Controversial treatment for MS found to be ineffective
The clinical trial, led by Anthony Traboulsee, showed that opening narrowed veins didn’t lead to better outcomes compared to a sham procedure.
Study sheds light on B.C. youths’ experiences with mental health services
As a UBC graduate student in Rehabilitation Sciences, Shalini Lal highlighted the impact of mental health services on young people with psychosis.
Breaking barriers to care in mental health
Colonel Jetly, Senior psychiatrist and Mental Health Advisor to the Surgeon General from the Canadian Armed Forces, talks with UBC medical students about mental health.
UBC scientist is paving the way in Alzheimer’s research
UBC Professor Cheryl Wellington talks about her current projects and how she thinks emerging research will shape the way we diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s 10 years from now.
UBC’s beacons of hope in the war against Alzheimer’s disease
Despite dispiriting headlines in the search for an effective drug, UBC continues to uncover knowledge pointing to new treatments and best practices.
Study of exercise and Parkinson’s disease yields positive results
Habitual exercise may confer an advantage in combating Parkinson’s disease by facilitating the brain’s production of dopamine.
Advances in technology are shaping Parkinson’s research
UBC Professor Martin McKeown talks about his research interests, what he hopes to accomplish and his recent collaboration with Conquer Mobile.
UBC helping with national study of opioid addiction treatment
Evan Wood will lead the B.C. arm of the study, which will compare methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone.
Mental health rehabilitation through the patient lens
Occupational therapist and postdoctoral fellow Skye Barbic says our current understanding of mental health recovery on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is too narrow.
An evidence-based alternative to MoodPanda
Professional-grade tools to track moods are rare. UBC faculty members, sensing a need, went to work. The result: MoodFx.