Aging with HIV: Long, healthy lives are possible with treatment
Once a death sentence, HIV is now regarded as a chronic, manageable condition says Julio Montaner, Head, UBC’s Division of AIDS.
256 Channels of Hope for Families with Schizophrenia
Most people enjoy the sound of laughter, but not Wes Pahl. When Wes hears laughter, he is tormented by the thought that people are laughing at him or about him. He suffers from schizophrenia, a debilitating disease that causes delusions, hallucinations and disorganized thinking—a disease that causes people like Wes to live in conflict with […]
Fall Grad 2015
This week students will graduate from across a wide range of Faculty of Medicine programs. Find out where they’re headed next.
Seeking a cause of MS, through children’s gut bacteria
Helen Tremlett seeks to discern clues to MS through the microbiomes of children with the disease.
PhD candidate Mark Kearns awarded the Robert Hayden Research Fellowship
Mark Kearns, PhD candidate in UBC Experimental Medicine and researcher with the UBC Centre for Heart Lung & Innovation has been awarded the very first Robert Hayden Research Fellowship. Dr. Kearns is also a resident cardiovascular surgeon at St. Paul’s Hospital. The Robert Hayden Resarch Fellowship was established by the BC Centre for Improved Cardiovascular Health (ICVHealth) […]
Light therapy found to be effective for non-seasonal depression
Psychiatry Professor Raymond Lam’s study is the first placebo-controlled trial to show light therapy works even for depression unrelated to seasonal affective disorder.
Robert Olson Winner of the Hjalmar Johnson New Investigator Award
Robert Olson, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery is the winner of the Hjalmar Johnson New Investigator Award. This award is given out annually to an outstanding investigator who is in their first 8 years in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Olson obtained his medical training from the University of Calgary, residency training in Radiation Oncology […]
Unique men’s mental health challenges explored at free talk
Department of Psychiatry Professor Raymond Lam discusses some of the key issues involved with men and mental health, and highlights the societal costs of depression.
Behold UBC’s latest creation: the “Frankenplatelet”
By coaxing platelets into manufacturing their own RNA, Faculty of Medicine scientists have shown how these humble blood cells could be given new powers.