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Common epilepsy drug could prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease

The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, reveals that VPA works by inhibiting the activity of an enzyme that produces a neurotoxic protein called beta Amyloid. In doing so, plaque...

Health and Medicine |

Largest review of its kind associates anti-inflammatory drugs with reduced breast cancer risk

A separate analysis for Aspirin showed a 13 per cent relative risk reduction in breast cancer and an analysis for Advil showed a 21 per cent relative risk reduction.The review, published in th...

Studies and Analyses |

New way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease promises earlier treatment

Published in Lancet Neurology, the development of new guidelines was co-led by Dr. Howard Feldman, head of the Div. of Neurology in the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine. Feldman, w...

Health and Medicine |

Canadian researchers to develop ’smart drug’ to repair psychiatric disorders

“Smart” drugs capable of targeting specific brain cells to control psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia may be ready for early clinical trials within three years, with the...

Health and Medicine |

Researchers aim to create ’living glue’ for replacement joints

By combining stem cell science with orthopedic surgery, a team of researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute aims to reduce the 10 per ...

Life Sciences |

UBC discovery is gateway to new stroke treatments

There may be new treatments for stroke, migraine, Alzheimer’s and other brain disorders, thanks to the discovery of a mechanism for regulating brain blood flow made by researchers at the Un...

Life Sciences |

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