CBC Manitoba Radio Noon: The 17 health factors that could shape your future brain health

Fiona Odlum — Mon, 05 May 2025 18:42:56 +0000

Dr. Nishita Singh, stroke neurologist and assistant professor of internal medicine at the Max Rady College of Medicine, speaks with host Marjorie Dowhos about new research identifying 17 lifestyle and medical factors linked to your risk of stroke, dementia and late-life depression.

Singh talks about what researchers have uncovered from decades of data, why midlife matters and which changes might have the biggest impact.

Singh also tells Dowhos what steps individuals—and society—can take to support healthier aging.

To listen to the entire conversation, please follow the link to CBC Manitoba Radio Noon.

Winnipeg Sun: Epilepsy in Canada: An overview of stats, impact and resources

Fiona Odlum — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:34:27 +0000

The authors note that inequalities in socioeconomic circumstances and education may pose differences in epilepsy risk, but regardless of the health indicator explored, Canadian indigenous peoples have been shown to suffer a disproportionate burden of epilepsy with poor outcomes.

Dr. Marcus Ng, associate professor of neurology and director of the Dreamspike Research Laboratory at the University of Manitoba. His team is on a mission to understand why epileptic activity breaks through the usual calming influence of REM, or rapid eye movement, sleep. Lack of sleep has long been associated with triggering seizures in some types of epilepsy because it can change the brain’s patterns of electrical activity.

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CBC Manitoba Radio Noon: The 17 health factors that could shape your future brain health

Winnipeg Sun: Epilepsy in Canada: An overview of stats, impact and resources