UBC helps expand diabetes clinical trial network
Tim Kieffer (left) will test a teabag-like device that encapsulates stem cell-derived beta cells; Rusung Tan (right) will launch a clinical trial of a drug now used for psoriasis.
South African healthcare workers face greater risk for TB and HIV
Annalee Yassi (left) and Elizabeth Bryce (right) are helping South Africa implement occupational health guidelines for patient care staff.
A healthy scoop of support
Megan Kilvert started the Ice Cream Rounds at BC Children’s Hospital to help deal with the pressures of medical residency.
Genetic discovery helps newborns beat a life-threatening condition
Clara van Karnebeek discovered a previously unknown cause of excess ammonia in the blood, enabling the condition to be diagnosed — and treated.
A more authentic cancer model
Yuzhuo Wang and Colin Collins have grown the world’s first early-stage human prostate cancer in mice.
U.S. home births found to have low intervention and mortality rates
The study, overseen by UBC’s Saraswathi Vedam, is the largest-ever survey of home births in the U.S.
Can waking up to a ‘summer dawn’ cure the winter blues?
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
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”
Medical Genetics Professor Blair Leavitt converted fast-twitch muscles to slow-twitch muscles to alleviate symptoms of ALS in mice.