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Brain and Cognition Discovery Foundation (BCDF)

@BCDFoundation

Developing novel innovative strategies capable of augmenting best practices in today's healthcare ecosystem.

 Toronto, Canada
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Joined May 2016
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Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC (@rogersmcintyre) profile picture
Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC@rogersmcintyre26 Jun 2024
New study navacaprant a selective kappa opioid receptor antagonist KORA in the treatment of major depressive disorder and anhedonia Has just been launched at our center the brain and cognition discovery foundation BCDF contact information on the email for those interested
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Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC@rogersmcintyre30 Aug 2022
This WHO survey is very interesting. Only approx 25% people with depression and less than 10% with bipolar disorder persist with next step treatment if the first treatment not successful:we need more robust integrated Rx for persons newly treated onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substa...

Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substa...

Patient-reported helpfulness of treatment is an important indicator of quality in patient-centered care. We examined its pathways and predictors among respondents to household surveys who reported...

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Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC@rogersmcintyre25 Apr 2024
Anhedonia transdiagnostic central to depression and bipolar disorder critical to quality of life and function outcomes Congrats to Sabrina Wong and team on this excellent paper pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3865…
Effects of anhedonia on health-related quality of life and functional outcomes in major depressive...

Effects of anhedonia on health-related quality of life and functional outcomes in major depressive...

Persons with MDD experiencing symptoms of anhedonia are more likely to have worse prognosis including physical, psychological, and social functioning deficits. Anhedonia serves as an important...

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Farhan Fancy, MSc@FarhanFancy130 Apr 2023
Amazing experience attending the 7th annual @BCDFoundation Psychiatry Conference! Insightful talks from our mentors @JD_Rosenblat and @rogersmcintyre on integrated strategies for treating mood disorders. #depression #bipolardisorder – at Toronto, Ontario
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Putrino Lab@PutrinoLab15 Feb 2023
Fixed it. @VirusesImmunity you’re the best. Thanks for letting me help as we set the record straight on the pathophysiology of #LongCovid. Full read here: thelancet.com/journals/lanin…
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Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social@LongCovidSOS15 Feb 2023
Why we need a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of #longCOVID From @PutrinoLab @VirusesImmunity Root causes: ✳️viral persistence ✳️autoimmunity ✳️latent viral reactivation ✳️tissue damage +dysfunction thelancet.com/journals/lanin…
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Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC (@rogersmcintyre) profile picture
Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC@rogersmcintyre2 Feb 2023
Fascinating finding linking maternal depression during pregnancy with accelerated brain aging in adult offspring…need screen and immediately treat depression and bipolar disorder in pregnant woman. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3671…
Association of Maternal Depression During Pregnancy and Recent Stress With Brain Age Among Adult...

Association of Maternal Depression During Pregnancy and Recent Stress With Brain Age Among Adult...

The findings of this cohort study suggest that maternal depression and recent stress may have independent associations with brain age and the pace of aging, respectively, in young adulthood. Preven...

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Joshua Rosenblat, MD, MSc, FRCPC (@JD_Rosenblat) profile picture
Joshua Rosenblat, MD, MSc, FRCPC@JD_Rosenblat27 Jan 2023
See our trial @UHN_Supportive @UHN_Research @PMResearch_UHN just published in Cancers Intranasal Ketamine for Depression in Patients with Cancer Receiving Palliative Care (INKeD-PC Study) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3667…
A Phase II, Open-Label Clinical Trial of Intranasal Ketamine for Depression in Patients with Cancer...

A Phase II, Open-Label Clinical Trial of Intranasal Ketamine for Depression in Patients with Cancer...

Antidepressants require several weeks for the onset of action, a lag time that may exceed life expectancy in palliative care. Ketamine has demonstrated rapid antidepressant effects, but has been...

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Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC@rogersmcintyre24 Jan 2023
It’s quite possible that the inflammation and activation of the immune system as a result of Covid could affect drug metabolism. Something we need to keep an eye on and been curious about . pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3669…
Can COVID-19 have a clinically significant effect on drug metabolism? - PubMed

Can COVID-19 have a clinically significant effect on drug metabolism? - PubMed

Can COVID-19 have a clinically significant effect on drug metabolism?

