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Scientists find brain region that helps you make up your mind

Scientists find brain region that helps you make up your mind

One of the smallest parts of the brain is getting a second look after new UBC research suggests it plays a crucial role in decision making.

Nov 24, 2013

New imaging technique holds promise for speeding MS research

New imaging technique holds promise for speeding MS research

UBC researchers have developed a MRI technique to detect multiple sclerosis.

Jun 12, 2013

Strength in numbers when resisting forbidden fruit

Strength in numbers when resisting forbidden fruit

A new University of British Columbia study helps to explain how people become obsessed with forbidden pleasures.

Jun 5, 2013

Anxious about life? Tylenol may do the trick

UBC researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. The study suggests the drug may also reduce the psychological effects of the fear and anxiety over the human condition, or existential dread.

Apr 16, 2013

Combination of blood thinning drugs shown to be ineffective as stroke preventer

An international team led by a neurologist at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health has shown that a combination of aspirin and clopidogrel, both common blood thinners, does not prevent recurrence of a common type of stroke, and may even pose serious risks.

Sep 7, 2012

Neuroethicist recommends guidelines on reporting research incidental findings

UBC Neurology Prof. Judy Illes is among 25 international leading researchers recommending the handling of incidental findings in genomic research in a paper published online today in the journal Genetics in Medicine.

Mar 21, 2012

Federal and provincial ministers break ground for UBC-VCH brain health centre

Federal and provincial ministers break ground for UBC-VCH brain health centre

Representatives of the federal and provincial governments today marked the start of construction of a new centre at UBC that will unite brain research and patient care.

Oct 11, 2011

UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health researchers help discover common genetic cause of ALS and frontotemporal dementia

A neuropathologist at University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health helped find a genetic abnormality that is the most common cause of two different but related forms of neurodegenerative disease: frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Sep 21, 2011

Newly identified gene mutation linked to Parkinson's: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health research

Less than two months after publishing findings about a new gene linked to late-onset Parkinson’s disease, the same team of scientists at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered another gene responsible for the neurodegenerative disease – providing yet another target for potential treatments.

Sep 8, 2011

UBC announces largest ever gift to Faculty of Medicine: $15M towards Centre for Brain Health

UBC announces largest ever gift to Faculty of Medicine: $15M towards Centre for Brain Health

A $15 million gift from Vancouver philanthropist Djavad Mowafaghian will help create a new facility that integrates brain research and patient care.

Apr 4, 2011

UBC study offers ethical and cost-effective strategy for managing MRI incidental findings

The increasing number of incidental findings in brain imaging can be managed ethically and cost-effectively by screening study participants based on gender, age and family history, according to University of British Columbia researchers.

Jun 17, 2010

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