The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and ...

Kids pick up all sorts of things at school: reading and writing skills, math literacy, social skills—and plenty of germs. While the occasional cold or stomach bug is par for the course, it’s important ...

Media preview event: Journalists are invited to an exclusive preview of the MycoToilet on Sept. 26 at 11 a.m. Full details below. UBC researchers are launching the world’s first mushroom-powered ...

Income-based rebates for electric bicycles are helping British Columbians drive less, save money, and generate revenue for the province, a new study has found. The rebates also make e-bikes more ...

Artificial intelligence is changing how we shop online, but when it comes to selling products through livestreams, humans still have the edge. A new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business shows ...

From corn chips to tofu, climate change is messing with the menu. A new global study led by the University of British Columbia shows that hotter and drier conditions are making food production more ...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how hard it can be to provide dental care to frail seniors in long-term care. But even when there’s no such crisis, access is a persistent issue. Now, a team from UBC ...

A medication developed in the 1950s to treat Parkinson’s disease may offer a powerful new tool in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), according to new research from the University of British Columbia ...

Clear-cutting can make catastrophic floods 18 times more frequent with effects lasting more than 40 years, according to a new UBC study. In one watershed, these extreme floods also became more than ...

Time is everything in health care. Imagine a loved one with high-risk breast cancer being prioritized for treatment in days, not months. A doctor who is able to spend more time with patients and less ...

A global study of more than 66,000 participants has revealed which groups of people are most susceptible to misinformation. Study participants assessed news headlines and tried to judge whether they ...

A pan-Canadian team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized treatments for young cancer patients, by growing their tumours in chicken eggs and analyzing their proteins. A pan-Canadian ...