Pre-birth exposure to anti-depressants linked to better cognitive skills 12 years later
More research is needed to see if the benefit is also accompanied by risks, such as higher anxiety.
A quicker treatment for persistent depression?
A 3-minute session of theta bursts was just as effective as a 37-minute session of standard high-frequency brain stimulation.
Living in sunnier climes could reduce risk of MS
Professor Helen Tremlett, in the Division of Neurology, examined sun exposure over the lifespan.
UBC expands research into healthy aging with $24 million gift
The donation from Edwin S.H. Leong is the largest gift that the Faculty of Medicine has ever received from an individual.
Use of fentanyl signals limits of substitution therapy for many Downtown Eastside residents
The study of people living in marginal housing also showed how quickly fentanyl infiltrated the community in 2017.
Alzheimer’s disease might be a “whole body” problem
Weihong Song used surgically-joined mice to show that the protein considered to be Alzheimer’s main culprit can travel from elsewhere in the body to the brain.
UBC recognizes three of Canada’s top health scientists
Stanley Nattel, Ian Mackenzie and Eduardo Franco are being honoured for their accomplishments in heart health, brain health and cancer.
Mixed reality gives neuroanatomy lessons a boost
UBC’s Faculty of Medicine teams up with Microsoft to help students visualize the brain’s 3D structure.
BCCSU partners with UBC to launch new training program for opioid treatment prescribers
The new Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program will train health professionals in best practices for prescribing methadone and other opioid agonist treatments.
New online addiction training program launched
The Online Addiction Medicine Diploma is the latest educational initiative of the B.C. Centre on Substance Use, which began operations this year.