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March 9, 2015

Investment in Canadian research on aging renewed

A major study that will provide in-depth understanding of aging for decades has received...

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January 20, 2015

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Brains

Can exercise change the trajectory of Alzheimer’s disease or delay the onset of cognitive...

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January 16, 2015

Testing your cognition online: What’s the harm?

A Google search of your symptoms brings you to an online quiz that promises...

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January 13, 2015

Finding a link between chronic brain injury and cognitive decline

Can a concussion cause Alzheimer’s disease? No, but research suggests that repeated concussions from...

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December 9, 2014

Changing the pace of memory loss

Researchers at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, in collaboration with scientists at...

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November 26, 2014

Turning some Ideas on their Head: Dr. Adele Diamond, TEDxWestVancouverED

Dr. Adele Diamond speaks to the power of executive function and its impact on...

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October 21, 2014

Researcher profile: Dr. Haakon Nygaard

Dr. Haakon Nygaard comes to the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) from...

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September 30, 2014

Canadian diamond pioneer donates $9.1 million for Alzheimer’s research

The quest to understand and treat Alzheimer’s disease is being bolstered intellectually and technologically...

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June 2, 2014

Molecular biosensor important for learning discovered

Although most people take for granted their brain’s ability to be learning almost constantly,...

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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...

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April 21, 2014

Aerobic exercise builds a bigger brain

The human brain appears to be no different than rest of the body when...

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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...

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