Research
May 18, 2017
Imaging technique may reduce cost, timeline of clinical trials in MS
“Think of a multiple sclerosis lesion as the tip of the iceberg,” says Dr....
Research
Researchers quantify risks associated with common MS drug
Dr. Helen Tremlett, Canada Research Chair in Neuroepidemiology and Multiple Sclerosis, and her research...
Research
May 8, 2017
New research finds brain injury causes impulse control problems in rats
New research from Dr. Catharine Winstanley’s lab confirms for the first time that even...
Community
April 28, 2017
Member news: April 2017
Cast your vote Dr. Lara Boyd and Dr. Judy Illes are nominees for the...
Research
April 27, 2017
Joint advocacy leads to improved access to Parkinson’s medication in BC
Working with a shared voice can be very effective for improving outcomes in the...
Research
April 26, 2017
Canadian researchers lead global mental health initiative
An international collaboration to address the economic costs of mental illness in member nations...
Awards
April 25, 2017
Innovative researcher honoured as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Dr. Terrance (Terry) Snutch was recently inducted as a Fellow in the National Academy...
Research
April 21, 2017
Study of Canadian health records over 20 years suggests possibility of MS prodrome
New research from Dr. Helen Tremlett, Canada Research Chair in Neuroepidemiology and Multiple Sclerosis...
Events
April 13, 2017
Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal to be shown at UBC
Pictured: Santiago Ramón y Cajal, injured Purkinje neurons, 1914, ink and pencil on paper. Courtesy...
Research
April 6, 2017
Researchers find more multiple sclerosis-causing mutations
Less than a year after publishing research identifying a single genetic mutation that caused...
Research
April 4, 2017
Is the media landscape changing faster than science communication can keep up?
As information-sharing has become decentralized in our digital age, are traditional approaches to science...
Research
April 3, 2017
Parkinson’s discovery at odds with prevalent hypothesis, finds serotonin increase in prodromal PD
By the time a person with Parkinson’s disease (PD) receives a diagnosis, they have...