Sugary drinks weigh heavily on teenage obesity
Associate Professor Louis Masse found that students in schools that sold sugary drinks were more likely to be obese.
Canadians spend more on private health insurance for smaller payouts
Spending by Canadians on private health insurance has more than doubled over the past 20 years, but insurers paid out a rapidly decreasing proportion as benefits, according to a study published today in the CMAJ.
Basic (wheelchair) training
Two UBC-led trials test ways to help wheelchair users make the most of their devices.
Scientists catch brain damage in the act
UBC Prof. Brian MacVicar explains the findings of a study on brain damage in conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer’s disease.
Preparing tomorrow’s doctors for electronic medicine
The e-Health Research Office at UBC’s Okanagan campus introduces medical students to such innovations as the “tele-stethecospe.”
Phone Oximeter, a UBC invention, gets scaled up
The device, which measures blood oxygen levels, can be used in low-resource settings to diagnose pre-eclampsia and pneumonia.
Texting for HIV care in Kenya receives Grand Challenges funding
The grant will enable expansion of a texting program to HIV patients in rural, remote parts of Kenya, increasing the likelihood that they remain on anti-viral therapy.
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.
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.