Health & Medicine
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UBC clinical instructor and pediatric occupational therapist Dr. Lauren Hershfield offers tips for making school lunches less stressful for picky eaters and parents.
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Canada’s first human bird flu case offers new clues for monitoring pandemic threats
UBC researchers found genetic mutations weakened the virus’s ability to bind to human cells, highlighting the need to test how emerging viruses behave.
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New UBC clinic to provide team-based care for up to 4,450 B.C. patients
Celebration of the newly named MacIsaac Health Building recognizes the MacIsaac family’s historic $40-million gift and showcases B.C.’s first team-based teaching clinic.
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From counting sheep to forty winks: three tips to get your kids back on a healthy sleep schedule
UBC pediatric neurologist Dr. James Lee explains why your kids need a good night’s sleep — and how to help them get it.
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UBC scientists uncover why some Huntington disease patients decline years earlier
New research from UBC's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and BC Children's Hospital Research Institute explains why some people with Huntington disease develop symptoms a decade earlier and points to a promising treatment target.
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$40M gift to UBC is the largest ever to a Canadian school of nursing
Historic $40M donation from UBC alumni Matthew and Natalie MacIsaac will strengthen nursing education, research and clinical learning to help prepare the next generation of nurses and health-care leaders.
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Starting kindergarten? Expert tips for a smooth school transition
Research shows kindergarten readiness shapes learning years later. UBC early-childhood development expert Dr. Magdalena Janus shares tips for making the transition as easy as 1-2-3.
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Researchers discover the eye’s hidden cleanup system
Newly identified lymphatic network could fundamentally shift how we understand and treat leading causes of blindness.
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Seatbelts still essential, but nearly 9 in 10 pregnant people didn’t achieve recommended seatbelt placement: study
UBC engineers mapped how pregnancy changes seatbelt fit, laying the groundwork for future restraint design
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Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer
New UBC research could expand genetic screening for families at risk of aggressive cancer.
