Health

UBC researchers improving cancer treatment and outcomes

By Patty Wellborn on May 4, 2016

A new program at UBC's Okanagan campus may change the way radiation affects cancer patients and how they feel during treatment.

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Prolonged antibiotic use can accelerate diabetes, UBC study shows

By Patty Wellborn on April 28, 2016

A team of UBC researchers has found that gut bacteria are linked to the onset of Type 1 diabetes.

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UBC Professor Mina Hoorfar and PhD candidate Mohammad Paknahad assemble the microfluidic breath analyzer.

UBC develops marijuana breathalyzer

By Patty Wellborn on April 20, 2016

The smell of your breath is the science behind a new device that will determine if you’re too stoned to be behind the wheel.

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Assist. Prof. Keekyoung Kim (left) examines a tissue sample with UBC research student Zongjie Wang.

UBC research makes creating biological tissue safer and more affordable

By Matthew Grant on April 13, 2016

A chemical compound developed by UBC researchers makes it possible to create biological tissue with a light projector you can buy at Wal-Mart.

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A portable ultrasound machine in use during an anatomy lecture presented at UBC Okanagan and video conferenced to medical students in Vancouver, Prince George and Victoria.

Gift enhances medical training for UBC students

By Matthew Grant on March 15, 2016

UBC medical students and health-care providers will get more hands-on training thanks to a recent donation of two new portable ultrasound machines to the UBC Southern Medical Program.

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Oncologists support having advance care planning discussions earlier, UBC research shows

By Matthew Grant on March 2, 2016

A UBC researcher is pointing towards the need for oncologists to have advance care planning and end-of-life discussions with cancer patients sooner rather than later.

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Aging well: UBC embraces aging month

By Patty Wellborn on February 26, 2016

Aging is inevitable. Yet, taking steps to aging well can make life better now and over the long term.

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UBC Assoc. Prof. Neil Eves, and fellow UBC researchers in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences, have identified a new method of detecting cardio-vascular disease in female breast cancer survivors.

New technique identifies early heart complications in breast cancer survivors

By Patty Wellborn on February 18, 2016

Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus have identified a new method of detecting cardio-vascular disease in women who are recovering from breast cancer.

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