UBC neurologist calibrates blood pressure targets for preventing recurrent stroke
Professor Oscar Benavente presented his findings at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference Feb. 8.
Two UBC-affiliated centres win additional "Centres of Excellence" funding
The Vancouver Prostate Centre’s Translational Research Initiative for Accelerated Discovery will receive more than $11 million.
BC Proteomics Network receives renewed funding
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research is providing $1.6 million over the next five years for the UBC-based network.
The lingering damage of concussions
Adolescent athletes could be returning to sports before their brain injuries have fully healed.
Insulin can dull the enticing effect of mouth-watering food images
Stephanie Borgland showed that insuin affects the reward-seeking area of the brain.
Cancer Research Society awards six grants to Faculty of Medicine scientists
The organization visited Vancouver Jan. 24 to announce more than $700,000 in funding.
UBC-developed test for predicting lung attacks moves toward the market
The biomarker was developed by the PROOF Center, led by Bruce McManus (centre).
Exploring the barriers to midwifery care
The study seeks to determine why use of midwives is not equally distributed across the B.C. population.
Faculty of Medicine receives $14.7M for research from the Canada Foundation for Innovation
Fabio Rossi, Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics, is leading one of the funded projects.
New research finds link between slower growth of pre-term infants and altered brain development
The study used MRI scans of pre-term infants shortly after birth (A), and then at what would been their due date (B).