Potential new diabetes treatment gets tryout in Vancouver
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
Lori Brotto is comparing two methods for helping men regain sexual health after prostate cancer treatment.
UBC contributes to international hunt for asthma genes
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
Spending on medications, hospitals trending up in B.C., while spending on nursing homes down significantly
A hidden threat of high cholesterol – weakened tendons
A UBC team analyzes the damage that cholesterol inflicts on the Achilles tendon, and looks for ways to improve diagnosis.
UBC tries tele-health to stop revolving door for chronic heart and lung patients
TEC4Home is the largest-ever clinical trial of tele-health in Canada.
Study finds no added risk for home births in rural areas
The results are good news, since midwife-assisted home birth could play a big role in extending maternal health care to rural areas.
Women’s weight associated with pregnancy complications
The observational study, led by Assistant Professor Sarka Lisonkova and published in JAMA, followed 743,630 women in Washington State between 2004 and 2013.
Research finds link between marijuana use and testicular cancer
New research from Northern Medical Program Professor Russ Callaghan has found that use of marijuana is associated with the development of testicular cancer.
Alzheimer’s disease might be a “whole body” problem
Weihong Song used surgically-joined mice to show that the protein considered to be Alzheimer’s main culprit can travel from elsewhere in the body to the brain.