Allergy rates among new immigrants increase the longer they live in Canada
SPPH researchers Jiayun Yao and Hind Sbihi looked at the role that genetics and environmental factors play in the development of allergies.
Roots of Alzheimer’s disease can extend as far back as the womb
Psychiatry Professor Weihong Song used mouse models to show that low levels of Vitamin A, prenatally and postnatally, can “program” brain tissue.
Lung cancer patients with anxiety, depression die sooner, UBC study finds
Robert Olson, of the UBC Department of Surgery and the BC Cancer Agency’s Centre for the North, says a causal link isn’t clear.
Tobacco use causes high death rates for alcohol & drug users
Russ Callaghan, using data from California, found that about half of the deaths of people with substance use disorders were smoking-related.
Faculty of Medicine scientists appointed to BC Leadership Chairs
Michael Kobor is now the Sunny Hill BC Leadership Chair in Child Development, and Raymond Lam is the BC Leadership Chair in Depression Research.
Parks, big and small, needed for public health
Matilda van den Bosch from the School of Population and Public Health co-authored a World Health Organization report summarizing the health benefits of urban green spaces.
UBC study suggests that HIV therapy could be contributing to syphilis outbreak
Despite evidence that HIV therapy lowers immunity to syphillis, researchers say it is still vital for people to continue to using HIV therapy.
UBC’s beacons of hope in the war against Alzheimer’s disease
Despite dispiriting headlines in the search for an effective drug, UBC continues to uncover knowledge pointing to new treatments and best practices.
Why doesn’t Batman get concussions?
Study uses Caped Crusader to raise awareness about concussion risks.
Counselling and opioid substitution therapy could reduce risk of hepatitis C reinfection
The findings give another reason for better engagement with injection-drug users, the authors say.