Researchers at the University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine and BC Cancer Research Institute have uncovered a weakness in a key enzyme that solid tumour cancer cells rely on to adapt and survive when oxygen levels are low.
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VANCOUVER A swab up the nose and gargling salt water are two of the ways people are now tested for COVID-19 in B.C., but researchers have been working on a fast and non-invasive option that would involve giving a breath sample. Interventional respirologist Dr. Renelle Myers – who works at Vancouver General Hospital and BC Cancer and is also a clinician scientist at the BC Cancer Research Institute – told CTV News Vancouver her team had been preparing to study using breath samples for the early detection of lung cancer. When the pandemic hit, we knew the potential of breath, and thought let s change gears and see if we can diagnose COVID-19 through breath analysis, because it would provide a very rapid, non-invasive way to do it, she said, and added their work in relation to lung cancer will continue.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Biotechnology leader LuminUltra has partnered with BuiltSpace, a building data and asset tracking specialist, and scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) to test the effectiveness of disinfection efforts in educational settings for early detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The battle against COVID-19 requires new thinking, says Rick Rolston, CEO of BuiltSpace. We ve made it easy and affordable for buildings of any size to collect and organize cleaning protocol data as well as the activities of people in that building. We believe that our technology and LuminUltra s testing solutions can empower Canada s education systems and building owners to optimize their cleaning operations to protect the people that move through their indoor spaces.