News

‘Sticky synapses’ can impair new memories by holding on to old ones
May 26, 2014UBC researchers have discovered that so-called ‘sticky synapses’ in the brain can impair new learning by excessively hard-wiring old memories and inhibiting our ability to adapt to our changing environment. Read More >

Pop-ups and close-ups
May 22, 2014To prevent cognitive overload, Claudia Krebs dissected neuroanatomy -- and radically reassembled it. Read More >

UBC plays prominent role in Canada’s premier medical education conference
May 16, 2014This year, 135 members of the UBC community were co-authors and/or presenters on 71 peer-reviewed presentations. Read More >

Polio setback
May 15, 2014UBC’s Richard Lester discusses why polio was declared a global health emergency and how to eradicate it once and for all. Read More >

A centesimal celebration
May 15, 2014Two of the Faculty of Medicine's newest programs, Midwifery and Genetic Counselling, each awarded their 100th diplomas this year. Read More >

UBC scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses
May 12, 2014UBC scientists have uncovered an intricate chain reaction in the body’s immune system and have used the new knowledge to develop an effective treatment against harmful viruses such as the coronavirus that caused the deadly SARS outbreak in 2002. Read More >

A cruel disease, two maverick approaches
May 9, 2014Two UBC scientists have climbed out onto separate limbs in their efforts to find a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Read More >

Oscar Casiro’s Victoria lap
May 8, 2014The Faculty's first Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Island, steps down after 10 years of nurturing medical education from Victoria to Port McNeill. Read More >

I love you just the way you are
May 8, 2014UBC researchers find that many parents of children with Down syndrome have unique perspectives on the possibility of a remedy. Read More >

UBC creates Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health
May 5, 2014Among other goals, the centre will work to increase Aboriginal representation in the health professions. Read More >