Exciting Breakthroughs in Psilocybin Research Psilocybin, the active ingredient in certain mushrooms, is stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight of modern science. Once tied to counterculture, this psychedelic compound is now showing r... Psilocybin Nov 15, 2025 Psilocybin
Medical Arts Health Research Group collaborates with Interior Health Kelowna, B.C. – Medical Arts Health Research Group, a leading health-care research organization, and Interior Health (IH) are pleased to announce a collaboration for a clinical research study focused ... Apr 5, 2024
Health Profession Opening Their Minds to Psychedelics Magic mushrooms are still illegal, but researchers say they are showing great promise in treating mental illness. As the Vancouver Police Department and North Vancouver RCMP both carried out raids on ... Psilocybin Nov 23, 2023 Psilocybin
The Lack of Diversity in Clinical Research Imagine the following: you get sick, visit your doctor, get prescribed a medication, you take it, and get better. Simple right? It may seem simple, but behind the scenes it takes years for new medicat... Nov 2, 2022 Clinical Research
Dementia Project Receives CARN Susan Noffke Award Dementia is often not something young people think about, unless someone in their direct environment suffers from this condition. In order to create a Dementia Friendly Community, all members of socie... Jun 24, 2022 Dementia Friendly Communities
8 Ways to Support Someone With Dementia January is national Alzheimer’s month in Canada, and we have a lot of work to do! If you know or are someone who has memory problems, you know about the stigma that Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients f... Jan 24, 2022 Dementia Friendly Communities
Participating in a Clinical Study for COPD In February 2009, Judy decided enough was enough. She quit smoking. After smoking heavily for many years, she used Champix to successfully break free from her cigarette addiction. Despite her efforts,... Jan 11, 2022 Respiratory
Disrupting in the Dementia Care-System In 2002 Eloy van Hal did something unconventional. Something no-one had dared to even dream of before. He founded a place where elderly residents can live a normal life, in a normal neighbourhood. A p... Dec 22, 2021 Dementia Friendly Communities
Yes, I Have Dementia Craig Burns is a board member with the Alzheimer Society of BC, works with future doctors at UBC, is a public speaker, and is involved with the Canadian Centre for Elder Law. What you may not expect, ... Nov 18, 2021 Dementia Friendly Communities
Memory Clinic Reduces Wait Times PENTICTON, KELOWNA, KAMLOOPS, VANCOUVER – The doctor shortage in BC has been a pressing issue for a number of years now. Waitlists for family doctors seem to only get longer and walk-in clinics are ov... Nov 3, 2021 Dementia Friendly Communities
Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Resources Named after the famous gastroenterologist, Dr. Burrill Crohn, Crohn’s disease first became regarded as a medical condition in 1932. However, the first explanation of Crohn’s was from Giovanni Battista... Sep 3, 2021
Alzheimer’s Disease Resources In 1906, a woman died of an unusual mental illness. Her symptoms included memory loss, language problems, and unpredictable behaviour. After she died, her doctor Alois Alzheimer, examined her brain. H... Aug 20, 2021 Dementia Friendly Communities