Faculty of Health and Social Development

UBCO researcher Jonathan Little suggests ketone supplement drink may help control blood sugar.

Need to control blood sugar? There’s a drink for that, says UBC prof

By Nathan Skolski on January 7, 2020

With more people with diabetes and pre-diabetes looking for novel strategies to help control blood sugar, new research from UBC’s Okanagan campus suggests that ketone monoester drinks—a popular new food supplement—may help do exactly that.

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Currently there are more than 1,600 active research projects underway at UBCO.

From heart evolution to greenhouse gas

By Christine Zeindler on December 20, 2019

UBCO researchers are challenging established assumptions, innovating solutions and creating new knowledge that will have broad impacts on our society. Here are some of the accomplishments reached in 2019.

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Cheers! Choosing your holiday drinks wisely

By Christine Zeindler on December 18, 2019

For those concerned about sugar intake, particularly people on a diet or with diabetes, ringing in the holidays with the clinking of glasses may be a significant challenge. But for UBC Okanagan diet and exercise scientist Mary Jung, a few simple strategies can help maintain a healthy dose of holiday cheer while keeping sugar consumption to a minimum.

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Moral challenges still exist around medical assistance in dying

By Patty Wellborn on December 5, 2019

While Canada may have legalized medical assistance in dying in 2016, the moral challenges continue for primary care workers, including nurse practitioners who can legally assess eligibility for and provide assisted death.

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UBCO professors explain the brilliance behind this year’s Nobel Prize winners

By Patty Wellborn on December 2, 2019

Planets, poverty, peace and powerful batteries. The science and activism behind all of these are tied together this year by the lasting legacy of Alfred Nobel’s annual recognition for game-changes.

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Gord Binsted, Dean in the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC Okanagan and one of the research leaders.

Canadian research team headed to ‘Mars’

By Nathan Skolski on November 26, 2019

The team of researchers heading to the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation lab (HI-SEAS) consists of scientists from UBC’s Okanagan campus, the University of Victoria and the University of Calgary.

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A participant performs a computerized task designed to probe cognitive function in Paul van Donkelaar’s concussion lab.

UBCO researcher examines traumatic brain injury in survivors of intimate partner violence

By Patty Wellborn on November 20, 2019

While the diagnoses and treatment of sport-related concussion have well-established guidelines and protocols, a new study from UBC’s Okanagan campus is looking at what has previously been an understudied group—women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV).

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UBCO nursing students host annual Global Gala

By Patty Wellborn on November 7, 2019

UBC Okanagan nursing students are organizing a gala evening of food and entertainment as a fundraising initiative for the university’s Global Health Practicum program.

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UBC Okanagan public event explores theme of gratitude

By Patty Wellborn on November 6, 2019

Maintaining a grateful perspective on life can be difficult even at the best of times. But how does one find gratitude when faced with significant adversity and personal tragedy?