Baycrest Stories
These are current stories of the impact Baycrest is making in healthy aging and brain health innovation and future-focused, ground-breaking research.
Josh Cooper, Baycrest Foundation CEO, Darryl Sittler, Mayor Olivia Chow, Rick Vaive, Ilsa Blidner, Baycrest Foundation Chair (2024), and Wendel Clark and Rick Vaive jump in the saddle for Toronto’s...
The answer to defeating dementia, Baycrest’s primary goal, lies in advanced research and subsequently in sharing accumulated knowledge with as many audiences as possible. Research and...
Since its founding more than 100 years ago, Baycrest has successfully pulled together a group of donors, staff, and an extended community of partners and volunteers....
Discussions about defeating dementia often focus on finding a "magic pill." However, other breakthroughs in brain health are steadily progressing. The Bresver Neuromodulation & Therapeutics Program...
Lisa Raitt is fighting a battle that makes any challenge she ever faced as a Member of Parliament and Senior Cabinet Minister pale by comparison. The former MP for...
Degenerative brain conditions can lead someone with symptoms, at various stages, to one specialist or clinic after another for assessment and treatment. In the process, they lose precious time for...
May 2024 - Alzheimer's disease is characterized by memory loss, which tends to worsen over time. However, a 2022 review study suggests that musical memory remains mostly preserved in people...
June 2024 - Alzheimer's disease is characterized by memory loss, which tends to worsen over time. However, a 2022 review study suggests that musical memory remains mostly preserved in people...
July 2024 - Learn more about the different types of dementia and how they impact men and women differently.Dementia encompasses a range of symptoms, such as memory loss and difficulty with...
In honour of Volunteer Week 2024, we wanted to profile a volunteer who has been a wonderful asset to our team for years, Janice Daitchman. She is passionate about...








