Study of exercise and Parkinson’s disease yields positive results
Habitual exercise may confer an advantage in combating Parkinson’s disease by facilitating the brain’s production of dopamine.
Advances in technology are shaping Parkinson’s research
UBC Professor Martin McKeown talks about his research interests, what he hopes to accomplish and his recent collaboration with Conquer Mobile.
Potentially avoidable breast cancer surgeries carry big costs
Clinical Assistant Professor Chris Baliski finds Canada’s re-operation rates are adding $2 million a year to B.C.’s health care spending.
UBC maps cardiac arrest across metro Vancouver
Neighborhoods with higher proportions of ethnic Chinese residents had a higher frequency of bystanders performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Asthma medication adherence would have dramatic effect on health costs
90 per cent of asthma patients have asthma that could be controlled, but only 25 to 30 per cent of patients are managing their condition properly.
Donors vote for UBC’s Philipp Lange in grant competition
Dr. Lange (far left) and his team are exploring unique proteins in leukemia to find more effective and less harmful treatments for children.
A Japanese art leads to a futuristic innovation – brain “organoids”
Spheroids of brain cells that were skewered onto needles could provide a more authentic, 3-D model for studying gliomas.
UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health researchers find gene linked to growth of aggressive prostate cancer
The discovery could be key to stopping a type of cancer that occurs in men undergoing androgen deprivation treatment.
UBC dominates national competition for stem cell funding
Tim Kieffer, who specializes in stem-cell therapies for diabetes, is involved in four of the projects.
How peer support can offer long-term help for people with diabetes
UBC Associate Professor Tricia Tang talks about her interest in diabetes research, the launch of the SPACE project and how peer support can help people living with diabetes.