Background  Acquiring funding to support academic research has become increasingly difficult. Grant proposals that contain preliminary research findings can provide proof of the principle that... Read More

The overall frequency of major inherited dyslipidemias of all kinds in BC and Canada is conservatively estimated to be about 1 in 40 individuals, with a higher incidence found in the French-Canadian... Read More

RRRIIINNNGGG! The alarm bells sounded. Lunch was over and it was time to return to class. As it turned out, our grade 8 biology teacher had a unique activity planned for that afternoon. Our class... Read More

Case data In July 2011, a 49-year-old female patient presented to her family physician with worsening of her long-standing dyspepsia. She had a history of gastroesophageal reflux, hypertension,... Read More

A death occurring instantaneously, or less than 24 hours after symptom onset, in an otherwise healthy individual, without a known cause, is known as a "sudden unexplained death" (SUD), a definition... Read More