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Uncovering the role of long non-coding RNA PAN3-AS1 in acute myeloid leukemia
In Canada, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) presents a significant challenge, with only a 30% five-year survival rate…
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Mapping the musical brain in dementia
Music is an important part of life for individuals with dementia and their loved ones. Numerous clinical…
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3D bioprinting patient-derived neural tissues for screening potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and continues to affect more people globally…
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The impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection/COVID-19 and microglial contribution on the development and severity of Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) globally affects 1 in 100 adults above 60. Exposure to environmental agents including viral…
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Coordinating movement in a complex world: How the midbrain and oculomotor cerebellum encode visual motion originating from realistic scenes to guide locomotion.
As we move about the world, we experience optic flow – the movement of surfaces and objects…
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Multisensory integration in aging and Alzheimer’s disease
As people age, their senses become less sharp. Healthy older adults can combine information from different senses,…
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Novel Bayesian phylogenetic methods for understanding HIV evolution within and between host
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) the cause of AIDS continues to affect 40 million people worldwide. To tackle…
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Women and Forced Migration: Inclusively Examining Access to Care at the Axes of Chronic Health and Gender-Based Violence
Forced migration occurs when people are displaced from their homes to escape harmful situations including human rights…
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Exploring oncology care providers’ treatment decision making and its impacts on individuals who are highly marginalized with cancer
Due to racism, discrimination, stigma, mental illness and substance use issues, and homelessness, highly marginalized adults tend…
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Strengthening safety nets to improve access to substance use and mental health services to optimize youth-determined health and wellness
Despite an increasing trend in the number of youth with substance use disorders in BC, current data…
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An investigation of the healthcare and psychosocial experiences of racialized youth living with serious and life threatening illnesses
We live in a diverse Canadian society that is quickly growing in social and cultural representation. A…
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An exercise- and education-based secondary prevention program after stroke: a randomized controlled trial
30% of stroke survivors will have another stroke. To prevent this, we can try to change several…
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