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UBC researchers find that people with MS increased their healthcare usage up to 15 years before classic symptoms ...
UBC researchers have identified the bacterial culprit behind sea star wasting disease, solving a decade-long mystery and opening the door to recovery efforts for devastated marine ecosystems.
New research explores how everyday assumptions—not just policies—can quietly steer women away from system-focused roles in STEM.
All your favourite Canadianisms—and 137 new ones—just got easier to find, right in time for Canada Day. The UBC editors of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles have released an ...
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 ...
With Canada’s 2025 wildfire season starting earlier and more intensely than usual, UBC experts break down what’s behind the shift and how to prepare for what’s ahead.
Canada could save tens of thousands of lives and up to $12.4 billion annually by addressing the five most prominent health issues in men, according to new modelling.
Close to five million smuggled seahorses worth an estimated CAD$29 million were seized by authorities over a 10-year span, according to a new study that warns the scale of the trade is far larger than ...
UBC researchers have developed a new structural system that helps high-rise buildings withstand major earthquakes—keeping both the building and its occupants safe.
New research challenges the common belief that everyone needs the same amount of sleep for good health.
New research reveals who is most at risk, as a first step toward effective strategies for counteracting misinformation.