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Nutrition column: Jennifer Brady rounds up the latest research on sweeteners
You may think choosing a product labelled "diet," "light" or even "sugar-free" or "calorie-free" is healthier. But some new research suggests sweeteners - even ones labelled "natural" - can harm our health. Dr. Jennifer Brady (Nutrition & Dietetics) explains.
Scientists are warning Canadians to get ready for a U.S. tick invasion this year
Dr. Nicoletta Faraone (Chemistry) is on the front lines combatting the invasion of ticks from the south in the new Canadian Tick Research and Innovation Centre.
Tick invasion: New species bring new risks to Canada
Ticks are making their way north because of climate change. Dr. Nicoletta Faraone (Chemistry) is heading up the new Canadian Tick Research & Innovation Centre to help mitigage the risk coming to Canada with them.
Magic mushrooms make mean fish lazier and more chill
Popular Science reported on research from Dayna Forsyth (Biology) and Nicoletta Faraone (Chemistry) and their UBC collaborators. It turns out, dosing a particularly aggressive species of fish with magic mushrooms helped them chill out and made them lazier.
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