Statistics Canada’s innovative health measures survey arrives at the Douglas

Impaired melatonin secretion may play a role in premenstrual syndrome

Researchers find new genetic pathway behind neurodevelopmental disorders

Early life adversity affects broad regions of brain DNA in both rodents and humans.

Effects of child abuse  > Researchers are exploring the effects of child abuse on the brain and on suicidal tendency.

Brain Bank > Bell Canada donates $2 million to upgrade and expand Douglas Institute Brain Bank

Prenatal maternal stress > New data will lead to a better understanding of its impact on mothers-to-be and their fetuses

Clocks in the human brain > Twenty-four hour cycles, known as circadian rhythms, are important for normal brain function and mental health.

The 2010 Douglas Institute research teams who were awarded grants from NSERC to pursue work in their respective fields of expertise.

Study confirms effects of early environment in brains of suicide victims McGill University and Douglas Institute scientists have discovered that childhood trauma can actually alter your DNA and shape the way your genes work. This confirms in human