London, Dec 31 (ANI): Outcome of a coin toss depends on the technique used to flip it, say researchers.
A study, led by researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada has found that with practice, it is possible to correctly predict the outcome of the coin [...]
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): If you’re married, you are better able to cope economically with disability and health shocks, according to a new study.
In the working paper by University of British Columbia economists Giovanni Gallipoli and Laura Turner, researchers examined data from the Canadian Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) and [...]
Toronto, Dec 29 (IANS) Marital status plays a vital role in helping people cope with disability and health shocks in economic terms, says a new report.
University of British Columbia (UBC) economists Giovanni Gallipoli and Laura Turner found that in marriages, ‘main-earners’ (husbands) tend to transfer income and compensate ’second-earners’ (wives).
The second-earners, in turn, provide [...]
London, November 26 (ANI): Sensations on the skin helps in understanding what is being said, according to a new study.
Bryan Gick and team at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, sought to determine if tactile sensations could affect hearing.
The researchers found that puffs of air delivered alongside certain sounds were likely to influence [...]
Toronto, Nov 24 (IANS) Anti-depressants are linked to fall-related complications like hip fracture among elderly people, says a Canadian study.
Falling and fall-related complications such as hip fractures are the fifth leading cause of death, says the study at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
The study, which was published Monday in the Archives of [...]
Washington, November 18 (ANI): Consumers standing on carpeted flooring feel comforted, which may affect their assessments of products while shopping, says a study.
Authors Joan Meyers Levy (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis), Rui (Juliet) Zhu, and Lan Jiang (both University of British Columbia) looked at feelings evoked by common flooring types hard vinyl tile and carpet in [...]
London, Nov 16 (ANI): Discovering a potential new treatment for Huntington’s disease, researchers have found that normal synaptic activity in nerve cells protects the brain from the misfolded proteins characteristic to the ailment.
Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), [...]
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): Widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug, finds a new research.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, conducted a systematic [...]
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): While some men are able to control their physical and mental sexual arousal, there are others who can’t do it. Now, a new study by University of British Columbia researchers has explained why it is so.
The study found that men, who can regulate their arousal to some degree, are the ones [...]
Washington, October 26 (ANI): Older adults with type 2 diabetes can improve the elasticity in their arteries and reduce risk of heart disease and stroke with aerobic exercise, a study has found.
Dr. Kenneth Madden, a geriatric specialist at the University of British Columbia, examined how increased activity might affect stiffness of the arteries.
Speaking at [...]
Washington, October 26 (ANI): Older adults with type 2 diabetes can improve the elasticity in their arteries and reduce risk of heart disease and stroke with aerobic exercise, a study has found.
Dr. Kenneth Madden, a geriatric specialist at the University of British Columbia, examined how increased activity might affect stiffness of the arteries.
Speaking at [...]
Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): While some men are able to control their physical and mental sexual arousal, there are others who can’t do it. Now, a new study by University of British Columbia researchers has explained why it is so.
The study found that men, who can regulate their arousal to some degree, are the ones [...]
Washington, October 23 (ANI): In a new study, a team of scientists has mapped the genome of a microbe that is a key biological indicator of oceanic dead zones.
The study was carried out by a team of researchers at the University of British Columbia, along with colleagues at the US Dept. of Energy Joint Genome [...]
Washington, October 9 (ANI): A new study has determined that major shifts in fisheries distribution due to climate change will affect food security in tropical regions most adversely.
The study was led by the ‘Sea Around Us’ Project at the University of [...]
Vancouver, Sep 24 (IANS) Canada is set to throw out a former KGB agent who is hiding in a church here for the past four months.
Mikhail Lennikov, 49, who is hiding in the religious place since June to avoid deportation to Russia, lost his last chance to stay in Canada when the country’s apex court [...]
Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): Being exposed to surrealism can improve learning by compelling the brain to seek out structure, says a study.
Psychologists at UC Santa Barbara and the University of British Columbia revealed that exposure to the surrealism in, say, Franz Kafka”s “The [...]
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) If you are watching your waistline, then try to avoid skinny friends with big appetites, says a new study.
‘If a heavy-set colleague eats a lot, you are likely to adjust your behaviour and eat less. But a thin friend who eats a lot may lead you to eat more than you [...]
Washington, Sept 22 (ANI): Watching your weight? Beware of skinny friends with big appetites, for thin pals who eat a lot could put your waistline at risk.
That’s the conclusion of a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, which examined how other peoples’ weight and food choices influence how much we eat.
“Obesity is obviously [...]
Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): Reading a book written by Franz Kafka or watching a film by director David Lynch can enhance your learning power, suggest researchers.
Psychologists at UC Santa Barbara and the University of British Columbia revealed that exposure to the surrealism in, say, Kafka’s “The Country Doctor” or Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” enhances the cognitive [...]
Washington, Sept 14 (ANI): Depression can decrease a cancer patient’s chances of survival, a new research suggests.
Published in the November 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the finding of an analysis highlights the need for systematic screening of psychological distress and subsequent treatments.
In order to determine the effects [...]
Washington, Sep 7 (ANI): Researchers at the University of British Columbia have turned the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus into a protein production factory by adapting a single protein on its surface, thus making useful proteins that can act as vaccines and drugs.
C. crescentus is a harmless bacterium that has a single protein layer on its surface. [...]
Washington, September 3 (ANI): A new study has found that large-scale farming projects by humans can erode the Earth’s surface at rates comparable to those of the world’s largest rivers and glaciers.
The research offers stark evidence of how humans are reshaping the planet. It also finds that – contrary to previous scholarship – rivers are [...]
Washington, August 12 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that at least some of the European early modern humans consistently consumed fish 40,000 years ago, supplementing their diet of terrestrial animals.
The study was carried out by Erik Trinkaus, professor [...]
Washington, Aug 9 (ANI): Dogs’ mental abilities are close to a human child age 2 to 2.5 years, according to a new research.
Psychologist and leading canine researcher Stanley Coren, PhD, of the University of British Columbia has reviewed numerous studies to conclude that dogs have the ability to solve complex problems and are more like [...]
