Research
Walkable neighbourhoods produce better health outcomes
By jwong | September 29, 2014
Lawrence Frank, Professor in the School of Population and Public Health, found that people who prefer to walk and live in walkable neighbourhoods are healthier.
New research finds quicker method to create insulin-producing cells
By jwong | September 12, 2014
Professor Timothy Kieffer leads research of a protocol that turns stem cells into insulin-producing cells in just six weeks
UBC health researchers join new national team tackling dementia
By jwong | September 10, 2014
Howard Feldman, Executive Associate Dean, Research, will serve on the consortium’s executive committee, helping to oversee clinical trials and drug discovery efforts.
Mark Tyndall appointed Director, UBC Centre for Disease Control
By jwong | September 5, 2014
Recruited from the University of Ottawa, Dr. Tyndall will represent the research needs of faculty, staff, and trainees at the UBC-CDC.
Federal health minister tours UBC’s brain health centre
By bkladko | August 21, 2014
Brian MacVicar, Co-Director of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, was one of three researchers to meet with Canada’s Minister of Health, Rona Ambrose.
UBC lauds pioneers in heart failure and brain imaging
By bkladko | August 20, 2014
Cardiologist Paul Armstrong and neuroscientist Alan Evans have won the Margolese National Prizes in Heart and Brain Disorders from the Faculty of Medicine.
Antibiotics may play a role in boosting immunity
By jwong | August 18, 2014
Professor Kelly McNagny leads a research that aims to help scientists understand how different antibiotics affect bacteria that play a positive role in promoting a healthy immune system.
Stronger drunk driving law leads to safer roads
By bkladko | August 14, 2014
B.C.’s harsher penalties led to an estimated 84 fewer fatal crashes, according to research led by Jeffrey Brubacher, an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine.
B.C. and U.S. support expansion of UBC’s addiction research and training
By bkladko | August 6, 2014
The $5.5 million will help train more addiction specialists and support clinical trials.
A “broken barrier” theory of ALS
By bkladko | July 31, 2014
Associate Professor Christopher Loewen has discovered a biochemical method cells use to internally compartmentalize themselves.