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A brighter future for mental health research
By mark glenning | December 11, 2019
The Marshall Scholars and Fellows Awards fund up to five post-graduate fellows and fifteen masters-level scholars per year.
Specialized immune cells could help repair damage from inflammatory bowel disease in children
By Reyhana Heatherington | December 10, 2019
A type of T cell produces a chemical signal that helps repair the barrier formed by cells lining the gut.
Too many Canadians live with multiple chronic conditions
By Reyhana Heatherington | December 10, 2019
Greater efforts to improve lifestyle identified as a solution.
UBC and Interior Health research explores use of virtual reality in stroke rehabilitation
By Reyhana Heatherington | December 9, 2019
Researchers and staff will examine the effects of a VR gaming program on mood and activity levels.
Leonard Foster awarded 2019 Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring
By Reyhana Heatherington | December 5, 2019
Foster’s students describe him as an outstanding scientist and mentor.
UBC and Oxford University create global network for training in clinical pharmacology
By meagan karina dallimore | December 3, 2019
The universities have formalized a transatlantic partnership.
Wilfred Jefferies is first Canadian immunologist elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
By Reyhana Heatherington | December 3, 2019
He joins a prestigious group of only 13 academic inventors in Canada elected as Fellows of the NAI.
One in two homeless people may have experienced a head injury in their lifetime
By kerry7 | December 3, 2019
Almost one in four may have experienced a head injury that is moderate or severe.
Canadians dying at a higher rate in areas with more air pollution
By Reyhana Heatherington | November 25, 2019
The study is the largest so far to look at the relationship between air pollution and mortality in Canada.
Supporting the hearing loss community
By Reyhana Heatherington | November 25, 2019
Angela Ryall shares her research on fitting hearing aids and what the future holds for her.