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A new test to help doctors monitor and treat type 1 diabetes
April 11, 2016Megan Levings identified a genetic signature that measures changes in regulatory T-cells from a small blood sample. Read More >

ICORD researchers show spared neurons can take over motor function following spinal cord injury
April 11, 2016Wolfram Tetzlaff investigated the role of a specific nerve pathway called the dorsolateral corticospinal tract. Read More >

Pamphlet improves patients’ proper disposal of pain medications
April 8, 2016More education and discussion needed about how to wean off of and discard opioids says Clinical Assistant Professor Raymond Tang Read More >

Poole Foundation provides million-dollar gift for research and rehabilitation gym
April 7, 2016A major focus of the gym will be exercise's impact on people with cancer and other chronic diseases. Read More >

UBC demonstrates viable alternative treatment for heroin addiction
April 6, 2016A widely available licensed pain medication is as effective as pharmaceutical-grade prescription heroin for people with chronic heroin addiction. Read More >

Clinical placements take UBC physical therapy students from BC to Karnataka
April 6, 2016UBC physical therapy students reflect on their international clinical placements in rural India. Read More >

A change of place
April 5, 2016How the arrival of family medicine residents on the east coast of Vancouver Island has helped transform a medical community. Read More >

B.C. leads Canada’s largest effort to improve kidney disease care
March 31, 2016Adeera Levin, head of the UBC Division of Nephrology, is directing the five-year project, which aims to reduce the number of people who need dialysis or organ transplants. Read More >

A three-decade partnership to advance vision science
March 31, 2016The Foundation Fighting Blindness has channeled $2.8 million to UBC scientists through year-after-year funding. Read More >

Aging diminishes spinal cord regeneration after injury
March 31, 2016The discovery by ICORD Director Wolfram Tetzlaff has implications for an increasingly active population of older adults. Read More >