Washington, June 6 (ANI): A new study from the University of British Columbia has shed light on how people become obsessed with forbidden pleasures.

Melbourne, Apr. 23 (ANI): A woman has claimed that she was detained by US border officials thrice in two weeks and accused of being a sex worker for carrying condoms and "racy underwear" in her baggage.

London, March 20 (ANI): Statins that are taken daily by millions of people to control cholesterol could dramatically increase the risk of kidney damage, researchers have warned.

Washington, March 1 (ANI): For women undergoing breast reconstruction using implants, most patient-reported outcomes are similar with two different shapes of silicone gel-filled implants: conventional round implants and anatomical "shaped" implants, according to a study

London, Feb. 26 (ANI): Giving back through volunteering is good for the human heart, researchers at the University of British Columbia have found.

London, January 29 (ANI): Researchers from the University of British Columbia have shed light on why enticing pictures of food affect us less when we're full.

London, December 24 (ANI): Aggressive, bullying managers are more likely to rise to the top because people are impressed by their dominance, according to a new study.

Washington, December 20(ANI): Finding the next Barack Obama or Warren Buffett might be as simple as looking at who attracts the most eyes in a crowd, according to a new University of British Columbia study.

Washington, December 5 (ANI): Obesity may develop when we eat too much, as a result of chronically high insulin levels, not the other way around.

Washington, October 9 (ANI): Depression during pregnancy can alter a crucial period of language development in babies, according to a new study.

London, October 1 (ANI): A new study has warned that changes in ocean and climate systems could lead to smaller fish.

Washington, August 16 (ANI): A team of international scientists, including fisheries researchers at the University of British Columbia undertook the first global quantitative assessment of ocean health and created a new Ocean Health Index.

Washington, August 1 (ANI): Employees who worry about workplace rejection or sabotage can end up bringing it upon themselves, say researchers.

Washington, July 21 (ANI): Severe influenza increases by two fold the odds that a person will develop Parkinson's disease later in life, according to University of British Columbia researchers.

Washington, June 20 (ANI): Children, even toddlers, are actually happier giving than receiving, according to a new study co-authored by three psychologists at the University of British Columbia.

Washington, May 8 (ANI): Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a potential way to develop universal flu vaccines and eliminate the need for seasonal flu vaccinations.

Washington, April 14 (ANI): The dynamics of online bullying are different from traditional bullying, a University of British Columbia research has found.

Ottawa, April 14 (ANI): A Muslim student in the University of British Columbia, Canada, has been slammed by her peers for displaying a provocative photograph of a woman wearing a niqab and holding up a bra.

London, April 2 (ANI): Picky females play a critical role in the survival and diversity of species, say researchers.

London, March 19 (ANI): Liars might think they are good at covering up their deceit, but their faces can tell whether he or she is lying.

Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): A University of British Columbia researcher has come out with a simple and accurate device to study malaria - a disease that is increasingly resistant to drugs.

Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Singapore - a country that looks good economically - has been listed as the unhealthiest nation in a new economic and environmental index that includes 152 countries around the world.

London, Feb 19 (ANI): Scientists have designed a pair of musical gloves that can sing a duet with you, but you have to wave your hand to let your unusual partner croon.

Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Environmental influences such as maternal depression or a bilingual upbringing can affect the timing of language development in babies, according to a new study.

Washington, Sept 1 (ANI): University of British Columbia scientists have suggested that a profusion of blood vessels may have led to Alzheimer's disease destroying the brain.