A Groundbreaking Discovery in Brain Health: Meet the Ovoid Cells Imagine looking around your home and seeing a tapestry of memories stitched together by the objects that surround you—family photos gracing the walls, your favorite sneakers by the door, and shelves filled with cherished travel souvenirs. These items do more than fill space; they are integral to our identity and help us navigate our lives.

The ovoid cells discovery paves a way of understanding Alzheimer’s disease, seizures and other neurological conditions. Researchers at UBC’s faculty of medicine have found a previously unknown type of...