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FILTER RESULTS ►UBC engineer helps pioneer flat spray-on optical lens
A University of British Columbia engineer and a team of U.S. researchers have made a breakthrough utilizing spray-on technology that could revolutionize the way optical lenses are made and used. Kenneth Chau, an assistant professor in...Show More Summary
Assessing The Efficacy Of Different Types Of Training Programs On Cognitive Performance In Elderly Patients
Forget apples - lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. The study, published in theShow More Summary
Fishy temperature proxy
From the University of British Columbia ‘Fish thermometer’ reveals long-standing, global impact of climate change Climate change has been impacting global fisheries for the past four decades by driving species towards cooler, deeper waters, according to University of British Columbia … Continue reading ?
Fish Species Moving North Due To Climate Change
University of British Columbia scientist William Cheung has documented a gradual shifting of some fish species further north than their typical ranges. Some tropical commercial species are being found by fishing boats in waters near New England. Show More Summary
'Fish thermometer' reveals long-standing, global impact of climate change
Climate change has been impacting global fisheries for the past four decades by driving species towards cooler, deeper waters, according to University of British Columbia scientists. In a Nature study published this week, UBC researchers...Show More Summary
Cardio and weight training reduces access to health care in seniors
Forget apples – lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. read more
UBC unveils Smart Grid energy storage system
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is deploying a “smart grid” energy storage system produced in conjunction with Vancouver-based Alpha Technologies Ltd. and Corvus Energy. via UBC unveils Smart Grid energy storage system – Journal of Commerce.
Canada's distinctive tuya volcanoes reveal glacial, palaeo-climate secrets
Deposits left by the eruption of a subglacial volcano, or tuya, 1.8 million years ago could hold the secret to more accurate palaeo-glacial and climate models, according to new research by University of British Columbia geoscientists. The...Show More Summary
Canadian University Offers A 'Science Of Batman' Course
In further proof I picked the wrong fing major, the University of Victoria in British Columbia is offering a 'Science of Batman' course that explores the human body and it's adaptability though the life of Batman. No word if losing both parents at a young age is a prerequisite. Show More Summary
Tylenol Can Ease Anxiety Over Fear Of Dying
An over-the-counter pain reliever can also be used to deal with existential worry - anxiety that comes from thinking about death - according to new research from the University of British Columbia. The finding was published in the journal...Show More Summary
Panadol Could Help Stop You Worrying About Dying
New research suggests that paracetamol — the generic name for Panadol — could help people overcome anxiety about existential fears of death. The research, carried out at the University of British Columbia and published in the journal Psychological Science, reports that paracetamol could provide interesting psychological effects that have previously been overlooked. More »
Bruker and the Genome British Columbia Proteomics Centre at the University of Victoria Announce Coll
Bruker and the Genome British Columbia Proteomics Centre at the University of Victoria Announce Collaboration on Development of High Throughput iMALDI Assays
Initial Developments are Targeted at Tests for Diabetes and Hemoglobin Variants
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Well, it looks like our work here is done.
Psychologists at the University of British Columbia have found that Tylenol can reduce anxiety associated with “thoughts of existential uncertainty and death” — two areas for which Buddhism, of course, is hailed for its efficacy. In the study, subjects taking Tylenol reported feeling less upset after discussing death and existential topics than those who had [...]
Take Two Tylenol For Your Existential Crisis And Call Me In The Morning
In what might be the most wonderful study about existential angst to ever be performed, researchers at the University of British Columbia discovered that the same pill that helps soothe your stress headache may help mitigate the sense of doom you feel when confronting the meaning of life. That’s heavy. Let that sink in. Tylenol [...]
Tylenol Found to Reduce Anxiety Over 'Existential Uncertainty and Death'
Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they've discovered yet another use for Tylenol besides breaking a fever and relieving pain: Reducing anxiety associated with "thoughts of existential uncertainty and death." More...
Anxious about life? Tylenol may do the trick
University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to relieve physical pain, the study suggests the drug may also reduce the psychological effects ofShow More Summary
Promoting Physician Health Leads To Healthier Patients
Patients are more likely to follow preventive health practices like getting a flu shot or mammography if their doctors do likewise, researchers at the University of British Columbia and in Israel have discovered. "We found that patients...Show More Summary
Healthy doctors make healthy patients, study finds
Patients are more likely to follow preventive health practices like getting a flu shot or mammography if their doctors do likewise, researchers at the University of British Columbia and in Israel have discovered. "We found that patients...Show More Summary
Chinese Fishing Boats Catch 12 Times More Fish than Goes Reported
Photo via Shutterstock A new report published by scientists at the University of British Columbia finds that Chinese fishing boats catch about $11.5 billion worth of fish from beyond Chinese waters each year, and much of that haul goes unreported. If these latest estimates are correct, then Chinese fishermen are harvesting about 12 times the amount [...]
HOLY SHBBT! THERE REALLY IS A CTHULHU!
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered two new symbionts living in the gut of termites, and taken the unusual step of naming them after fictional monsters created by American horror author HP Lovecraft. The single-cell protists, Cthulhu macrofasciculumque and Cthylla microfasciculumque, help termites digest wood. Show More Summary
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