Ready for patients The 52,000-square-foot Charles F. Knight Emergency and Trauma Center opened last month, at 400 S. Kingshighway Blvd. View in full

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Stroke impact on everyday life focus of study

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Researchers in the School of Medicine and The Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in Toronto have joined to expand the understanding of brain injury and its impact on everyday life.

Their research is funded by a three-year, $2 million grant from the James S. McDonnell Foundation. Full story

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Brain injury imaging technique could help test new therapies

Researchers in the School of Medicine are trying to understand how an imaging technique called diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can detect brain injuries like stroke.

The team received a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for this research.

While most imaging methods are unable to detect signs of brain damage until hours or even days after injury or trauma, DWI can identify changes in the brain within minutes of injury. Shortly after an individual has a stroke, for example, DWI shows the area at risk for permanent injury. Full story