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.
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).
Robert Sindelar appointed Associate Dean, Research and President of Providence Health Care Research Institute
Dr. Sindelar’s expertise lies in medicinal chemistry, computer-aided drug discovery, and health care system innovation.
UBC researchers probe causes of injection drug use by street-involved youth
Homelessness and childhood sex abuse were key risk factors, according to a pair of published studies.
New physiotherapy teaching lab opens in the North
Regan Daoust (left), a student in the Northern and Rural Cohort, which is being coordinated by Instructor Robin Roots.
UBC leads national study on HPV vaccine
The study, which is seeking participants, will try to determine whether two doses of the vaccine are as protective as three.