Competition for Alzheimer’s research funding announced
For the second year in a row, the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health...
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A bit of stress might not be so good for us after all
The notion that a bit of stress makes people perform better has been baked...
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November 6, 2020
The unique mental health and brain impacts of COVID-19
As COVID-19 infections spike around the globe, with no end in sight for months,...
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October 26, 2020
COVID-19 Collaboration Saves Lives of ICU Patients
In late March, Zee Rahiman spiked a fever and could barely talk because of...
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October 21, 2020
New Study Finds Myelin Damage Could be Impacting Cognition in MS
Up to 70 percent of people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) experience cognitive impairment...
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October 5, 2020
Researchers Working to Implement Enhanced Measurement-Based Care for Depression in Shanghai
A team of UBC researchers is working with colleagues in Shanghai to implement the...
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September 18, 2020
Two New Studies Reveal Insights into Immunometabolism in the Brain
The MacVicar Lab has published two papers today looking at immunometabolism in the brain,...
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August 5, 2020
New Study finds Sex Differences in Adult Neurogenesis in the Hippocampus
Like many areas of science, neurogenesis is one where little work has been done...
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July 31, 2020
Swayne lab uses innovative live cell microscopy to get a “closer look” at the development of nerve cell connections
Pictured: Authors of the recent Dr. Swayne lab paper, clockwise from top left: Becca Candlish,...
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July 27, 2020
COVID 19 series: The Role Stress Plays in Children During the pandemic
In the coming weeks, we will be profiling COVID-19 work and expertise from Djavad...
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July 22, 2020
New Study Looks at Role of ARNT2 in Myelin-Producing Cells
An important goal in multiple sclerosis (MS) research is determining how to repair or...
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July 5, 2020
COVID-19 Series: New Study Looks at Mental Health Needs of High-Risk Groups
In the coming weeks, we will be profiling COVID-19 work and expertise from Djavad...