New cell modelling tool takes the guesswork out of microglia morphology
Pictured: Elisa York at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. Image credit: Paul...
Research
CanProCo study unites Canadian MS researchers in a longitudinal, next-generation research initiative
Pictured: Dr. Shannon Kolind (left) and Dr. Karen Lee (right), taken at the Djavad...
Research
November 28, 2018
Signature for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder suggests changes in the cellular makeup of the brain
Pictured: Dr. Paul Pavlidis. Image credit: Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC. Scientists have long studied...
Community
November 28, 2018
Member news: November 2018
Pictured: Dr. Judy Illes (right) with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of...
Research
November 27, 2018
Canadian Open Parkinson Network funding begins collaboration platform to accelerate Parkinson’s disease research and knowledge
Parkinson Canada and Brain Canada announced this morning the creation of the Canadian Open Parkinson...
Research
November 21, 2018
Tissue orientation causes bias in MRI measurements of brain blood flow
Pictured: a venogram showing blood vessels in the brain. New research by Dr. Alex...
Research
November 15, 2018
NFL gives significant funding to help youth ‘shred’ the burden of concussion
A pan-Canadian program involving University of British Columbia researchers is one step closer to...
Research
November 9, 2018
Educational neuroscience research cluster growing in numbers and influence
“In the beginning, we were just thinking about children, and how education affects kids’...
Trainees
November 2, 2018
Motivation, decision-making, and telling our stories anyway
Pictured: Leili Mortazavi (left) and Sukhbir Kaur (right), research technician in Dr. Catharine Winstanley’s...
People
November 2, 2018
New faculty member recognized as Next Generation Leader by Allen Institute
The Allen Institute in Seattle announced today their 2018 Next Generation Leaders, a group...
Community
October 31, 2018
Member news: October 2018
Pictured (left to right): Dr. Brian MacVicar, Dr. Vesna Sossi, and Dr. Alex Mackay...
Research
October 30, 2018
Clinical trial results put liberation therapy controversy to rest
For nearly a decade, some people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have put their hopes...