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By using a newly developed technique, UBC researchers were able to build a more durable valve that enables the heart to adapt faster and more seamlessly after a transplant.

UBC researchers develop new heart valve aimed at high-risk patients

By Patty Wellborn on March 25, 2019

Researchers at UBC have created the first-ever nanocomposite biomaterial heart-valve developed to reduce or eliminate complications related to heart transplants.

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Susana Caxaj, assistant professor in the school of nursing at UBC’s Okanagan campus

UBC Okanagan and Okanagan College researchers explore how to better support migrant workers

By Nathan Skolski on February 28, 2019

From urban farms to rural orchards and countless settings in between, a team of UBC Okanagan and Okanagan College researchers have spent three years and hundreds of hours speaking with migrant workers and their families about the challenges they face.

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March is Embrace Aging Month in the Okanagan

March is Embrace Aging Month in the Okanagan

By Patty Wellborn on February 27, 2019

From sleeping tips and arthritis care, to technology updates, scam protection and a refresher on Canada’s Food Guide—there is something for everyone at the upcoming Embrace Aging month.

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Engineering doctoral student George Luka says there is an urgent need to develop a fast, flexible, accurate and real-time detection tool to meet the challenge of protecting water consumers.

UBC researchers develop diagnostic tool for detecting cryptosporidium

By Nathan Skolski on February 14, 2019

A handheld 'tricorder' that can test for biological contamination in real-time has been the dream of science fiction fans for decades. And UBC Okanagan engineers say the technology is closer to science fact than ever before.

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Assistant Professor Heather Gainforth researches behaviour change with the School of Health and Exercise Sciences.

UBC researcher adopts play-by-play method to understand how counsellors can promote health

By Patty Wellborn on January 29, 2019

Using a page from a coach’s playbook, a UBC researcher has come up with a method to analyze behaviour change counselling sessions and determine what makes them work.

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Christina Haston, associate professor of medical physics.

UBC study links specific chromosome to radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis

By Patty Wellborn on December 19, 2018

A UBC Okanagan researcher has determined that genes on a specific chromosome may be the answer as to why thoracic radiotherapy leads to a lung injury in some lung cancer patients.

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Mohammad Zarifi, an assistant professor at UBC Okanagan, shows his small biosensor that can be used to provides health care practitioners with a real-time diagnosis of a bacterial infection.

Researchers develop tool for speedy diagnosis of bacterial infections

By Patty Wellborn on November 29, 2018

Using a small and inexpensive biosensor, researchers at UBC Okanagan, in collaboration with the University of Calgary, have built a diagnostic tool that provides health care practitioners almost instant diagnosis of a bacterial infection.

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Assoc. Prof. of Nursing Kathy Rush

Bringing the healthcare mountain to the patient

By Christine Zeindler on November 5, 2018

With health information just one-click away, it’s not surprising that 70 per cent of Canadians consult the internet before their doctor. And if a patient has to travel to see a physician, the numbers of internet searches increase.

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Lesley Lutes, a clinical health psychologist who directs the PhD program in clinical psychology at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

UBC tests out walk-in well-being clinic

By Patty Wellborn on October 30, 2018

UBC Okanagan’s Interprofessional Clinic is testing out a walk-in clinic where people will have the opportunity to get a mental health check-up without an appointment.

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Gino DiLabio is a professor and head of the Department of Chemistry at UBC Okanagan

Artificial anti-oxidant may be the next go-to supplement

By Nathan Skolski on September 11, 2018

Researchers from UBC Okanagan and the University of Bologna have discovered that TEMPO—a well-known artificial anti-oxidant—is up to 100 times more powerful than nature’s best and could help counteract everything from skin damage to Alzheimer’s Disease.

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