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Canada is the happiest country in the G7, according to the World Happiness Report edited by a Simon Fraser University professor.

A new study from Simon Fraser researchers has found a close link between high levels of social media use and psychiatric disorders that involve delusions, such as narcissism and body dysmorphic disorder.

The Fraser River is unique among the world's great rivers - a huge, relatively natural, undammed, mountain river running through a dense urban area.

Two Faculty of Health Sciences researchers at Simon Fraser University will partner with cancer patients, caregivers, family members and health care service providers to pursue projects in precision oncology, thanks to the Terry Fox Research Institute.

A new analysis published in the journal Science reveals that overfishing has caused populations of chondrichthyan fishes - sharks, rays, and chimaeras - to decline by more than 50 per cent since 1970.

A new research collaboration between the K'ómoks First Nation and Simon Fraser University highlights how Indigenous cultural heritage policies can protect archaeological sites threatened by development, given inadequate provincial heritage protection laws.

The use of antidepressants is associated with sexual side effects including reduced genital sensitivity that persists after stopping the medication, a new Simon Fraser University study finds.

Climate change will cause heatwaves to impact river flows later into autumn and earlier in spring, amplifying the role extreme heat will play in shaping Canadian water resources, according to new SFU research.

SFU scientists are among a team of researchers from universities across Canada that has received a multimillion-dollar government grant to build a state-of-the-art neutrino telescope off the B.C. coast.

Vancouver struggles to implement green infrastructure at the rate of other major cities, according to a new Simon Fraser University study.

A Simon Fraser University (SFU)-led group is helping hundreds of seniors and renters in B.C. mitigate the growing health dangers of wildfire smoke and air pollution through a simple DIY-project.

A Simon Fraser University (SFU) researcher is using virtual reality (VR) to help teens regulate their emotions and is using their feedback to help design and develop better technologies for psychologists.

There is an urgent need to "bring back the village" post-pandemic to support teens and foster a sense of community belonging for young people, says a Simon Fraser University researcher.

If you're outside enjoying the spring sunshine, then chances are, ticks are too.

More long COVID awareness and education is needed among doctors, nurses, care providers and the public in Canada to reduce stigma around the condition and legitimize the disability, according to a new report from Simon Fraser University.

A Simon Fraser University professor is helping make strides towards a "sustainable, intelligent world" by propelling printable sensor technologies.

New research co-led by Simon Fraser University and the National Archaeological Anthropological Memory Management (NAAM Foundation) in Curaçao extends the earliest known human settlement of Curaçao by centuries, adding pieces to the puzzle of pre-Colombian Caribbean history. A team of international partners have been collaborating on the C uraçao Cultural Landscape Project since 2018 to understand the long-term biodiversity change of the island, and its relationship to human activity.

One in seven species of deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction due to overfishing, according to a new eight-year study released today in the journal Science .

Major depression costs B.C.'s health system more than $1.5 billion over two years, and people diagnosed with the illness are spending even more out of pocket to get treatment.

Juvenile salmon in British Columbia are growing larger than they did 100 years ago due to climate change, according to a new Simon Fraser University-led study.

An SFU professor is looking at the viability of storing large volumes of carbon dioxide in a soda pop-like solution thousands of metres below the streets of Metro Vancouver to help B.C. meet its net-zero emission goals.

Older adults who incur falls are increasingly becoming prone to spinal cord injuries as a result-and research suggests a combination of working or being independent longer and age-related degeneration may be the reason.