Research
June 4, 2019
Microglial ‘fingers’ probe dense brain structures in health and disease
Pictured: Dr. Bernier discusses microglia morphology with Dr. Nick Weilinger, a postdoctoral fellow in...
Research
Iron in brain tissue influences myelin measurements with MRI
Dr. Alex Rauscher and his team are engaged in a long-term project to understand...
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....
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
March 22, 2019
World Parkinson’s Day 2019 to bring DMCBH community together
Pictured: The Movement Disorders Clinic and Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre team at the Djavad Mowafaghian...
Research
March 18, 2019
Common treatment for multiple sclerosis may prolong life
A new study from Dr. Elaine Kingwell and Dr. Helen Tremlett reveals that a widely prescribed drug...
Research
February 22, 2019
Disability progression in multiple sclerosis linked to income, education
Neighbourhood income and education level is associated with risk of disability progression in patients...
Research
February 15, 2019
Trio of papers offers new data on MS prevalence in the US
More than 90,000 Canadians live with multiple sclerosis (MS) a chronic disease affecting the...
Research
January 8, 2019
Protein switch identified in connection with disability progression in MS
Researchers know that the loss of neurons and their axons is responsible for disability...
Community
December 17, 2018
Life Gave Larry Gifford Parkinson’s Disease; Larry Gave Us A Storyteller’s Insight, In Podcast Form
Dr. Jonathan Squires and Larry Gifford in the Movement Disorders Clinic at the Djavad...