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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that causes loss of control over muscles and leads to death quickly after diagnosis.

Ahmad Samara, a doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia

Black persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) continue to have unmet needs and enough racial health disparities research exists to suggest that rehabilitation institutions are not upholding their mandate to provide treatment and services for Black clients.

The brain is isolated from the peripheral blood circulation by a barrier (ie the blood-brain barrier) that protects it from the entrance of harmful substances (pathogenic or inflammatory agents) and prevents excessive fluctuations in the levels of circulating molecules.

I was selected to present a poster during one of the 2 poster sessions.

The LINGO-1 protein is strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease and is a novel drug target.