Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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A new study identified a surprising factor that is undermining relationship satisfaction and stability: the inconsistency between a person’s sexual identity or attraction, and whether they are in a same-sex or different-sex relationship.
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One in 20 people in Canada skip doses or prescriptions due to cost
This new research surveyed more than 223,000 Canadians ages 12 and older, and found that five per cent of respondents skipped prescribed medications due to cost.
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UBC-developed oral insulin drops offer relief for diabetes patients
The drops contain a mixture of insulin and a unique cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) developed by Dr. Shyh-Dar Li and colleagues.
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UBC adding 778 student spaces across technology and life sciences programs thanks to provincial investment
Expanded enrolment will increase opportunities for students and help drive B.C.’s innovation economy
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How to protect yourself and your family this flu season
Adrian Ziemczonek estimates he’s put more than 500 needles into arms as a pharmacist who has provided immunizations to people in the community since 2015.
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UBC scientist is sending yeast and algae to space on Artemis 1
UBC pharmaceutical sciences professor Dr. Corey Nislow is sending yeast and algae cultures into space, in a pod not much bigger than a shoebox, to study the effects of cosmic rays and near zero gravity on living organisms.
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Social isolation puts women at higher risk of hypertension
It’s no secret that loneliness and social isolation have a negative impact on the mental and physical health of older adults.
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Obesity linked to social ties in older women, more so than in men
Women who lack social ties have a greater likelihood of being obese. Men, on the other hand, were less likely to be obese if they lived alone and had a smaller social network.
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Lupus patients who take their medications lower their diabetes risk
Patients with lupus who take their medications as prescribed have much lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a common complication of the disease, finds a new study from UBC.
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UBC expert immobilizes tiny structures linked to metastatic breast cancer
Karla Williams is researching potential treatments for metastatic breast cancer by studying structures in cancer cells that are thought to play a key role in the spread of the disease.
