UBC researchers develop new heart valve aimed at high-risk patients

Medicine & Technology Mar 25, 2019

Researchers at UBC have created the first-ever nanocomposite biomaterial heart-valve developed to reduce or eliminate complications related to heart transplants.

Absorbable antibiotic envelope can significantly cut cardiac device infections

Mar 18, 2019

Cleveland Clinic-led Global trial of nearly 7,000 patients also demonstrates the envelope's safety

Gut microbes from healthy infants block milk allergy development in mice

Jan 14, 2019

New research suggests that the gut microbiome may help prevent the development of cow's milk allergy.

Fort McMurray homes have normal levels of indoor toxins, U of T Engineering study reveals

Jan 14, 2019

In the aftermath of the Fort McMurray wildfire, chemical engineering professor Arthur Chan and his team reveal results from dust collected in more than 60 homes