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…issues, Dr. Stuart MacDonald is studying factors related to age-related declines in cognitive performance. Part of his research employs existing data from a Swedish study (the Kungsholmen Project; http://www.kungsholmenproject.se/) to…
…evaluation, interpretation, and dissemination of health outcomes information. The Centre is jointly affiliated with Providence Research and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Medicine. Learn more at https://www.advancinghealth.ubc.ca/….
…Columbia through education, advocacy and research. The Foundation is committed to ensuring that research into schizophrenia and related disorders continues in British Columbia. Learn more at http://www.bcss.org and at https://bcssfoundation.org….
…Sixsmith, a Professor in Gerontology and Director of the Science, Technology and Research (STAR) Institute at SFU. The team includes three trainees: Becky White (PhD student, Gerontology), Alice Murage (PhD…
…an online platform that will facilitate social prescribing (See prototype at www.casch.org/connect-rx). To accomplish this, we will (1) identify community assets and social prescriptions in Nanaimo, (2) convene health and…
About 37,000 people in BC suffer from panic disorder, a debilitating condition characterized by recurrent panic attacks, intense fear and anxiety. Common symptoms include heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, numbness…
Physical activities involving repetitive strain can injure tendons, causing chronic pain and disability. Contrary to previous thinking, chronic overuse tendon injuries do not involve inflammation. Instead, these injuries primarily involve…
Mounting evidence suggests that many common neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, autism, and epilepsy, originate from abnormal brain circuit formation and neuron (nerve cell) growth during early development….
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by persistent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions). One of the most common manifestations of OCD is checking compulsions, where an individual is…
…gram-negative bacterial pathogens (a bacteria type characterized by its membrane structure) is determined by the type III secretion systems (TTSS). TTSS are multi-protein macromolecular “machines” that mediate the secretion and…