Study: Poor moms breastfeed for shorter time
A new study has found that mothers of babies in households with food insecurity are less likely to breastfeed exclusively for the recommended six months after birth.
The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical...
Why you should drink coffee before a workout, Study
You’ve seen that person before: Strolling into the gym with a Starbucks cup in hand, then proceeding to bust out a PR on their deadlift. Or the one sipping their coffee mug before acing...
Study: Babies’ random choices become their preferences
When a baby reaches for one stuffed animal in a room filled with others just like it, that seemingly random choice is very bad news for those unpicked toys: the baby has likely just...
Researchers identify gene linked to thinness that may help resist weight gain
While others may be dieting and hitting the gym hard to stay in shape, some people stay slim effortlessly no matter what they eat. In a study publishing May 21 in the journal Cell,...
New Study: Pandemic underlines need to address physician burnout
Two out of three Vancouver physicians surveyed in a new UBC study faced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers from UBC’s faculty of medicine reviewed survey responses from 302 internal medicine physicians who worked for...
Research finds two amino acids are the Marie Kondo of molecular liquid phase separation
The last several years have brought mounting evidence that the molecules inside our cells can self-organize into liquid droplets that merge and separate like oil in water in order to facilitate various cellular activities....
Study: New technology will show how RNA regulates gene activity
The discovery of a huge number of long non-protein coding RNAs, aka lncRNAs, in the mammalian genome was a major surprise of the recent large-scale genomics projects. An international team including a bioinformatician from...
Study: Using sponges to wipe out cancer
A sponge found in Manado Bay, Indonesia, makes a molecule called manzamine A, which stops the growth of cervical cancer cells, according to a recent publication in the Journal of Natural Products submitted by...
Scientists help restore hormonal balance disrupted in metabolic diseases
Many health problems in the developed world stem from the disruption of a delicate metabolic balance between glucose production and energy utilization in the liver. Now Yale scientists report March 4 in the journal...
Study: Ordering of atoms in liquid gallium under pressure
Low-melting point gallium-based liquid metals are used as heat exchange fluids for cooling integrated electronics and in the manufacture of flexible and reconfigurable electronic devices and soft robotics.
Gallium is an enigmatic metal with remarkable...