The Brain Research Centre, located in Vancouver, Canada, is a unique partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute 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 that have the potential to reduce the suffering and cost associated with disease and injuries of the brain.

New study finds resistance training effective in  delaying onset of Alzheimer's disease

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What's new at the
Brain Research Centre?

Come hear two world-leading brain researchers speak about the latest insights on how your brain changes as you age, what you can do about it, and new treatment opportunities for Alzheimer's disease. [more]

Attend a one-day symposium on tramautic brain injury [more]

Largest aging study in Canada launches in B.C., data collection to begin at the Brain Research Centre in 2013. [more]