McMaster Health Forum and World Health Organization partner to support evidence-informed policymaking

The World Health Organization and its regional office for the Americas – the Pan-American Health Organization – have renewed the McMaster health Forum's designation as the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence-Informed Policy for another four-year term.

Exercise ‘snacks’ make fitness easier: Researchers find short bouts of stairclimbing throughout the day can boost health

A few minutes of stair climbing, at short intervals throughout the day, can improve cardiovascular health, according to new research from kinesiologists at McMaster University and UBC Okanagan.

Most Canadians are concerned about their privacy in smart cities, and want more control of their personal information, researchers find

As Toronto considers its smart-city project, McMaster researchers have found that Canadians have strong concerns about how their digital information may be used.

McMaster Health Forum expanding the scope of Social Systems Evidence

McMaster to expand the scope of its Social Systems Evidence site in order to support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

McMaster and partners receive $2 million to help achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals

The McMaster Health Forum and 13 international partners have received a $2 million grant to help policymakers meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Identifying cystic fibrosis earlier and more reliably

Chemists at McMaster have discovered new signatures that could identify cystic fibrosis in infants sooner with better reliability.

Research finds opioids may help chronic pain, a little

Use of opioids for patients with chronic, non-cancer pain may help, but not a lot.

Impairment rating of injured workers depends on the when and where of assessment

If you experience an injury at work, the amount of compensation you receive depends on which impairment rating system is used, according to research from McMaster University and the Netherlands.

Finding sleep’s sweet spot for heart health

How much you sleep is linked to your risk of developing cardiovascular disease and death, according to a McMaster University-led study of more than 116,000 people in seven regions of the world, published in the European Heart Journal this week.

Federal health minister announces research on gender-based violence

Researchers with McMaster’s Offord Centre for Children at Child Studies will lead the $3.4 million study over the next five years.

McMaster researcher recognized for pioneering work on visual development in infants

Daphne Maurer, emeritus professor in McMaster’s Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her pioneering research on the development of vision in human infants.

Canadians’ and Americans’ Twitter language mirrors national stereotypes

Linguistic experts used Twitter, one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, to better understand national identity on a mass scale and where stereotypes might originate.

Big news about big muscles

"There’s definitely a genetic blueprint that determines how much muscle a person has and how much muscle they can put on," says kinesiologist Rob Morton.

Six new projects tackle mobility for older adults

MIRA awards catalyst grants to interdisciplinary research proposals from each faculty, including plans to turn the RBG's trails into a living lab, to trace family health across generations of Hamiltonians, to manage chronic pain, and to help with the transition when older adults stop driving.

McMaster maintains status as Canada’s most research-intensive university

For the second consecutive year, McMaster has been named Canada’s most research-intensive university in the annual ranking of the country’s Top 50 Research Universities.

President’s Award recipients exemplify “true excellence” in community engaged scholarship

Two teams of campus and community partners are the inaugural recipients of the President’s Award for Community Engaged Scholarship for their projects related to preserving the Mohawk language and giving voice to the challenges faced by immigrant women.