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PhD student Laura Struik is a lead author on the study.

Researchers examine success of quit smoking app

By Nathan Skolski on August 9, 2018

With the trend of an app for just about everything these days, a team of researchers from several universities, examined the success of a mobile app designed to help young adults quit smoking.

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Discovery Channel’s Jay Ingram will talk about Alzheimer’s disease at a special presentation March 20, at the Kelowna Community Theatre as part of Embrace Aging Month.

UBC provides the secrets on how to tap into the fountain of youth

By Patty Wellborn on February 28, 2018

UBC Okanagan’s Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention has teamed up with Interior Savings Credit Union and the Interior Health Authority to present dozens of free events and activities to mark Embrace Aging Month.

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Community celebrates research at UBC Okanagan

Community celebrates research at UBC Okanagan

By Patty Wellborn on March 3, 2017

From advances in chronic disease interventions to improving wireless communications, innovative research projects at UBC Okanagan are attracting national attention.

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Embrace Aging month includes plenty of activities for locals

Embrace Aging month includes plenty of activities for locals

By Patty Wellborn on February 24, 2017

While age may just be a number, how well we age impacts the quality of our later years.

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POWERPLAY, developed by UBC researchers, provides tools for workplaces to encourage male employees to take off their boots and get some physical exercise.

UBC research aims to increase health of men in blue-collar jobs

By Patty Wellborn on November 1, 2016

Despite studies that show men generally want to be healthy, there are very few workplace programs designed specifically for men that encourage healthy lifestyles.

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UBC hosts webinar on physician-assisted death

UBC hosts webinar on physician-assisted death

By Patty Wellborn on April 29, 2016

Questions about assisted death have been a water cooler topic ever since the federal government passed legislation to allow physician-assisted deaths two weeks ago.

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Aging well: UBC embraces aging month

Aging well: UBC embraces aging month

By Patty Wellborn on February 26, 2016

Aging is inevitable. Yet, taking steps to aging well can make life better now and over the long term.

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UBC’s Joan Bottorff is seeing positive results with her Dads In Gear smoking cessation program.

UBC helps increasing number of new fathers quit smoking

By Matthew Grant on January 20, 2016

Researchers find peer support a key to successful quitting.

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Fit for Life: Preventing frailty among older adults

Fit for Life: Preventing frailty among older adults

By Patty Wellborn on January 12, 2016

UBC professor discusses how regular exercise can help prevent falls.

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UBC Okanagan Assoc. Prof. Zach Walsh says the government needs to do a rethink when it comes to medicinal cannabis as new research indicates more and more people are substituting cannabis for prescription drugs, including opiate pain killers. Darren Hull photo.

Study highlights potential public health benefits of medical cannabis

By Patty Wellborn on October 5, 2015

Research challenges cannabis’ reputation as gateway drug.

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