Local News New Study Reveals Young, Concussed Hockey Players Still Impaired after Being Cleared to Play SFU News | January 24, 2019 Young ice-hockey players who have had concussions continue to exhibit some brain impairment after being…sciencecityJanuary 24, 2019 Read More
Local News New Tumour Test Could Guide Personalized Treatment for Children with Cancer UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 24, 2019 Working with researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Keck School of Medicine at…sciencecityJanuary 24, 2019 Read More
Local News Cembrowski Lab Merges Mathematical Thinking with Basic Neuroscience Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 23, 2019 A neuroscientist, mathematician, and expert on the hippocampus, Dr. Mark Cembrowski has a rare combination of skills. Now,…sciencecityJanuary 23, 2019 Read More
Local News Restoring Stem Cells to a Fetal-Like State Could Provide a Therapeutic Alternative for Acute Leukemias The Terry Fox Research Institute | January 22, 2019 Restoring a signaling pathway that is prevalent in fetal stem cells but dormant in adult…sciencecityJanuary 22, 2019 Read More
Local News Breaking Down the Barriers: Can Lithium be the Answer for Future Antifungal Therapies? Michael Smith Laboratories | January 22, 2019 Cryptococcus neoformans is a major human pathogenic fungus that is responsible for 15% of all AIDS-related…sciencecityJanuary 22, 2019 Read More
Local News Phoenix Molecular Designs Announces Collaboration To Develop Diagnostic for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer PheonixMD via LifeSciences BC | January 21, 2019 Phoenix Molecular Designs (PhoenixMD), a privately-held biotechnology company designing precise cancer therapeutics by targeting essential…sciencecityJanuary 21, 2019 Read More
Local News Scientists Grow Perfect Human Blood Vessels in a Petri Dish UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 18, 2019 Scientists have managed to grow perfect human blood vessels as organoids in a petri dish…sciencecityJanuary 18, 2019 Read More
Local News Legalization Sparks Boom in Once-Stigmatized Field of Marijuana Research CTV News | January 17, 2019 Dr. Mark Ware has devoted the past 20 years of his career to studying marijuana,…sciencecityJanuary 17, 2019 Read More
Local News Controlling Blood Pressure Protects Cognitive Health after Spinal Cord Injury Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 16, 2019 When people think of spinal cord injury (SCI) they tend to focus on paralysis and…sciencecityJanuary 16, 2019 Read More
Local News Dr. Kevin Hay Appointed Clinician-Scientist at the Terry Fox Laboratory Terry Fox Laboratories | January 16, 2019 On behalf of Dr. Francois Bénard, Vice President Research, and Dr. Pamela Hoodless, Director, Terry…sciencecityJanuary 16, 2019 Read More