Specialized immune cells could help repair damage from inflammatory bowel disease in children
A type of T cell produces a chemical signal that helps repair the barrier formed by cells lining the gut.
Too many Canadians live with multiple chronic conditions
Greater efforts to improve lifestyle identified as a solution.
New book offers candid look at life after prison for women
UBC faculty of medicine’s Ruth Elwood Martin and former inmate Mo Korchinski are co-editors of the new book.
Canadians dying at a higher rate in areas with more air pollution
The study is the largest so far to look at the relationship between air pollution and mortality in Canada.
Drug discount cards could actually cost patients more
New research reveals brand-name drug discount cards are leading to higher health care spending in Canada — increased costs that are passed on to patients.
Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit
The regions of the brain are involved in emotional and cognitive control.
Sophia Frangou appointed UBC President’s Excellence Chair in Brain Health
Her research focuses on uncovering pathophysiological processes underlying psychosis, with emphasis on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
B.C.’s school-based HPV immunization program cuts pre-cancer rates by more than half
HPV has been identified as the cause of almost all cervical cancers.
New international exercise guidelines for cancer survivors
The updated recommendations outline specific ‘exercise prescriptions’ to address common side effects associated with cancer diagnoses and treatment.
New DNA “clock” could help measure development in young children
This could allow for an earlier diagnosis of life-altering development disorders.