The Brain Research Centre, located in Vancouver, Canada, is a unique partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. The hospital has combined forces with broad, multi disciplinary research expertise at the University of British Columbia to advance our knowledge of the brain and to explore new discoveries and technologies which have the potential to reduce the suffering and cost associated with disease and injuries of the brain.

Marijuana is ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment, according to a new study by Weihong Song [more]

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Brain Research Centre?

Discovery of new mechanism of brain cell injury in Huntington’s disease offers new approaches to treatment [more]

Weight training improves cognitive function in seniors [more]

New understanding about mechanism for cell death after stroke leads to possible therapy [more]

Read our November 2009 newsletter [more]

Read our 2009 Annual Report [more]

Find out more about chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and MS [more]

Find out more about the 3rd biennial Brain Development & Learning conference [more]