Research
September 12, 2014
MoodFx, a new mobile-friendly website, will help Canadian workers with clinical depression
Led by Dr. Raymond Lam, researchers at the Mood Disorders Centre at UBC Hospital...
Events
Genetic Epidemiology of Parkinson’s Disease Annual Meeting
On September 12, delegates from 60 research sites and 23 countries will converge on...
Research
July 16, 2014
Stopping ALS starts with knowing how it spreads
Amyotophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a devastating and...
Research
July 8, 2014
National Core for Neuroethics researchers featured in Science Magazine
Young researchers from the National Core for Neuroethics at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for...
Research
June 2, 2014
Molecular biosensor important for learning discovered
Although most people take for granted their brain’s ability to be learning almost constantly,...
Research
May 28, 2014
‘Sticky synapses’ can impair new memories by holding on to old ones
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered that so-called “sticky synapses” in the brain...
People
April 28, 2014
New Co-Directors announced for the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
The University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research...
Research
April 21, 2014
Aerobic exercise builds a bigger brain
The human brain appears to be no different than rest of the body when...
Research
April 7, 2014
Brain connectivity differs dramatically between fallers, non-fallers
Findings from a recently published Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) study suggest that...
Research
March 19, 2014
Scientists catch brain damage in the act
Scientists have uncovered how inflammation and lack of oxygen conspire to cause brain damage...
Community
February 27, 2014
New Centre for Brain Health to unite research and patient care
Canada’s largest integrated brain centre officially opens today, uniting research and patient care to...
Research
February 21, 2014
New ideas change your brain cells
A new study led by Dr. Shernaz Bamji and her research team affiliated with...