Working to protect Olympic athletes from injuries
Babak Shadgan, a postdoctoral research fellow, aims to develop evidence-based recommendations for wrestling and other sports.
Psychiatry resident uses soccer to help at-risk individuals
Dr. Bates has taken some of his players to competitions in Rio de Janeiro and Paris.
Four new appointments to Faculty’s leadership
Frederick Mikelberg, Professor in the Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, is the new Vice-Dean, Academic Affairs.
Evan Wood, Julio Montaner send message to President Obama, Mitt Romney
Dr. Wood, a Clinical Associate Professor, was interviewed by the CBC about an advertising campaign decrying the war on drugs.
Severe flu increases risk of Parkinson’s
The epidemiological study also found that having red measles in childhood lowered the odds of developing the disease.
Widely-used MS drug doesn’t measurably slow progression of the disease, researchers find
The study, by Associate Professor of Neurology Helen Tremlett and others, examined the effectiveness of beta-interferons.
Three new appointments to Faculty's education portfolio
Paul Winwood becomes the Faculty’s new Regional Associate Dean, Northern B.C. and UNBC’s Vice Provost Medicine July 1.
Parkinson's gene identified with help of Mennonite family
Medical Genetics Professor Matthew Farrer says the discovery helps unify past genetic discoveries about the disease.
Researchers show that stem cells can beat back diabetes
Professor Tim Kieffer used human stem cell transplants to restore self-regulating insulin production in mice.
Smartphone app helps B.C. track ovarian cancer outcomes
A locally-created new smartphone app is enabling ovarian cancer surgeons in B.C. to record details directly from the surgical suite to the provincial database where ovarian cancer tumour information is stored, investigated and tracked. The app, developed by the Cheryl Brown Ovarian Cancer Outcomes unit, a division of the Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OvCaRe), prompts […]