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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
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As the FIFA #WorldCup drives a surge in sports betting, researchers are examining how online gambling platforms are changing the game.
@psych.ubc.ca professor @lukeclark.bsky.social discusses gambling disorder, loss-chasing, athlete vulnerability and why platform design matters for reducing harm.
Special congratulations to DMCBH members Drs. Brian Kwon, Mypinder Sekhon and Fidel Vila-Rodriguez!
Congratulations to our DMCBH trainees:
⭐Beverley Larssen, Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award
⭐Vivian Li, Rising Star Award
⭐Jacqueline Palik, Rising Star Award
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jan Lünemann as the inaugural UBC Chair in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) & Autoimmune Neurology Research! He will lead the BC MS Cell Therapies Translational Research Network, which is accelerating the development of new therapies for MS and other neurological diseases.
Bipolar disorder takes years to diagnose accurately. What if AI could change that? Dr. John-Jose Nunez breaks down the hidden challenges behind bipolar diagnosis and explains how AI could reshape the way we diagnose.
Check out CREST.BD's new series Bipolar Explained here:
On April 17, the MATRIX-N research cluster and the DMCBH organized "Innovative Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder Management in the Fentanyl Era," an event highlighting a multidisciplinary panel of six leading experts who discussed emerging challenges in opioid use disorder (OUD) care.
On May 9, the Dementia LINK team hosted its Open House at the DMCBH. This event provided an opportunity for those with lived experience of dementia to learn more about the biomedical side of dementia research, featuring presentations from three researchers, a networking lunch and various lab tours.
On May 7, CLEAR Foundation hosted From Lab to Life, an event showcasing UBC's advances in dementia research.
Attendees had the opportunity to step inside different labs of CLEAR-funded scientists, witnessing firsthand innovative technologies, therapeutic approaches and scientific discoveries.
What if a blood test could help detect brain disorders like dementia, concussion & stroke?
Led by Dr. Cheryl Wellington, the Core Facility for Neurology Biomarker Innovation (CFNBI) is advancing blood biomarker research to support earlier diagnosis, more precise treatment & improved patient care.
New research led by VCHRI investigator Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez found that magnetic seizure therapy could offer safer treatment pathway for severe bipolar depression: buff.ly/jMMy1D2 @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @vchhealthcare.bsky.social @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social
Dr. Jan Lünemann, a world-renowned neurologist, neuroimmunologist and clinician-scientist, has joined UBC as the inaugural UBC Chair in Multiple Sclerosis
Why does bipolar disorder take years - sometimes decades - to diagnose accurately? And what if artificial intelligence could change that? AI researcher
What if a simple blood test could help detect brain disorders like dementia, concussion and stroke? That could soon be possible thanks to a newly opened
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
Congrats to this year’s recipients of the VCHRI Top Graduating Doctoral Student & Rising Star Awards! 🎉 Learn how these up-and-coming research leaders are contributing to the community: www.vchri.ca/announcement...
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On May 9, 2026, the Dementia LINK team hosted its inaugural Open House at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) at UBC. The event brought
🎉 Congrats to this year’s VCHRI Innovation & Translational Research Award recipients! Learn more about their projects that are advancing patient outcomes & strengthening patient-practitioner connectedness: www.vchri.ca/announcement... @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @vchhealthcare.bsky.social
