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Epilepsy drug could help treat Alzheimer’s disease
May 5, 2015Haakon Nygaard, the Fipke Professor in Alzheimer's Research, tested a new, more potent anticonvulsant drug in mice, with promising results. Read More >

DNA near Huntington’s gene can dampen — or worsen — the disease
May 4, 2015Blair Leavitt's work lays the groundwork for drugs that could affect the gene's expression. Read More >

Air pollution exposure in first year of life increases risk for allergies
May 4, 2015The study by Professor Michael Brauer, in the School of Population and Public Health, sheds new light on the childhood risk of developing allergies. Read More >

A big step closer to changing blood types
April 29, 2015Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, removed most antigens in Type A and B blood, making it more like Type O, the universal donor type. Read More >

Med student creates art classes for people living with brain injuries
April 28, 2015New idea tackles depression and social isolation while creating useable art work. Read More >

UBC’s Southern Medical Program prepares to graduate first students
April 27, 2015The 32 MD students were taught at UBC Okanagan clinical sites in B.C.'s Interior. Read More >

“Chemo brain” is real, UBC researchers say
April 27, 2015Physical Therapy Assistant Professor Kristin Campbell assisted with the study, which confirmed that people who received chemotherapy exhibit different patterns of electrical brain activity. Read More >

UBC researchers discover brain swelling mechanism
April 23, 2015The team at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health discovered how a single protein allows salt to infiltrate neurons. Read More >

Psychiatry fellow helps best-selling author with Huntington’s book
April 16, 2015Postdoctoral fellow and genetic counsellor Alicia Semaka shared her knowledge and experience with Lisa Genova for her book, Inside The O'Briens. Read More >

St. Paul’s Hospital to re-locate within Vancouver
April 13, 2015A Clinical Academic Campus of UBC, the new hospital will be three kilometers away from the existing complex on Burrard Street. Read More >