Canadian clinical trial tests ‘old’ plasma therapy for COVID-19

Can the antibodies in the blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors help others suffering from the disease? A McMaster researcher is at the forefront of one of the world’s largest clinical trials of a potential treatment for COVID-19.

Juravinski Research Institute funds eight research projects

Philanthropists Charles and Margaret Juravinski have made a new gift of $3.3 million to accelerate COVID-19-related and brain health research as part of the newly formed Juravinski Research Institute in Hamilton.

New tech lets experts detect toxic chemicals in wastewater faster

From four hours to 10 minutes, new technology created by McMaster engineers lets experts test water toxicity more efficiently.

McMaster researchers uncover hidden antibiotic potential of cannabis

McMaster researchers have identified an antibacterial compound made by cannabis plants that may serve as a lead for new drug development.

Condom nation

McMaster researchers have peered into the most intimate moments of sexually active women and men across Canada to ask if they’re using condoms, gathering data that could inform decisions around public health and sex education.

Watch: Tracking the virus

Kenneth Rosenthal, head of the viral vaccines division at the McMaster Immunology Research Centre, talks about how research teams across the globe are searching for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Making light work

McMaster and Harvard researchers create “intelligent” interaction between light and material, establishing a promising new platform for computing.

An egg a day not tied to risk of heart disease

The controversy about whether eggs are good or bad for your heart health may be solved, and about one a day is fine.

No more tough pills to swallow

McMaster researchers are working on ways to make taking medicine easier for people who have trouble swallowing.

Using truth to confront atrocity

Bonny Ibhawoh, McMaster’s Senator William McMaster Chair in Global Human Rights studies how countries – and people – heal after conflict.

Scurvy is still a thing in Canada

McMaster University researchers surveyed the data of patients of Hamilton’s two hospital systems over nine years and found 52 with low Vitamin C levels. This included 13 patients who could be diagnosed as having scurvy, and an additional 39 who tested positive for scurvy but did not have documented symptoms.

Special delivery: McMaster physicists design ‘super-human’ red blood cells to deliver drugs to specific targets within the body

A team of physicists from McMaster University has developed a process to modify red blood cells so they can be used to distribute drugs throughout the body, which could specifically target infections or treat catastrophic diseases such as cancer or Alzheimer’s.

VISION study finds connection between cardiac blood test before surgery and adverse outcomes

A common cardiac blood test done before surgery can predict who will experience adverse outcomes after most types of surgery, says an international study led by Hamilton researchers.

Trust and social support important to heart health among Canadian First Nations: Study

A major study has found that Canadian First Nations communities with greater socio-economic advantages, educational opportunities, social support of family members and greater trust between community members have lower cardiac risk factors.

College of Health Inventors created at McMaster

A networking think tank focused on fostering success in entrepreneurship and innovation has been formed at McMaster University.

Digging into diets

Researchers analyze artifacts in one of Mesoamerica's earliest villages that suggest the community was in the early stages of establishing a complex social organization.