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UBC scientists uncover why some Huntington disease patients decline years earlier
New research from UBC’s Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute explains why some people with Huntington disease develop symptoms a decade earlier and points to a promising treatment target. Stephanie McClellan https://news.ubc.ca/2026/09/why-some-huntington-disease-patients-decline-years-earlier/ Sep 14, 2026 Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited, progressive disorder that causes involuntary movements and psychiatric […] Read More
CMMT Research Day – September 18th, 2026
For Zoom meeting ID, email elomba@cmmt.ubc.ca Guest Speakers: Dr. Meaghan Jones is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics at the University of Manitoba. Her research centres on understanding how early life environmental exposures, particularly to inhaled pollutants, affect long-term lung health through epigenetic mechanisms. She investigates how these exposures […] Read More
Scientist with Huntington’s gene dedicates life to curing fatal disease he’ll one day develop
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/scientist-with-huntington-s-gene-dedicates-life-to-curing-fatal-disease-he-ll-one-day-develop-9.7225211 Jeff Carroll’s a part of the Brain Health accelerator, a new $400M neurodegenerative research initiative Emma Marshall · CBC Radio · Posted: Jun 05, 2026 2:02 PM PDT | Last Updated: June 5 Scientist Jeff Carroll was told by his colleagues that he didn’t have to devote his life to Huntington’s disease. His grandmother and mother both died […] Read More
Brain Canada Fuels New B.C. and Alberta Platforms to Advance Brain Health
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/brain-canada-fuels-new-b-c-and-alberta-platforms-to-advance-brain-health-895551522.html Three major new research projects focus on faster diagnosis, inclusive research, and national collaboration VANCOUVER, BC and CALGARY, AB, May 25, 2026 /CNW/ – Researchers in British Columbia and Alberta are launching three powerful new brain research platforms that promise to change how neurological and mental health conditions are studied, diagnosed, and treated by making research […] Read More