Dystonia Canada News

Join the Dystonia Community to do 5K – Your Way Introducing: Chuck’s Virtual Walk, Run and Wheel  Taking Place Across Canada May 31 – June 30, 2020 

Webinar on Dystonia and the COVID-19 Virus - Your Questions Answered To Members of the Dystonia Community,

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Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the marketing, availability, and consumption of cannabis (marijuana) products in Canada and the United States. There is renewed interest within segments of the research community to explore its use to treat numerous diseases and conditions.

The Greater Vancouver Area Dystonia Support Group will be participating in this year’s 5K Scotiabank Charity Challenge on Sunday, June 28, 2020. DMRF Canada welcomes all those in the dystonia community and others in the Vancouver area to participate. 

Cheri Tannenbaum, daughter of DMRF Canada Founders Samuel and Fran Belzberg, has published a memoir, Woman of Few Words: My Creative Journey With Dystonia.

The Jackson Mooney Dystonia Patient Education Grant was established to provide financial assistance of up to $5,000.00 for Canadian residents who are living with dystonia, in financial need, and committed to enhancing their current situation

DRMF Canada was proud to support the 2019 Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award. This year’s grant has been awarded to Dr. Nicholas Strzalkowski from the Department of Biology at Mount Royal University. The Banting Research Foundation and DMRF Canada are thrilled to be able to partner to support this outstanding early career investigator whose research focuses on sensory feedback in dystonia. Click here to learn more.   

Genetic discoveries have been guiding dystonia research for a number of years now. Typically, once new genes have been discovered a quest for understanding the role of their corresponding proteins begins.