Obstetric trauma rates among forceps deliveries on the rise in Canada
The risks could be related to a decline in familiarity with the procedure.
A decades-long science experiment, with 300,000 volunteers
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
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
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Shelina Babul was co-leader of the project.
“Arms race” between cancer and immune system revealed
The study led by MD/PhD student Allen Zhang will assist the design of new immunotherapy trials.
Pre-birth exposure to anti-depressants linked to better cognitive skills 12 years later
More research is needed to see if the benefit is also accompanied by risks, such as higher anxiety.
A quicker treatment for persistent depression?
A 3-minute session of theta bursts was just as effective as a 37-minute session of standard high-frequency brain stimulation.
Living in sunnier climes could reduce risk of MS
Professor Helen Tremlett, in the Division of Neurology, examined sun exposure over the lifespan.
UBC expands research into healthy aging with $24 million gift
The donation from Edwin S.H. Leong is the largest gift that the Faculty of Medicine has ever received from an individual.
UBC leads Canadian pancreatic cancer research initiative
The $5 million project will sequence metastatic pancreatic tumours of 400 patients, looking to see if the primary cancers genetically differ from metastatic cancers.