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Can waking up to a ‘summer dawn’ cure the winter blues?
By bkladko | January 28, 2014
Psychiatry Professor Raymond Lam describes the potential of dawn simulation in a new health column in the Globe and Mail.
A widespread nutritional deficiency with consequences for kids
By bkladko | January 22, 2014
Low levels of an omega-3 fatty acid in pregnant women increase the likelihood of language development delays in their babies.
Transforming “sprinters” into “marathoners”
By bkladko | January 21, 2014
Medical Genetics Professor Blair Leavitt converted fast-twitch muscles to slow-twitch muscles to alleviate symptoms of ALS in mice.
Raising awareness of dementia in the Chinese community
By Patricia Angel | January 21, 2014
Associate Dean Roger Wong (centre) was a guest speaker at a recent forum, while UBC medical residents took blood pressure readings.
Gold standard
By bkladko | January 17, 2014
Before heading off to Sochi, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics describes his role as Chief Medical Officer for the Canadian Olympic Committee.
Using progesterone for hot flashes appears safe for women’s cardiovascular health
By bkladko | January 15, 2014
Jerilynn Prior’s helps dispel an impediment to wider use of the hormone in postmenopausal women.
Educators and students play starring roles in real-life “ER”
By bkladko | January 13, 2014
Clinical Instructor Andrew Campbell makes several appearances in “Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH,” which premieres Jan. 21 on the Knowledge Network.
Study of Nepalese pilgrims challenges diagnosis of acute mountain sickness
By bkladko | January 9, 2014
Asking people to rate the quality of their sleep is probably undermining the reliability of diagnoses.
UBC opens second student-led rehabilitation clinic
By bkladko | January 6, 2014
The new clinic, based in Prince Rupert, is based on a successful initiative first pioneered at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.
New arrivals to the Faculty of Medicine
By bkladko | January 2, 2014
Some essential and intriguing details about the Faculty’s most recent recruits.