Local News UBC Researchers Create Cannabinoid Eye Drop for GlaucomaBiotechnology Focus | June 1, 2018Glaucoma is an eye disease that is often associated with elevated intraocular pressure leading to…sciencecityJune 1, 2018 Read More
Local News Rational Design of Universal Heparin Reversal Agent Makes it a Highly Specific Antidote to HeparinsThe Centre for Blood Research | May 31, 2018Historically, heparins were the mainstay of anticoagulant therapy. They were the primary agents used to…sciencecityMay 31, 2018 Read More
Local News The Link between Diet, Gut Bacteria, and Kidney StonesVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 30, 2018Studying partners’ habits leads researchers to breakthrough in kidney stone research. Kidney stones are a…sciencecityMay 30, 2018 Read More
Local News Pixelating the BrainDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 29, 2018MS/MRI research group applies machine learning techniques to neuroimaging data. “Think of an apple. An…sciencecityMay 29, 2018 Read More
Local News BC TECH and Genome BC Team up to Nurture Life Sciences EntrepreneursGenome BC | May 29, 2018Today, HyperGrowth: Life celebrates the graduation of its second cohort — a group that promises…sciencecityMay 29, 2018 Read More
Local News 1 in 7 Canadian Men Get Prostate CancerThe Vancouver Sun | May 25, 2018The moment Dr. Kenneth Poon strode across the waiting room and shook my hand, I…sciencecityMay 25, 2018 Read More
Local News “Worker” and “Slacker” Rats Show Differences in Decision-Making ProcessesDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 24, 2018A team of researchers led by Dr. Catharine Winstanley has identified differences in the brains of rats…sciencecityMay 24, 2018 Read More
Local News Cooperation between Brain Cells Regenerates Cerebral Blood Flow after StrokeDajad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 21, 2018During an ischemic stroke, a blockage in an artery prevents blood flow through the affected…sciencecityMay 21, 2018 Read More
Local News PCF-Funded Investigators Report Progress on a Promising New Treatment for a Highly Lethal Form of Prostate CancerProstate Cancer Foundation | May 18, 2018Prostate cancer cells depend on androgens to grow and thrive. Because of this dependency, hormone…sciencecityMay 18, 2018 Read More
Local News “Arms Race” Between Cancer and Immune System RevealedUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 17, 2018UBC and BC Cancer scientists have uncovered some of the tricks used by the deadliest…sciencecityMay 17, 2018 Read More