UBC demonstrates benefits of new monoclonal antibody for asthma
Injections of benralizumab, made by AstraZeneca, led to direct, rapid and near-complete depletion of a type of white blood cell that control the mechanism associated with allergy and asthma.
Discovery offers hope for new Crohn’s disease treatment
Scientists at UBC have made a discovery that could potentially lead to treatments for a debilitating complication of Crohn’s disease.
Synthetic heart valves will help doctors improve surgical skills
A UBC invention co-led by Guy Fradet, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery has made it possible for doctors to vastly improve their bypass surgery techniques without relying on animals.
UBC leads effort to improve treatment of diabetic retinal disease
David Maberley hopes to create diagnostic nodes in several small rural hospitals.
Today’s Assignment: Breed a Sweet Solution
Led by Dr. Leonard Foster, scientists at UBC are working to reverse declining honeybee numbers.
A new test to help doctors monitor and treat type 1 diabetes
Megan Levings identified a genetic signature that measures changes in regulatory T-cells from a small blood sample.
UBC helping with national study of opioid addiction treatment
Evan Wood will lead the B.C. arm of the study, which will compare methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone.
Seeking an end to newborns’ “diagnostic odysseys”
Matthew Farrer’s lab will sequence a portion of critically ill infants’ genomes within a week.
Advancing new frontiers: personalized medicine
Drs. Marco Marra and Janessa Laskin are leading a province-wide initiative using DNA sequencing technologies to examine the composition of individual cancer genomes and to help deduce the most viable treatment options for patients.