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Billy Hanlon@bhanlon1522 Jan 2023
"Long Covid could be longer – and more severe –than we thought, study finds" scmp.com/news/china/science/…
Long Covid could be longer – and worse – than we thought, study finds

Long Covid could be longer – and worse – than we thought, study finds

Lingering symptoms of the disease affect 10 per cent of patients, researchers say.

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AJ Leonardi, MBBS, PhD, MPH (@fitterhappierAJ) profile picture
AJ Leonardi, MBBS, PhD, MPH
@fitterhappierAJ14 Jan 2023
Important cells of the immune system like Macrophages and T cells are committing suicide in the lungs after SARS Cov 2 Even cells that were never infected were doing so None of the uninfected controls had suicidal cells
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Pathogens MDPI (@Pathogens_MDPI) profile picturePathogens MDPI@Pathogens_MDPI14 Jan 2023
#EditorsChoice Cell-Type #Apoptosis in Lung during #SARSCoV2 #Infection by Yakun Liu et al. Full-Text mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/5/509
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Nature Reviews Microbiology@NatureRevMicro13 Jan 2023
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations nature.com/articles/s41579-0… @EricTopol @ahandvanish @LisaAMcCorkell @julialmv explore key findings, potential mechanisms, overlap with other conditions, potential treatments, and perspectives on long COVID research and care
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Hiroshi Yasuda (保田浩志) (@Yash25571056) profile picture
Hiroshi Yasuda (保田浩志)
@Yash2557105614 Jan 2023
"At least 65 million individuals around the world have long COVID.. the number is likely much higher due to many undocumented cases.. Long COVID is associated with all ages..the highest percentage of diagnoses between the ages of 36 and 50 years." nature.com/articles/s41579-0…
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Eric Topol
@EricTopol13 Jan 2023
Our comprehensive review of #LongCovid has just been published nature.com/articles/s41579-0… Phenomenal work by @ahandvanish @LisaAMcCorkell @juliamv @NatureRevMicro
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Hannah Davis (@ahandvanish) profile picture
Hannah Davis@ahandvanish13 Jan 2023
Our review of #LongCovid research is out! This was a HUGE labor of love over 10 months from @julialmv @LisaAMcCorkell @EricTopol & me! It includes 200+ references focusing on biomedical findings in Long Covid. I hope it educates & inspires new research! rdcu.be/c3m45
Eric Topol (@EricTopol) profile pictureEric Topol
@EricTopol13 Jan 2023
Our comprehensive review of #LongCovid has just been published nature.com/articles/s41579-0… Phenomenal work by @ahandvanish @LisaAMcCorkell @juliamv @NatureRevMicro
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Ziyad Al-Aly, MD
@zalaly13 Jan 2023
Outstanding and comprehensive review of #LongCovid A tour de force by the exceptional @ahandvanish @LisaAMcCorkell @julialmv @EricTopol who are in my view the true heroes of this pandemic In @NatureRevMicro nature.com/articles/s41579-0…
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

Nature Reviews Microbiology - Long COVID is an often debilitating illness of severe symptoms that can develop during or following COVID-19. In this Review, Davis, McCorkell, Vogel and Topol explore...

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charlos@loscharlos10 Jan 2023
🚨New @NIH study on reinfections “Overall, results indicated that the severity of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections was similar to those of the initial infection… & the number of #LongCovid diagnoses also showed an increase after reinfections with recent variants.”news-medical.net/news/202301…
Study explores incidence, severity, and long COVID associations of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections

Study explores incidence, severity, and long COVID associations of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections

Researchers used electronic health records to characterize the incidence, biomarkers, attributes, and severity of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections and evaluated the association between reinfections and long...

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Shannon McKenney
@ShannonMcKenney11 Jan 2023
This is an amazing opportunity for those suffering from #bipolar or #depression. Apply for this #Psilocybin study by @BCDFoundation! #freetheshroom bcdfoundation.ca/psilocybin-… – at Vancouver, British Columbia
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delthia ricks 🔬@DelthiaRicks5 Jan 2023
Here's a primer on XBB.1.5, the rapidly rising subvariant medpagetoday.com/special-rep…
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COPD Canada@COPDCanada4 Jan 2023
“Masking indoors is a simple step that will keep our spaces safe for everyone”, stresses Dr. Richard Leigh, President of the Canadian Thoracic Society.
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