Faculty of Medicine
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A study found that reducing lawn mowing and creating pollinator meadows significantly boosts pollinator diversity, creating healthier and more resilient ecosystems.
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UBC opens Gordon B. Shrum Building, Canada’s first purpose-built biomedical engineering facility
New home of UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering will advance health solutions and grow Canada’s biotech sector.
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Online program improves sexual desire and well-being in women
The program, called eSense, delivers evidence-based strategies through interactive online modules that women can complete privately at their own pace.
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Researchers develop new way to match young cancer patients with the right drugs
A pan-Canadian team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized treatments for young cancer patients, by growing their tumours in chicken eggs and analyzing their proteins.
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New test identifies high-risk childhood brain tumours, improving treatment decisions
The technique for identifying aggressive medulloblastoma can help doctors tailor treatments to individual patients and ensure high-risk cases receive the intensive therapy they need.
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Most B.C. youth aren’t meeting Canada’s movement guidelines, and it could be impacting their mental health
The UBC study reveals that excessive recreational screen time is by far the biggest challenge.
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Meet the newly discovered brain cell that allows you to remember objects
Scientists at UBC’s faculty of medicine have discovered a new type of brain cell that plays a central role in our ability to remember and recognize objects.
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Bringing Indigenous ways of knowing to neuroscience
University of B.C. researchers are working with Indigenous scholars and communities to bring Indigenous perspectives into brain science.
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Only seven out of 100 people worldwide receive effective treatment for their mental health or substance-use disorders
A study of 57,000 people in 21 countries finds that only 6.9 per cent who met criteria for a mental health or substance-use disorder received effective treatment.
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Cancer-like mutations in healthy cells point to origins of breast cancer
In a new study, the international collaborators have pinpointed what could be the early genetic origins of breast cancer—cancer-like mutations appearing in the cells of healthy women.
