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December 3, 2019
One in two homeless people may have experienced a head injury in their lifetime
People who are homeless experience a disproportionately high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury...
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Translating Research to Care: Canadian Pediatric Concussion Guidelines
A Canada-wide collaboration between researchers and health-care providers has produced the first “living” guideline...
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September 11, 2019
New clarity for role of protein-protein interaction in synaptic plasticity
New research from Dr. Yu Tian Wang’s lab has revealed a novel role for...
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June 26, 2019
Changes in the brain apparent in the blood in new TBI biomarker study
Pictured: Dr. Cheryl Wellington (right) with graduate student Jasmine Gill (left) with the Simoa HD-1...
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June 17, 2019
New tool helps working adults spot and manage concussions
British Columbians returning to work after a concussion now have access to new online...
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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...
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May 30, 2019
Iron in brain tissue influences myelin measurements with MRI
Dr. Alex Rauscher and his team are engaged in a long-term project to understand...
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May 27, 2019
CHIMERA on tour as Wellington, Cripton collaboration in high demand
Since publishing their first paper on the Closed-Head Impact Model of Engineered Rotational Acceleration...
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April 18, 2019
Research shows exercise is beneficial at every age and fitness level
A comprehensive review of existing research has found that any amount of exercise is...
First-of-its-kind imaging facility opened at DMCBH today
Pictured, left to right: Brad Bennett, Prof. Santa Ono, Charles Fipke, Dr. Haakon Nygaard,...
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March 14, 2019
New approach to stroke treatment could minimize brain damage
Pictured: Dr. Christian Naus in his lab at the Life Sciences Centre. Image credit:...
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March 7, 2019
CHIMERA model produces surprising results in concussion study
Dr. Tom Cheng was surprised to discover that the effects of repeated concussions can...