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Dementia

The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of dementia and develop better treatments. This page includes selected news stories about our dementia research, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.


Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

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Research Group
Chen Lab
My laboratory is working to identify common molecular links between metabolic disorders (diabetes and atherosclerosis), stroke and anxiety in ord...
Research Group
Doug Manuel Lab
Big data, risk assessment tools, population health, health services, epidemiology, artificial intelligence
Research Group
Schlossmacher Lab
Since 2000, I have pursued work as a physician-scientist focusing on Parkinson disease (PD), Lewy body dementia (DLB) and multiple system atrophy...
Santanu Chakraborty
Clinician Investigator

Santanu Chakraborty

Senior Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Hsiao-Huei Chen
Scientist

Hsiao-Huei Chen

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience
Aroldo Dargel
Scientist

Aroldo Dargel

Associate Scientist, Neuroscience
Antoine Hakim
Emeritus

Antoine Hakim

Senior Scientist Emeritus, Neuroscience
Douglas Manuel
Scientist

Douglas Manuel

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
John Ngsee
Affiliate

John Ngsee

Affiliate Investigator, Neuroscience
Arya Rahgozar
Scientist

Arya Rahgozar

Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Timothy Ramsay
Scientist

Timothy Ramsay

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Marlise Santos
Clinician Investigator

Marlise Santos

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Michael Schlossmacher
Scientist

Michael Schlossmacher

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience
Miriam Thake
Clinician Investigator

Miriam Thake

Clinician Investigator, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Lisa Walker
Clinician Investigator

Lisa Walker

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience

Publications

The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

Quantitative measurements of α-synuclein seeds in CSF inform diagnosis of synucleinopathies.

2025-12-01 Go to publication

Delivery of Palliative Care in the Last Year of Life to Individuals Receiving Maintenance Dialysis: A Population-Level Cross-Sectional Study.

2025-11-01 Go to publication

Mental health service use and suicide risk after a dementia diagnosis: a population-based retrospective matched cohort study.

2025-11-01 Go to publication

Cardiovascular disease as a mediator in the relationship between lifestyle risk factors and cognitive outcomes: a scoping review.

2025-10-01 Go to publication

Five-Year Trajectory of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Insights from a Primary Care Memory Clinic.

2025-09-29 Go to publication
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Resources

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Neuroscience Program

Search for clinical trials at The Ottawa Hospital related to this disease or condition.