In 2012, Sunnybrook became the first Canadian centre to use high-intensity focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder. In 2015, Sunnybrook scientists became the first in the world to open the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to a targeted area of the brain of a patient with brain cancer. In 2017, Sunnybrook's experts made history again by using focused ultrasound to successfully and safely breach the blood-brain barrier in patients with Alzheimer's disease in another world-first. Sunnybrook scientists have now also launched North America's first clinical trial of focused ultrasound in obsessive-compulsive disorder and major depression.
"Sunnybrook is a world leader in neuromodulation research, especially focused ultrasound," says David Harquail. "Our family's hope is that these clinical trials can help advance the availability of new and more effective treatments for brain disorders such as brain cancer and Alzheimer's. Sunnybrook is uniquely placed to advance this research. We are excited to be a part of the rapid advances being made in this global effort."
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The ability to directly intervene in brain circuits, using a diverse range of neuromodulation technologies such as focused ultrasound, has been among the most important advances in neuroscience in the last two decades. "The last 20 years have seen rapid advances in imaging and technology, which together enable us to safely and effectively interact with brain circuitry," says Dr. Lipsman. "To gain momentum, now is the time to consolidate our efforts around a dedicated centre that would advance these treatments. This investment will help us do that."
About the Harquail Family
The Harquail family through its Midas Touch Foundation supports education, hospitals, charities and the arts. Last year, the foundation sponsored the Harquail School of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University in Sudbury. The foundation is managed by David Harquail and Birgitta Sigfridsson-Harquail along with their adult children, Sofia, James and Peter. David Harquail is CEO of Franco-Nevada Corporation.
About Sunnybrook
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is one of Canada's premier academic health sciences centres, with 1.2 million patient visits annually and $100 million of research funding each year. Sunnybrook's experts in the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program are leaders in new and novel minimally-invasive brain treatments (including focused ultrasound) for Alzheimer's disease, stroke prevention and care, and mental illness, among many other fields.
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