UBC technology for determining concussions gets tryout
Combining brain waves with a customized algrorithm, the technology is being piloted with young soccer players in Richmond.
From Tunisian villages, UBC scientists find new target for stopping Parkinson’s
Matthew Farrer found that a gene called Dynamin-3 affects when symptoms arise.
UBC honours three of Canada’s leading health researchers
Connie Eaves, Michael Meaney and Ernesto Schiffrin have been recognized for their accomplishments in brain health, heart health and cancer.
Genetics-based prescribing moves one step closer to reality
TreatGx, conceived by Martin Dawes, Head of the Department of Family Practice, has been shown to be feasible and is now being marketed to consumers.
New UBC education space opens at Royal Inland Hospital
UBC medical students and residents have an expansive new learning space in the Clinical Services Building at Royal Inland Hospital.
Julio Montaner given UBC’s highest faculty honour: Killam Professor
Dr. Montaner established the global standard of care for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention.
$51.5M in federal-provincial funding to benefit Faculty of Medicine
Among the projects supported by the grants will be the Chan Gunn Pavilion, future home for UBC research into physical activity and exercise medicine.
COPD could overwhelm healthcare systems within two decades
Mohsen Sadatsafavi’s findings contradict the widespread assumption that the decline in smoking is making COPD a disease of the past.
Bike trips up, car use down along Vancouver greenway
Larry Frank, Professor, SPPH discusses his findings and offers insights into how cities can create more livable neighbourhoods.
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