Research
November 1, 2017
National Core for Neuroethics Participates in IHDCYH Talks Competition
The words we use to communicate about disabilities and the people who have them...
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Alzheimer’s disease may not originate in the brain
Alzheimer’s disease, the leading cause of dementia, has long been assumed to originate in...
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October 19, 2017
New research demonstrates complexity underlying the ‘simplest form of learning’
“We thought we were studying the simplest form of learning,” says Dr. Catharine Rankin....
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October 16, 2017
1000 Simple Words to Improve Science Communication
“A lot of scientific writing can be … dry,” says Dr. James Kryklywy, a...
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October 13, 2017
Infrastructure grants from Canadian government fund brain, spinal cord research
The Faculty of Medicine received a total of $31.2 million in the latest round...
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October 10, 2017
Is cardiovascular health the key to protecting the brain against dementia?
Can “good” cholesterol protect against age-related cognitive decline? A trio of papers from researchers...
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September 21, 2017
UBC researchers promote the Fundamental Science Review on Parliament Hill
“Based on data from a survey we produced last year, 80 per cent of...
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August 22, 2017
Intelligent curation: Improving access to quality health information online
“The biggest problem with technology for older adults, however useful it may be to...
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July 25, 2017
Too much information? New research suggests brain edits memories over time.
Image: Neurons born in infancy (green). Credit: Shaina Cahill. Why, in an otherwise healthy...
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July 19, 2017
Steering an enzyme’s “scissors” shows potential for stopping Alzheimer’s disease
The old real estate adage about “location, location, location” might also apply to the...
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July 6, 2017
Delineating different decision duties for dopamine in the frontal lobes
“Sometimes you have these big ideas, and then five years pass and it turns...
A swell of salt and water pushes Banting Scholar Dr. Nick Weilinger’s research
“In theory, cerebral edema is a very simple issue; it’s the movement of water...