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…membrane swelling and ultimately results in cell death. Presently, the cascade of events by which neuronal swelling triggers cell death remains obscure. Preliminary evidence from Dr. Brian MacVicar’s lab (the…
…are ‘patchy’, and test samples (e.g. biopsies) used for laboratory studies may not be from the most diseased areas. We will use advanced lung imaging techniques (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…
…a Key Investment in BC Spinal Cord Injury Research (MSFHR, November 2014) Spinal Cord Injury Research at UBC Receives a $48M Grant (UBC News, October 2020) Shining a (Near-Infrared) Light…
Around 375,000 Canadians live with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). HFrEF worsens quality of life, and leads to hospitalizations and death. There is no cure for HFrEF, but…
…factors, such as visual-spatial attention, play a major role in a person’s risk for falling. In an earlier study, Lindsay Nagamatsu found that seniors who are prone to falling (fallers),…
…most, are not known. Evidence indicates that psychological therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) are effective at reducing pain and sex-related distress for women with…
…impossibility. These “blind spots” in the provincial response are being examined through a study launched by Dr. Julian Somers, distinguished professor with the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser…
…who move between nursing homes and emergency departments. Using an integrated knowledge translation (KT) approach, the objectives are to: Define the multiple perspectives of successful and unsuccessful transitions, and develop…
…to live more independent lives, the team developed and directed “I’d Rather Stay”, the 2015 New Urbanism Film Festival Best of Fest Award-winning documentary film. Through this 19-minute film, Callista,…
…to development of chronic heart disease. He will use findings from the study to design and test new methods to prevent heart disease, which could also lead to new treatments….