what factors promote resilience to stress? researchers have investigated this question at the level of neurons for decades, but dr. caroline ménard found an answer where the blood system and the nervous system interact, the blood-brain barrier (bbb).
in any given year, one in five people in canada will personally experience a mental health problem or illness. prolonged exposure to stress is one of the factors that can lead to mental illnesses.
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her work also accelerates scientific practice; dr. ménard had no experience working with astrocyte receptors prior to her future leader grant, but now she and her team are receiving inquiries from researchers around the world for access to the tools they’ve developed to manipulate them.