UBC study identifies social and behavioural factors most closely associated with dying
Smoking, divorce and alcohol abuse have the closest connection to death out of 57 social and behavioural factors analyzed in research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The study analyzed survey data collected from 13,611 adults in the U.S. between 1992 and 2008, and identified which factors applied to those who died between 2008 and 2014.
Emma McCrudden, sports dietitian for Athletics & Recreation and lecturer for the School of Kinesiology
Emma McCrudden isn’t going to prescribe everything you should eat but she will tell you how to make better choices.
Don’t Let Pollution Stop You from Exercising
When do the benefits of physical activity get washed out, or even reversed, by the negative effects of air pollution? Michael Koehle offers some useful insights.
Smartphone health apps miss some daily activity of users
Marcus Duncan, Guy Faulkner, Kelly Wunderlich and Yingying Zhao found if you use your smartphone to monitor your physical activity, you’re probably more active than it suggests.
Study to explore impact of heart function on motor outcomes following spinal cord injury
Dr. Chris West and Dr. Brian Kwon have been awarded $1.926 million from the US Department of Defense to study how the functioning of the heart after a spinal cord injury can impact motor outcomes.
UBC Research Boosted by more than $42 Million in NSERC Funding
Bill Sheel was among researchers at UBC who met with Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan, on behalf of the Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan, to announce more than $42 million in support of research at UBC.
Dr. Guy Faulkner receives federal funding to study physical activity and mental health
Dr. Guy Faulkner has received federal funding to study physical activity and its impact on mental health and depression.
Erica Bennett receives SCAPPS Young Scientist Award
Erica Bennett, recent PhD graduate, has been selected in the Exercise and Health Psychology category.
Participate in the OMiCS Pilot Study August 2017
A Q&A with Anne Lasinsky, PhD student in the School of Kinesiology, who studies child and adolescent heath and will be joining the OMiCS Study this fall.
Chris Forgaard, PhD Candidate, receives Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award
Award recipients are selected on criteria of scholarly contributions to date and the quality of thesis-related research.