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Science • August 25, 2016
You know the type — unmotivated, lazy, no work ethic, stoner. Now there might be some evidence to support the stoner stereotype, at least in rats. UBC research showed that rats who were under the influence of THC …
Science • September 16, 2016
It’s the leading known cause of preventable developmental disability in Canada and affects between five per cent of North American children. FASD is a range of physical, cognitive and behavioural deficits that result from prenatal drinking.
Science • September 16, 2016
Let’s play a game. The rules are simple — guess how much global fisheries will lose due to climate change by 2050. 500 million? One billion? Five billion? New research conducted shows fisheries are projected to lose $10 …
Science • September 17, 2016
Mikelberg, a UBC professor, found his skepticism piqued by a 2012 study associating erectile dysfunction with glaucoma. Now he's shown that patients with glaucoma are 2.58 times more likely to also have ED.
Science • October 1, 2016
A study led by Jamie Veale, a lecturer at The University of Waikako, and UBC prof Elizabeth Saewyc, suggests that pregnancy rates among transgender youth in Canada are similar to those in the population of cisgender youth.