Research Priorities
Study finds that Canadians giving up food, heat to pay for prescription drugs
By bkladko | February 12, 2018
8.2 per cent of those who received a prescription in 2016 did not take medication as prescribed because of the cost,
An unexpected target — and weapon — for one of the deadliest cancers
By bkladko | February 8, 2018
A new drug, fostamatinib, reduced the growth rate of esophageal adenocarcinoma in mice by at least 70 per cent.
Use of fentanyl signals limits of substitution therapy for many Downtown Eastside residents
By bkladko | February 1, 2018
The study of people living in marginal housing also showed how quickly fentanyl infiltrated the community in 2017.
Indigenous people face higher risk of transportation injuries in B.C.
By bkladko | January 31, 2018
Overall hospitalization rates for transport injuries in B.C. declined by more than two-thirds between 1991 and 2010.
UBC Medicine receives 40% of national genomics funding
By bkladko | January 23, 2018
The 10 projects, totaling $101 million, include an effort to reduce the risk of kidney transplant rejection.
By jamming a lock, UBC scientists stop cancer cell growth
By bkladko | January 18, 2018
A team led by Christopher Ong in Urologic Sciences developed a protein-based drug that stops unrestricted cell proliferation. Next step: A clinical trial.
Potential new diabetes treatment gets tryout in Vancouver
By bkladko | January 16, 2018
Type 1 diabetes patients are being implanted with packets of pancreatic cells derived from stem cells, with the goal of restoring their insulin production.
An expert in women’s sexual health turns her attention to men
By bkladko | January 15, 2018
Lori Brotto is comparing two methods for helping men regain sexual health after prostate cancer treatment.
UBC contributes to international hunt for asthma genes
By bkladko | December 22, 2017
Denise Daley led the Canadian arm of the study, which found five new genes associated with the condition.
Older patients and families could pay the price of slowing healthcare spending
By jwong | December 19, 2017
Spending on medications, hospitals trending up in B.C., while spending on nursing homes down significantly