Aerobic exercise is as good for the older brain as it is for the body
An hour of aerobic exercise may be more potent than any pill to reduce older adults’ risk of cognitive decline due to mini-strokes, according to research by Teresa Liu-Ambrose.
World’s top HIV/AIDS researchers converge on Vancouver
UBC Professor Evan Wood will address a plenary session of the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention.
The Faculty of Medicine’s newest faculty
A brief introduction to the latest recruits to UBC’s Faculty of Medicine.
Personalized prescriptions
Martin Dawes, Head of the Department of Family Practice, leads an effort to bring genomics to primary care.
Record number of UBC medical residents start training in B.C.
This summer, UBC’s Faculty of Medicine welcomes 338 new residents — the largest number of entry-level postgraduate trainees in the history of B.C.
Using DNA to track an unwelcome visitor — measles
UBC scientists traced 82 cases of measles in B.C. to two visitors to Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympic games.
For dudes, by DUDES
Paul Gross, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice hopes the DUDES Club will create a safe, supportive place for men to talk about health, both physical and mental.
New academic space opens at University Hospital of Northern B.C.
The Learning and Development Centre includes a library, seminar rooms, a clinical simulation centre, video-conferencing rooms, and group-study areas.
Lyme disease: A mix of misdiagnosis and misinformation
David Patrick, Director of the School of Population and Public Health, says the disease is 100 times less prevalent in B.C. than southern Ontario or Connecticut.
Medical cannabis company donates $1 million to explore plant’s healing potential
The gift will support research by Assistant Professor of Medicine M-J Milloy.