Concussions loosen insulation around brain cells
The loosening was detected two weeks post-concussion, when the players said they felt fine and were deemed ready to play.
Even the fittest middle-aged athletes can’t outrun cardiovascular risk factors
UBC researchers found significant cardiovascular disease in 11 per cent of masters athletes — individuals aged 35 and older who do moderate to vigorous physical activity at least three days a week.
Hot yoga can make an athlete’s heart more efficient
A “slingshot effect” explains why athletes’ plasma volumes increased after several days of hot yoga.
Sugar-like molecule points to new therapeutic path for autism and schizophrenia
Heparin sulfate, when bound to neurexin, a key synaptic protein, creates a sort of scaffold, strengthening neuronal connections.
UBC bestows national prizes on Canadian health science pioneers
Andrew Krahn, Bruce McManus, Kullervo Hynynen and Martin Gleave are being honoured for their accomplishments in heart health, brain health and cancer.
Genetic marker could spare MS patients from liver damage
The marker illustrates the potential power of precision medicine.
A constellation of symptoms presages first definitive signs of multiple sclerosis
Five years before classic MS symptoms appear, people are up to four times more likely to be treated for nervous system disorders.
UBC study raises alarm over COPD’s early impact on lungs
Patients diagnosed with even mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have already lost a significant portion of their small airways.
HPV test better than Pap test at detecting cervical precancer
A study of 19,000 women in British Columbia showed that the HPV test finds precancer sooner.
Two discoveries offer new targets for future Alzheimer’s treatments
The studies, published this spring in Molecular Psychiatry, hint at more precise strategies for preventing the build-up of the toxic protein, amyloid beta.