Research Priorities
UBC bestows national prizes on Canadian health science pioneers
By bkladko | July 26, 2018
Andrew Krahn, Bruce McManus, Kullervo Hynynen and Martin Gleave are being honoured for their accomplishments in heart health, brain health and cancer.
Genetic marker could spare MS patients from liver damage
By bkladko | July 16, 2018
The marker illustrates the potential power of precision medicine.
A constellation of symptoms presages first definitive signs of multiple sclerosis
By bkladko | July 15, 2018
Five years before classic MS symptoms appear, people are up to four times more likely to be treated for nervous system disorders.
UBC study raises alarm over COPD’s early impact on lungs
By bkladko | July 10, 2018
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
By bkladko | July 3, 2018
A study of 19,000 women in British Columbia showed that the HPV test finds precancer sooner.
Two discoveries offer new targets for future Alzheimer’s treatments
By bkladko | June 18, 2018
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
By bkladko | June 17, 2018
The risks could be related to a decline in familiarity with the procedure.
A decades-long science experiment, with 300,000 volunteers
By bkladko | June 12, 2018
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.
Finding the ticking time bombs
By bkladko | May 16, 2018
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.
New online resource seeks to prevent sports injuries
By bkladko | May 11, 2018
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Shelina Babul was co-leader of the project.