People
April 8, 2016
New Medical Manager for Alzheimer and dementia clinic
The UBC Hospital Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders (UBCH CARD) announced this...
Pathological protein found to trigger spread of ALS
A protein that was once thought to be involved in only hereditary cases of...
Research
March 16, 2016
Differences between MS clinic and non-clinic users indicate knowledge gaps and more, study finds
If most of what we know about multiple sclerosis (MS) patients comes from patients...
Research
March 14, 2016
New funding to shine a light on MS-related brain injury
With the help of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Dr. Alex Rauscher is finding...
Events
March 10, 2016
From Bugs to Brains: Event Recap
Dr. Helen Tremlett and her team brought together researchers from a variety of disciplines for...
Research
March 5, 2016
Smartphones need a redesign to improve brain function: Q&A with Dr. Peter Reiner
Rather than improving our mental abilities, smartphones are increasingly blamed for ruining our brains....
Research
March 1, 2016
Bacteria in the gut may mean the difference between relapse and remission in kids with MS
New research, published this week in Journal of the Neurological Sciences, shows that a...
Research
February 25, 2016
Impairment in orbitofrontal cortex linked to cognitive inflexibility
Suppressing neural activity of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) made rats less likely to modify...
Research
February 24, 2016
Study shows genetic counselling helps psychiatric patients
A new University of British Columbia study shows that genetic counselling helps patients with...
Research
February 17, 2016
CATT for Educators helps teachers support students’ recovery from concussion
The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) is an online resource to help athletes, parents,...
Events
February 16, 2016
100 Years WISE: the push for more women in leadership roles culminates at UBC on March 9
“We have to make the effort now to reach out to women, to recruit...
Research
February 3, 2016
Injury to the deep periventricular areas of the brain is associated with Alzheimer disease
In a recently published article in the journal Neurology, investigators at the University of...