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Canada

Capital gains tax change draws ire from some Canadian entrepreneurs worried it will worsen brain drain

A chorus of Canadian entrepreneurs and investors is blasting the federal government’s budget for expanding a tax on the rich.…

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Entertainment

Shopaholic author Sophie Kinsella reveals aggressive brain cancer diagnosis

Best-selling British author Sophie Kinsella announced Wednesday that she has glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. The 54-year-old author, whose real name…

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Lifestyle

Addictions and drug use education: Enter: ‘The Brain’

A massive dome set up inside the Yukon University gymnasium is being used as a mesmerizing teaching tool providing a…

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Tech

Can retraining the brain help silence tinnitus? Some scientists are trying to find out

The Current23:55Retraining the brain to silence tinnitus Read Transcribed Audio  For nearly 40 years, Ken Jones has heard a very…

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Sports

This boxer is using science to track her brain health, and helping researchers better understand head impacts

Claire Hafner’s chin is tucked in protectively behind her gloves. Just above them, her eyes are laser-focused, looking for an…

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Health

A brain injury wrecked my inner calendar but hasn’t stopped me from having the time of my life

This First Person column is written by Sheila Willis, who lives in the northern Alberta hamlet of Smith. For more…

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Health

With inconsistent support for brain injuries in Canada, peer groups are a lifeline

It’s early December and Barb Butler is handing out photocopied, handwritten notes to the group seated in a circle around…

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Sports

Brain injury in sports: Leagues must do more to protect players

A prominent doctor says sports leagues ought to do more to protect players from conditions that can lead to CTE,…

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Politics

5-year study finds no brain abnormalities in ‘Havana Syndrome’ patients

An array of advanced tests found no brain injuries or degeneration among U.S. diplomats and other government employees who suffer…

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Nova Scotia

Dal study of football players sheds light on how concussions affect the brain

Neuroscience researchers at Dalhousie University are investigating how head impacts lead to injuries in football players. One of their preliminary findings is that…

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