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Grant helps researcher investigate the mind’s puzzles


November 2, 2016



Dr. Jing Wang of The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa accepted a cheque for $35,000 from the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation for her work into inhibiting Alzheimer’s disease in aging adults. The Foundation will support the research for three years as part of its effort to solve “the puzzles of the mind” such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease in adults and autism and dyslexia in children. Dr. Wang is exploring whether a common diabetes medication, Metformin, can be helpful in improving memory function through reactivation of the neuroregenerative process that may be impaired in Alzheimer’s disease. Making the presentation on behalf of the Scottish Rite, a branch of the Masonic order, is Alan Arbuckle (right) and Sam Kalinowsky, a past director of the SRCF. (Ian Harris photo)

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Amelia Buchanan
Senior Communication Specialist
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Office: 613-798-5555 x 73687
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