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Research highlights importance of forgotten organ in ensuring heal
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): An international research team led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) has uncovered for the first time the importance of a small gland tucked behind the sternum that works to prevent miscarriage and diabetes in pregnant women.
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Study focuses on new treatment possibilities for young women diagn
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 30 (ANI): A new treatment possibility for people diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer has been found by a team of researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC).
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New treatment possibilities for young women diagnosed with rare fo
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 27 (ANI): A recent finding by researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may offer a new treatment possibility for people diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer.
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Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 3 (ANI): A large number of the valley networks scarring Mars' surface were carved by water melting beneath glacial ice, not by free-flowing rivers as previously thought, according to a new study by Western and UBC researchers.
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Study links obesity to social ties in older women
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], August 1 (ANI): Older women who lack social ties, or are single, widowed, divorced or separated have a greater likelihood of being obese, according to new UBC research.
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Older adults coped with COVID-19 pandemic best, UBC study reveals
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], July 23 (ANI): Older adults who are aged 60 and above, have better emotional wellbeing, and felt less stressed and threatened by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a new UBC (The University of British Columbia) research.
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University student discovers 17 new planets, including potentially
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 29 (ANI): University of British Columbia (UBC) astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA's Kepler mission.
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Ketone monoester drinks can keep your diabetes under check
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): A recent research shares that a new food supplement known as ketone monoester drink may benefit pre-diabetes and diabetes patients.
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Upbeat music makes rigorous workout seem easier
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 22 (ANI): Music not only make us relaxed but offers other benefits as well. A recent study has suggested that upbeat music can make a rigorous workout appear less difficult.
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The way you lock your phone can reveal your age
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): Have you ever thought that the method you use to lock your phone can reveal your age? Yes, this is true. Older users prefer an auto lock feature compared to younger users and they also prefer using PINs over fingerprints to unlock their phones, claims a
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Support from family, school help avert substance use among transge
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], June 10 (ANI): Support from families and schools can help prevent transgender youths from smoking marijuana and cigarettes even if they were targeted by violence, found a study.
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People behave differently in virtual reality than they do in real
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): A new UBC research has found a huge gap between how people respond psychologically in VR and how they respond in real life.
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