Research
September 28, 2016
Scientists look to Tunisia to find new target for stopping Parkinson disease
By analyzing the DNA of people in remote Tunisian villages, researchers with the Centre...
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CANMAT releases new guidelines for clinical care and treatment of depression
New guidelines for clinical care and treatment of depression offer accessible, evidence-based treatment options...
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September 13, 2016
Online advice for preventing Alzheimer disease often problematic
New research from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health finds that many online...
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September 6, 2016
Researchers find mutation responsible for altered brain function linked to autism
Mutations associated with autism that were previously thought to reduce excitatory synaptic transmissions are...
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August 29, 2016
Illuminating optogenetics and the role of researchers on social media
Should scientists and science communicators use Twitter? That’s the question researchers at UBC’s National...
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August 23, 2016
THC makes rats lazy, less willing to try cognitively demanding tasks
New research from Dr. Catharine Winstanley’s lab, published today in the Journal of Psychiatry...
Centre members receive CIHR funding to further brain health research
The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) has announced its latest grants, and 14...
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July 8, 2016
Patient collaboration in research leads to meaningful outcomes
Dr. Julie Robillard believes that good research puts patients first. In the labs and...
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July 6, 2016
Researchers tackle non-adherence to MS medication in new study
For some patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), adhering to a strict disease-modifying therapy (DMT)...
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June 1, 2016
Researchers find genetic cause of multiple sclerosis
Scientists at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, a partnership of University of...
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May 24, 2016
Newly discovered biomarker offers genetic predictor of dementia in Parkinson disease
For patients with Parkinson disease (PD), cognitive decline can be one of the most...
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May 16, 2016
Gut microbes associated with early onset pediatric MS
Bacteria in the guts of children who had recently developed multiple sclerosis (MS) differed...