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  • Multinational firms drive growth but can come with steep environmental costs, study finds 

    Multinational firms drive growth but can come with steep environmental costs, study finds 

    Tracking firms across borders reveals ripple effects on forests, crops and local economies.

  • Lowering levels of mutant protein that causes Huntington disease can restore cognitive function in mice

    Lowering levels of mutant protein that causes Huntington disease can restore cognitive function in mice

    New research from the University of British Columbia suggests that reducing mutated Huntington disease protein in the brain can restore cognitive and psychiatric impairments in mice.

  • Exercise reduces stress, improves cellular health in family caregivers

    Exercise reduces stress, improves cellular health in family caregivers

    Exercising at least three times a week for six months reduced stress in a group of family caregivers and even appeared to lengthen a small section of their chromosomes that is believed to slow cellular aging, new UBC research has found.

  • Midwifery linked to lower odds of birth complications for low-income women

    Midwifery linked to lower odds of birth complications for low-income women

    New research from the University of British Columbia and the University of Saskatchewan is adding new evidence in support of midwives as a safe option for prenatal care, especially for women who have low socioeconomic status.

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