UBC study raises alarm over COPD’s early impact on lungs
Patients diagnosed with even mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have already lost a significant portion of their small airways.
HPV test better than Pap test at detecting cervical precancer
A study of 19,000 women in British Columbia showed that the HPV test finds precancer sooner.
Women’s Health Research Institute becomes UBC Faculty of Medicine centre
The move recognizes WHRI’s scientific contributions and its significance to the Faculty of Medicine’s mission and to the public’s health.
Two discoveries offer new targets for future Alzheimer’s treatments
The studies, published this spring in Molecular Psychiatry, hint at more precise strategies for preventing the build-up of the toxic protein, amyloid beta.
Obstetric trauma rates among forceps deliveries on the rise in Canada
The risks could be related to a decline in familiarity with the procedure.
A decades-long science experiment, with 300,000 volunteers
The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow, co-led by UBC’s Trevor Dummer, is amassing a huge data set in the search for disease-causing patterns.
Will this be on the test? Even if not, students might remember it
A UBC experiment involving pharmacy students showed that teachers don’t have to test everything they want their students to remember.
Finding the ticking time bombs
Tango instructor Bobbi Lusic (pictured here with his wife, Patricia) had a heart attack at 45. That’s why he became part of a UBC project called SAVE BC.
“Arms race” between cancer and immune system revealed
The study led by MD/PhD student Allen Zhang will assist the design of new immunotherapy trials.
Pre-birth exposure to anti-depressants linked to better cognitive skills 12 years later
More research is needed to see if the benefit is also accompanied by risks, such as higher anxiety.