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2003
Improving psychosocial treatment adherence in young individuals presenting with a first psychotic episode
Read moreResearch has shown that psychosocial treatments, such as cognitive-behavioural therapy, can reduce symptoms and improve overall well-being of people who are experiencing…
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Improving quantitative occupational exposure assessment methods for retrospective epidemiologic studes
Read moreThe degree to which occupational exposure to carcinogens causes cancer is uncertain, but many researchers believe that only a small fraction of…
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Income support and the health of women with disabilities: The dis/abling effects of discourses
Read moreWomen with disabilities face many barriers to health, including poverty and inequality. Government-administered income support programs are necessary for the survival of…
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2003
Institute of Health Promotion Research: Strengthening Health Disparities Research in BC
Read moreMany people suffer from negative health behaviours, reduced health status and inappropriate access to and/or use of health services associated with being…
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2003
Intrinsic capacity of spinal circuits for restoration of motor coordination after neurotrauma
Read moreWhile the brain is the body’s command centre, connections within the spinal cord control rhythmic activities like walking. The brain contributes to…
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Investigating protein expression and localization in microsporidian parasites during infection
Read moreDr. Ross Waller’s earlier research into the malaria parasite has contributed important information leading to a new array of drugs to treat…
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2003
Investigation of pathways underlying retinal degeneration
Read moreRetinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a form of inherited blindness that results from the death of light-detecting neurons called rod cells. It is…
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2003
Leptin regulation of glucose homeostasis
Read moreMore than two million Canadians have diabetes, a chronic metabolic disorder caused by the inability of the body to produce or properly…