Research
July 11, 2021
A road map for early brain disease detection
Researchers have created an atlas of myelin among healthy people to support better brain...
Research
Stroke rehabilitation moves online and into the community
The virtual and community-based program makes it easier for patients to continue their recovery...
Research
March 29, 2021
UBC neuroscientist joins investigation of a mysterious new brain disease
When a mysterious neurological disease was recently discovered in New Brunswick, Dr. Neil Cashman,...
Trainees
December 14, 2020
Student Profile: Dr. Asma Bashir
This story was written as part of the Djavid Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health...
Research
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,...
Research
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...
COVID-19 Series: The importance of exercise during a pandemic
In the coming weeks, we will be profiling COVID-19 work and expertise from Djavad...
Research
January 29, 2020
New study first to show rerouting patterns in the brain post-concussion
A new study is the first to show how information is rerouted in the...
Research
December 18, 2019
New function of CHIMERA adds severe impacts to aid researchers in studying traumatic brain injury
Pictured: Dr. Asma Bashir (left) and Dr. Cheryl Wellington (right) following Dr. Bashir’s successful...
Research
December 3, 2019
One in two homeless people may have experienced a head injury in their lifetime
People who are homeless experience a disproportionately high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury...
Research
September 23, 2019
Translating Research to Care: Canadian Pediatric Concussion Guidelines
A Canada-wide collaboration between researchers and health-care providers has produced the first “living” guideline...
Research
September 11, 2019
New clarity for role of protein-protein interaction in synaptic plasticity
New research from Dr. Yu Tian Wang’s lab has revealed a novel role for...