoing negative
interactions with Western health care and biomedical research. To rebuild trust and mitigate …

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of blood cancer that affects both adults and children.
Benzene exposure has been reported to increase the risk of developing AML in children. …

Rationale Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have been available for many years; yet, new members
of this class continue to be identified and developed due to the limitations of existing drugs, …

Background Electrical stimulation of brain structures has been widely used in rodent models
for kindling or modeling deep brain stimulation used clinically. This requires surgical …

Background People of Aboriginal (Indigenous) ancestry are more likely to experience traumatic
spinal cord injury (TSCI) than other Canadians; however, outcome studies are limited. …

We developed a multi-modal brain imaging system to investigate the relationship between
blood flow, blood oxygenation/volume, intracellular calcium and electrographic activity during …

Dysfunction of the vascular endothelium has been implicated in the development of epilepsy.
To better understand the relation between vascular function and seizure and provide a …

Progesterone is a well-known anticonvulsant neurosteroid. Progesterone's inhibitory effects
in the brain have long been attributed to its secondary metabolite, 3-α, 5-α-…