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Seeds of change
August 17, 2015Melinda Suto examines the impact of community gardening on people living with severe mental illness. Read More >

Guest celebrity chefs teach a cooking class for prostate cancer patients
August 17, 2015Celebrity chefs help teach prostate cancer patients and their partners healthy food choices. Read More >

What ‘brainy mice’ can tell us about dementia and PTSD
August 17, 2015Alexander McGirr, a medical resident, Department of Psychiatry is hoping to improve brain function in people with dementia and PTSD. Read More >

Laura Farrell appointed Assistant Dean, Island Medical Program
August 14, 2015Dr. Farrell's appointment is effective September 15, 2015. Read More >

Target healthy cells to stop brain cancer “hijack”: UBC study
August 12, 2015UBC research team Christian Naus, Wun Chey Sin and John Bechberger suggests brain cancer treatments should target the cells around a tumour to stop it from spreading. Read More >

UBC launches new rural family medicine residency in Kootenay Boundary
August 11, 2015A new family medicine residency training site in Kootenay Boundary has opened its doors to the first cohort of resident physicians this summer. Read More >

UBC scientists discover possible “obesity gene”
August 10, 2015The gene codes for a protein that controls the production and growth of fat cells. Read More >

UBC scientists develop test to measure effectiveness of treatments for Huntington’s disease
August 7, 2015Group of researchers including Blair Leavitt, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics aims to reduce the levels of toxic protein in the brain that causes Huntington's disease. Read More >

Faculty of Medicine researchers receive more than $62M in CIHR and CFI funding
August 4, 2015Researchers have received grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation to bolster cutting-edge medical research. Read More >

New weapon in the fight against malnutrition
August 4, 2015UBC scientists have created an animal model for the condition, replicating the imbalance of intestinal bacteria. Read More >