Canadian HIV Trials Network re-funded by CIHR
The network aims to find treatments, vaccines and a cure for HIV and related conditions through scientifically sound and ethical clinical trials.
UBC launches Resident Wellness Office
Lauren Phelan, Program Assistant, Roger Wong, Associate Dean, and Rebecca Turnbull, Program Counsellor, celebrate the opening of the innovative service.
Researcher seeks to level playing field for Paralympians
UBC’s Andrei Krassioukov will travel to the Sochi Paralympics to study the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) on the cardiovascular health of Paralympians.
Making connections: Canada’s largest integrated brain centre opens
The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health unites research and clinical expertise in neuroscience, psychiatry and neurology.
New ideas change your brain cells: UBC research
UBC’s Shernaz Bamji and Stefano Brigidi have discovered how brain cells change during learning and memories.
A new technique to target and disable pathological proteins
The method, co-discovered by Professor of Neurology Yu Tian Wang, can be applied to Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, stroke and even cancers.
Why Canada needs healthy prisons
Canada going wrong direction on prison health, says Clinical Professor Ruth Martin.
Researchers discover how ALS spreads
A study led by Prof. Neil Cashman has revealed how ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is transmitted from cell to cell.
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.