There’s a health care crisis in Canada’s federal prisons, says Global Health grad

McMaster medical student and Global Health program graduate Eilish Scallan's recently published paper points out the inequities in Canada's prisons.

Using light patterns and a translucent cube to create a new form of computing

The simple and highly novel form of computing works by shining patterned bands of light and shadow through different facets of a polymer cube and reading the combined results that emerge.

McMaster statistician awarded prestigious Steacie Fellowship

McMaster researcher Paul McNicholas – a statistician and world leader in developing cutting edge methods of analysing data – has been awarded NSERC’s E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship.

Project on chronic back pain receives new MIRA-IPRC catalyst grant

An interdisciplinary project aimed at developing a pre-surgery rehabilitation and education program for older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis receives the first cross-institute catalyst grant from the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging and the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care.

Major study finds one in five children have mental health problems

A new study has found that one in five Ontario children has a mental disorder, but less than one-third have had contact with a mental health provider.

Discovery of ‘kingpin’ stem cell may help in the understanding of cancerous tumours

A team of McMaster researchers has discovered a unique subset of cells within human stem cells that appear to signal how the surrounding cells will develop and grow.

The most aggressive spider societies are not always the ones that flourish, researchers find

Evolutionary biologist Jonathan Pruitt has found that the success of colony spiders' cooperative societies depends on their neighbours, not on their level of aggression.

From foam to bone

Plant cellulose can pave the way for healthy bone implants.

What happens when nature hits rewind?

Research predicts what makes evolution go backwards.

Housing, health and social services: Dunn connects the dots

James Dunn, professor and chair of the Department of Health, Aging and Society, looks to launch next generation of research on health inequalities in cities

Three outstanding researchers named inaugural Science Research Chairs

Kari Dalnoki-Veress, Allison Williams, and Michael Brook have been named Science Research Chairs, a new program developed by the Faculty of Science to highlight the achievements of its researchers and more directly support their work.

McMaster and University of South-Eastern Norway receive funding to tackle global health issues in northern communities

McMaster University and the University of South-Eastern Norway have received funding from the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education to continue their collaborative work in high north regions in both countries.

Kids’ concussion recovery like snakes and ladders game

CanChild, a McMaster research centre, has developed new guidelines that reduce the amount of rest required for children recovering from concussion.

Heather Sheardown elected fellow of the American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineers

Chemical Engineering professor Heather Sheardown, who has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineers (AIMBE), answers 15 questions in a rapid-fire video interview.

Physicists pinpoint a simple mechanism that makes bacteria resistant to antibiotics

Physicists at McMaster have for the first time identified a simple mechanism used by potentially deadly bacteria to fend off antibiotics, a discovery which is providing new insights into how germs adapt and behave at a level of detail never seen before.  

McMaster helps provide new insight on gene mutations associated with autism

Karun Singh is a principal investigator of the Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute at McMaster University.