Research Priorities
Wildfire smoke has immediate harmful health effects
By Camilo Trujillo Sanchez | June 24, 2020
New UBC research finds exposure to wildfire smoke affects the body’s respiratory and cardiovascular systems almost immediately.
Heat may kill more people than previously reported
By Camilo Trujillo Sanchez | June 19, 2020
Even moderately hot weather may actually be killing thousands, not hundreds as previously reported.
Falling childhood asthma rates linked to declining use of unnecessary antibiotics
By Camilo Trujillo Sanchez | June 17, 2020
A new study suggests that careful antibiotic use in children under the age of one is important to help preserve the diversity and abundance of healthy gut bacteria.
New test paves the way for tailored treatment of deadliest form of ovarian cancer
By Kerry Blackadar | June 17, 2020
UBC faculty of medicine researchers have led an international team in developing a new test to better diagnose different types of ovarian cancer.
Cannabis poisonings in children linked with drinking and illicit drug use
By Camilo Trujillo Sanchez | June 10, 2020
A new study looks at cannabis poisoning incidents in children prior to the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada.
Researchers uncover novel approach for treating eczema
By Camilo Trujillo Sanchez | June 9, 2020
Approximately 15-20 per cent of Canadians live with some form of eczema
Majority of cannabis use in Vancouver’s DTES for therapeutic purposes, may also reduce opioid overdose risk
By Camilo Trujillo Sanchez | May 26, 2020
Study finds most people at high risk of overdose who use cannabis do so for pain relief and other therapeutic reasons.
UBC scientist identifies a gene that controls thinness
By Camilo Trujillo Sanchez | May 21, 2020
A new study by Dr. Josef Penninger shines new light on why some people can eat as much as they want, and still stay thin.
New combination treatment may overcome drug resistance in blood cancers
By Camilo Trujillo Sanchez | May 19, 2020
Scientists at UBC, BC Cancer reveal combination treatment shows promise in overcoming drug resistance and relapse in people with chronic myeloid leukemia.
UBC scientists discover genetic insights into cancer drug resistance
By Camilo Trujillo Sanchez | May 14, 2020
The findings provide valuable insight into how cancers progress, spread throughout the body and become resistant to chemotherapy.