The hazards of safe playgrounds
Assistant Professor Mariana Brussoni questions the “over-engineering” of today’s playgrounds.
Finding genetic clues to intellectual disabilities
Evica Rajcan-Separovic and Suzanne Lewis are unravelling causes for intellectual disabilities that defy detection.
The search for a reliable antidote to heparin
The compound developed by Jaychandran Kizhakkedathu is intended to prevent serious bleeding, especially during surgery.
Samuel Aparicio Named 2014 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize Winner
Breast cancer researcher Samuel Aparicio has been named the winner of the fifth annual Aubrey J. Tingle Prize. Dr. Aparicio is a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Oncology and Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. His research encompasses cancer genomics, mouse genetic models, high-throughput screens, and translational breast cancer research. His most recent work […]
Rubber duckies as research tools
Susan Small, Director of UBC’s Pediatric Audiology Lab, shares tips on recognizing and preventing hearing loss in infants and children.
New Canada Research Chairs appointed in the Faculty of Medicine
Michael Kobor is among four Canada Research Chairs receiving a boost in federal funding.
Enzyme may be key to stopping fatal sepsis outcomes
Professor Keith Walley has discovered that controlling levels of the human enzyme PCSK9 could be the difference between life and death for patients with severe sepsis.
Canadian diamond pioneer donates $9.1 million for Alzheimer’s research
Chuck Fipke’s gifts include an endowed professorship and state-of-the-art brain imaging technology.
A rise in injury rates for older male motorcyclists
Motorcycle injury data from 2001 to 2010 indicated that motorcycle-related injuries were older men of age 45-74.