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…dysfunction. Efforts to develop new drugs are hampered by the limits of what is known about the channels, particularly about their atomic structure. Dr. Filip Van Petegram is working to…
…blood pressure, stroke, arthritis, and some forms of cancer. Inherited factors strongly affect an individual’s risk for becoming obese, especially in an environment with little exercise and diets high in…
Research co-lead: Liisa Galea University of British Columbia Research user co-lead: Shirley Weir Menopause Chicks Team members: Dr. Elizabeth Rideout University of British Columbia Dr. Lori Brotto Women’s Health Research…
…In order for islet transplantation to be effective, new approaches to promote islet survival are required. In earlier work, Dr. Gareth Lim’s colleagues identified insulin as a critical pro-survival factor…
Neurodegenerative diseases associated with aging, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD,) effect millions of people annually. The development of AD may be related to gonadal hormones present in adulthood. Interestingly, women…
…and handle objects, their pain or discomfort, and their emotional wellbeing. Computerized adaptive assessment systems can be used to efficiently obtain information about self-reported health outcomes by selectively administering questions…
…of the evolving viruses, which is called a viral phylogenetic tree. Phylogenetic trees inferred from viral sequence data can provide much insight into the dynamics of an epidemic, this is…
…we will combine viral sequences with epidemiological data in new ways, establishing high-resolution pictures of transmission. We will operationalize the use of these combined datasets for real-time COVID19 public health…
…diversity within each group, they do not always capture how gender interacts with other factors such as race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, geography, ability and age. Not taking these factors…
…(ACE) inhibitors, and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are effective against lipids, blood pressure, and acid, respectively, are safe, relatively inexpensive, and also have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating properties that may…