Local News UBC Researchers Create Cannabinoid Eye Drop for Glaucoma Biotechnology Focus | June 1, 2018 Glaucoma 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 Heparins The Centre for Blood Research | May 31, 2018 Historically, 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 Stones Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 30, 2018 Studying partners’ habits leads researchers to breakthrough in kidney stone research. Kidney stones are a…sciencecityMay 30, 2018 Read More
Local News Pixelating the Brain Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 29, 2018 MS/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 Entrepreneurs Genome BC | May 29, 2018 Today, 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 Cancer The Vancouver Sun | May 25, 2018 The 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 Processes Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 24, 2018 A 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 Stroke Dajad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 21, 2018 During 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 Cancer Prostate Cancer Foundation | May 18, 2018 Prostate 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 Revealed UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 17, 2018 UBC and BC Cancer scientists have uncovered some of the tricks used by the deadliest…sciencecityMay 17, 2018 Read More