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Dean carries Olympic torch in Whistler: Dr. Gavin Stuart, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, and Vice Provost Health, UBC, was part of a 20-person team from the British Columbia Medical Association to take part in the torch relay last week.  Dr. Stuart torch relay

Photo of Weihong Song Marijuana ineffective as Alzheimer's treatment: Research by Psychiatry Professor Weihong Song challenges previous findings that a synthetic cannabinoid can temper or reverse the effects of the disease. Dr. Song's study was the first to explore the question using transgenic mice -- a more authentic model for the disease in humans. Read Vancouver Sun article

Pre-natal alcohol exposure affects newborns'
reaction to pain:
Professor Tim Oberlander, in the Department of Pediatrics, found a blunted response -- similar to previous studies of newborns whose mothers took SSRI anti-depressants. Read Vancouver Sun article
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Image of neuron Excessive receptors contribute to Huntington's disease: UBC researchers found that the genetic mutation underlying the disease causes the accumulation of NMDA receptors outside synapses between neurons, and a drug called Memantine can block their detrimental activity. 

Photo of officials at KGH opening Clinical teaching facility opens in the Interior: The new building enables Kelowna General Hospital to become the latest of several Clinical Academic Campuses around BC.

L-R: Brad Bennett, Chair, UBC Board of Governors; Dr. Gavin Stuart, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Vice Provost Health, UBC; BC Premier Gordon Campbell.

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Questions about the Olympics?
Click the link above for information from UBC, and here for additional information from the Faculty of Medicine.

Call for nominations:
Deadlines to submit a faculty or staff member's name for one of several awards are coming up in February and March.
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New hope in fight against MS?
UBC is poised to play a leading role in researching the validity of a new theory called CCSVI.
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Lace up!
Join the Faculty of Medicine team in the 2010 Vancouver Sun Run. Early registration ends Feb. 19. Visit Your Health Matters for details.
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Faculty and staff can take an
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