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Development and regulation of individual mammalian CNS synapses
A single central neuron can receive signals from up to 50,000 other neurons, which each connect to…
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Ecological approaches to understanding health behavior and outcomes among youth
In spite of prevention programs that target risky sexual behaviours in youth, many BC teens continue to…
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Function and mechanism of genomic imprinting on mouse chromosome 6
Along with the completion of the Human Genome Project have come new insights and tools to understand…
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Functional interactions between basolateral amygdala and mesocortical dopamine inputs to the medical prefrontal cortex: Electrophysiological and behavioral analyses
As part of a complex, interconnected neural network, the brain’s prefrontal cortex plays an important role in…
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Improving patient safety: Costs and effects count
Health economist Dr. Rebecca Warburton is analyzing the costs and effects of interventions to reduce the accidental…
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Investigating the link between symptom expression, medicalization and acculturation: The case of Portuguese immigrants
Dr. James has conducted groundbreaking research into the experiences of Portuguese immigrants with agonias, a commonly-expressed disorder…
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Investigations of Parkinson’s Disease with quantitative high resolution PET imaging
Affecting approximately 80,000 Canadians, Parkinson's disease is characterized by the lack of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the…
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Literacy and health research
Low levels of literacy have been associated with poor health, poor understanding of treatment, greater use of…
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Molecular basis of toxoplasma pathogenesis
While there has been significant research conducted about how bacteria and viruses cause disease, in comparison, relatively…
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Molecular pathology of familial gastric cancer
Dr. David Huntsman is one of a growing number of health researchers who are equally interested in…
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Molecular study of interaction between mycobacterium tuberculosis and the macrophage endosomal compartment: An approach to identify mycobacterial virulence factors
Much of the resurgence of tuberculosis during the past decade can be attributed to the fast spread…
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