UBCO study finds microdosing can temporarily improve mood, creativity
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 12-Dec-2025 10:11 ET (12-Dec-2025 15:11 GMT/UTC)
A new UBC Okanagan study found that people who microdose psychedelics feel better on the days they take them—but those boosts don’t seem to last.
This suggests, says Dr. Michelle St. Pierre, that perceived benefits may be acute rather than long lasting.
A blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a cardiac arrest. This has been shown in a large international multicentre study led by researchers at Lund University that has been published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Worldwide, around four million people each year suffer a sudden cardiac arrest
“This will transform care for these patients,” says researcher Marion Moseby Knappe.
The old proverb “it takes a village to raise a child” also applies to preventing youth suicide, according to UBC Okanagan researchers who found that community support is essential.
In Canada, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among children under 14 and the second for youth and young adults between 15 and 34 years old. The UBCO Faculty of Health and Social Development researchers say governments, schools and community agencies need to rethink how youth suicide prevention efforts are designed.