Brighter World

Constant access to news and real-time information is taking a toll on individual and collective mental health, but there are ways to stay informed without getting overwhelmed, sociologist Marisa Young says.

Funded by the Juravinski Research Institute, the Hamilton Integrated Brain Health Research Platform will combine clinical care, research, big data and artificial intelligence to discover new ways to improve brain health.

Tailoring exercises to the menstrual cycle doesn't create a hormonal advantage or help build muscles or strength, McMaster kinesiologists find.

The new initiative brings together a series of programs that give researchers the resources, opportunities and connections they need to build on their discoveries to drive change.  

Eric Brown, Catherine Demers and Jose Moran-Mirabal will each have fewer teaching responsibility for a year to give them more time to focus on growing their entrepreneurial ventures. 

Using smart packaging that monitors food quality in real time can address food insecurity and spoilage, as well as the resulting economic and environmental damage, writes Tohid Didar.

Political scientist Andrea Lawlor explains the effects of Donald Trump’s tariff talk on the next federal election, Trudeau’s legacy and how Canadians’ perception of the U.S. is changing.

With half of Canada’s $15 billion steel production being exported to the U.S., newly announced tariffs will make a significant dent in the industry, warns the director of the McMaster Steel Research Centre. 

Canada needs to ensure it remains useful to the U.S. and market itself effectively, Will Huggins says, because steep tariffs are likely to set off a cycle of unemployment and hardship.

The gathering was part of a national campaign in support of using the made-in-Canada nuclear technology to help reach net-zero targets and support a thriving domestic nuclear ecosystem.

With fewer regulations and environmental protections, Canadians can expect more pollution, invasive species and aquatic degradation in the Great Lakes and other water bodies, Gail Krantzberg says.

High levels of microplastic particles require coordinated regional monitoring and further research, the International Joint Commission’s Science Advisory Board reports. 

The new initiative brings together a series of programs that give researchers the resources, opportunities and connections they need to build on their discoveries to drive change.  

As the cultural and economic environment shapes opportunities and measures women's success by their looks, young women are increasingly turning to intensive and costly beauty procedures, writes Jordan Foster.

Screenings of a narrative film co-created with community members and embedded with education on parenting led to a significant reduction in violence against children among displaced families in Thailand.

Connelly explains how proposed U.S. tariffs are likely to take a toll in some sectors and create opportunities in others, as well as the effects on Canadians who are just starting out in the work force.

Economist Pau Pujolas explains tariffs, trade wars and how improving trade between provinces would strengthen and protect Canada’s economy.

The livestream commerce market is gaining momentum, and quickly. Its rapid growth could spell changes for the retail industry as a whole, says one McMaster expert.