Research
May 22, 2019
Ethical questions around brain devices marketed to consumers
Wearable brain devices are now being marketed directly to consumers and often claim to...
Trainees
Vanier Scholar Hong Lu finds his way in the details
Hong Lu (pictured) is a hospital volunteer, avid pianist, neuroscience graduate student, and Vanier...
Research
May 16, 2019
25 years of data points to new predictor of age of onset for Huntington disease
Investigators led by Dr. Michael Hayden have examined more than 25 years of data...
Research
May 13, 2019
New MRI study assesses myelin and iron as biomarkers in the brain
A new computational tissue model from Dr. Alex Rauscher and his team has enabled...
Research
May 6, 2019
Huntington drug successfully lowers levels of disease-causing protein
Pictured: Dr. Blair Leavitt in his lab at CMMT. Image source: UBC/Faculty of Medicine....
Community
April 29, 2019
Member news: April 2019
Pictured: Dr. Haakon Nygaard shows Charles Fipke the new GE Healthcare SIGNA™ hybrid PET-MRI scanner...
Research
April 24, 2019
Exercise, executive functions, and engaging with physical activity for better brain health
When it comes to the relationship between physical activity and improved executive function (EF),...
Research
April 18, 2019
Research shows exercise is beneficial at every age and fitness level
A comprehensive review of existing research has found that any amount of exercise is...
Dr. Sriram Subramaniam appointed Gobind Khorana Canada Excellence Research Chair in Precision Cancer Drug Design
The Subramaniam lab at DMCBH. Pictured, left to right: Dr. Sriram Subramaniam, Dr. Sagar...
First-of-its-kind imaging facility opened at DMCBH today
Pictured, left to right: Brad Bennett, Prof. Santa Ono, Charles Fipke, Dr. Haakon Nygaard,...
Dr. Julie Robillard receives leadership award from ALS Society of BC
Dr. Julie Robillard, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Associate Director, Neuroethics Canada, has been awarded the...
Events
April 5, 2019
International leaders in biological psychiatry to convene in Vancouver in June
More than 1500 psychiatrists, clinician-investigators, basic scientists, leading interational experts in biological psychiatry, and...