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The centre will help the agri-food industry in B.C. and beyond by providing access to state-of-the-art technologies and facilities.
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Drug discovery could prevent spread of childhood bone cancer
The researchers demonstrate that the compound can reduce lung metastasis in mice by over 90 per cent, while also shrinking the primary tumour site.
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Scientists discover high-risk form of endometrial cancer — and how to test for it — using AI
Using artificial intelligence, the researchers have pinpointed a distinct high-risk endometrial cancer subset that would otherwise go unrecognized by traditional pathology and molecular diagnostics.
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How exercise can boost cancer treatment and recovery
A team of UBC researchers wants to help people living with cancer incorporate exercise as an important part of their treatment and recovery.
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Sepsis leading cause of death worldwide
New research published in The Lancet has found that sepsis is responsible for the most deaths worldwide, even more than cancer or coronary disease—previously believed to be the leading causes of death globally.
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New international exercise guidelines for cancer survivors
For the rising number of cancer survivors worldwide, there’s growing evidence that exercise is an important part of recovery. But how much, and what type of exercise, is needed?
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Novel discovery could lead to new cancer, autoimmune disease therapy
A new discovery by an international research team—co-led by UBC Canada 150 Research Chair Josef Penninger and Harvard Medical School Professor Clifford Woolf—could have implications for therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
