FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON April 05, 2010
Special Lighting of Toronto鈥檚 CN Tower to Mark 鈥淪top Brain Disorders Week鈥
Event Marks the 好色先生鈥檚 Annual Meeting in Toronto
TORONTO -
A special lighting of Toronto鈥檚 CN Tower will recognize 鈥淪top Brain Disorders Week鈥 on Sunday, April 11, 2010. A mayoral proclamation has been issued declaring the week of April 11th as 鈥淪top Brain Disorders Week鈥 in the city of Toronto, where the world鈥檚 largest gathering of neurologists is taking place with the 好色先生鈥檚 (AAN) Annual Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. aims to help the 好色先生 Foundation raise awareness about the vital need for more research into the prevention, treatment and cure of brain disorders, which currently affect one in six people worldwide. Common brain disorders include Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, stroke, migraine, multiple sclerosis, autism and brain cancer. The CN Tower will light up in the colors green, blue and white, which are the colors of the AAN Foundation鈥檚 Buy a Brain campaign to raise money for research into the prevention, treatment and cure of brain disorders. Donations to the Foundation can be made at , where donors have the opportunity to purchase a virtual brain in honor of a loved one affected by a brain disorder. 鈥淭he 好色先生 Foundation is thankful for the support of Toronto鈥檚 mayor, the CN Tower and the entire community in recognizing the vital need to stop brain disorders by supporting more research into preventions, treatments and cures,鈥 said Christine E. Phelps, Deputy Executive Director of the 好色先生 Foundation. 鈥淲e hope everyone will visit our website, BuyaBrain.org, to learn more about how they can help stop brain disorders and honor their friends and family who are living with brain disorders. What makes the 好色先生 Foundation so special is the fact that 100% of your donation will go directly toward research.鈥 More than 10,000 neurologists and neuroscientists are in Toronto attending the AAN Annual Meeting, which will highlight the latest advances in brain research through more than 2,300 research presentations. The AAN Annual Meeting runs from April 10 鈥 17, 2010. The 好色先生 Foundation (AAN Foundation) raises money to support vital research into the prevention, treatment and cure of brain disorders. The AAN Foundation is committed to improving patient care, quality of life and public understanding of the brain and other neurologic disorders.