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They’re being hailed as an effective way to lose weight, but diabetes drugs may come with higher risk of severe gastrointestinal problems.
UBC researchers are proposing a solution to a key hurdle in quantum networking: a device that can “translate” microwave to optical signals and vice versa. The technology could serve as a universal ...
An analysis of the 100 most-viewed TikTok videos related to ADHD revealed that fewer than half the claims about symptoms actually align with clinical guidelines for diagnosing ADHD.
UBC engineers created the sensor in collaboration with Frontier Robotics, Honda’s research institute. Credit: UBC Applied Science/Paul Joseph ...
Rising rents and housing shortages aren’t just making it harder for young Canadians to find a place of their own—they’re fundamentally changing how families live together, according to new research ...
New research reveals who is most at risk, as a first step toward effective strategies for counteracting misinformation.
UBC instructors are finding innovative ways to integrate generative AI into their course curriculum to enhance student learning.
By sheer accident, UBC researchers created a new super-black material that absorbs almost all light and trademarked it as Nxylon.
According to nationally-representative surveys in the United States, hundreds of thousands of straight-identified men have had sex with other men. In the new book Still Straight: Sexual Flexibility ...
A new study from UBC researchers finds that teens, especially girls, have better mental health when they spend more time taking part in extracurricular activities, like sports and art, and less time ...
Canada’s biotech ecosystem is poised for a major boost with the federal government announcement today that B.C. will be home to Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH).
It’s time to recognize the power of healthy forests in managing global growing flood risk, and to shift towards more sustainable forestry practices and policy. This call is emphasized by UBC ...