UBC research is exploring how hormones shape teens’ emotions over time
Teenage years can be a turbulent time, thanks to a sharp increase in hormones. What’s not known is the role these hormones, along with physical and social changes, have in the maturing teenage brain. UBC’s Social Health Lab has launched a new study to explore how sex hormones shape teens’ emotions over time. If you […]
Contributing to public health: Social Health Lab’s sleep app wins Health Data Challenge
Through their app, the Social Health Lab asks how can the monitoring of health outcomes, such as sleep quality, be measured through smartphones and social media—technologies that play a prominent role in our daily lives.
Sit, Stay, Heal: Study finds therapy dogs help stressed university students
Therapy dog sessions for stressed-out students are an increasingly popular offering at North American universities. Now, new UBC Psychology research confirms that some doggy one-on-one time really can do the trick of boosting student wellness. “Therapy dog sessions are becoming more popular on university campuses, but there has been surprisingly little research on how much […]