Aging diminishes spinal cord regeneration after injury
The discovery by ICORD Director Wolfram Tetzlaff has implications for an increasingly active population of older adults.
Physical therapy students gain new training venue in Prince George
The rehabilitation program, partially staffed by students in the Northern and Rural Cohort, serves heart and lung patients.
The pediatrician and the peanut
The story of Clinical Associate Professor Edmond Chan’s campaign to change an overly-cautious mindset – and reduce peanut allergies.
Two researchers’ take on the next 100 years
Associate Professor Jehannine Austin shares what will she thinks the next 100 years will bring at UBC.
Fruit flies illuminate male-female disease disparities
Differences in insulin secretion might partially explain why more men than women develop cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual Canadians report higher rates of mental health issues
Gay and lesbian Canadians reported about twice the rates of mood disorders of heterosexuals.
Paul Kershaw receives Academic of the Year Award from CUFA BC
Paul Kershaw, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, has won the Ehor Boyanowsky Academic of the Year Award from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia (CUFA BC). Dr. Kershaw works in the area of population health that has produced a robust body of research demonstrating the vitally constitutive role that […]
Two Faculty of Medicine projects receive CFI grants
One project aims to reduce harm caused by the herpes virus, and the other seeks to develop personalized therapies for cystic fibrosis.
Gift enhances ultrasound training in Southern Medical Program
The Colin & Lois Pritchard Foundation donated funds for the purchase of two new portable ultrasound machines.