Life and death of the stars: Researchers investigate extreme galaxy environments

An international team of 30 scientists—led by researchers at McMaster University—is using one of the world’s largest telescopes to investigate and map extreme galaxy environments in brilliant detail.

MIRA awards Mac researchers more than $500,000 for work in mobility and aging

Thirteen McMaster research projects, from every faculty and a wide range of disciplines, have received funding totalling more than $500,000 from the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) and its affiliate Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging.

Getting by with a little help from (fishy) friends

Fish that interact with their social group after being stressed recover better than fish who recover alone, says a new study.

A big leap forward

Scientists solve the lingering mystery of a poorly understood frog.

Cardiovascular disease leading cause of death world-wide, but cancer rising cause in rich countries: Study

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death among middle-aged adults around the world; however, in high-income countries deaths from cancer have become twice as frequent as those from CVD.

Study finds most risks for heart attacks, strokes, deaths around world could be improved

More than 70 per cent of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and deaths around the world may be attributed to a small number of common but modifiable risk factors.

It takes a community to lower cardiovascular risk

Concerted effort by friends, family and non-physician health workers can make a dramatic difference in reducing the risk factors for heart problems in patients with hypertension, an international study by Hamilton researchers has found.

Preventative artery repair provides major benefit after serious heart attack

A major international study has shown that opening all clogged arteries with stents after a serious heart attack is much better than opening only the single clogged artery that caused the heart attack.

Study finds many psychiatric disorders have heightened impulsivity

Individuals with many different psychiatric disorders have a higher tendency to choose smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards, a study led by Hamilton researchers has found.

Extreme evolution

Researchers find hurricanes drive the evolution of more aggressive spiders.

Thinking about the future of the past

The L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History shares in more than $8 million in funding to evaluate history education in Canada.

McMaster researchers reveal the ancient natural history of antibiotic production and resistance

A study has unearthed new details about the evolutionary history of both antibiotic production and resistance and dates their co-emergence as far back as 350 to 500 million years.

Home births as safe as hospital births: McMaster leads international study

The study, published in a Lancet journal, found no difference in risk between home and hospital births for women with low-risk pregnancies.

Study offers insights into making surgery safer for patients taking direct oral anticoagulants

A Hamilton-led international study of more than 3,000 patients could set the stage globally for how patients can safely use blood-thinning medications before and after surgery to mitigate risk of bleeding and stroke.

McMaster researchers named to International Joint Commission advisory boards

New members will advise on water quality in the Great Lakes and on environmental public health issues.

Most deaths related to non-cardiac surgery occur after surgery

It’s the recovery period, not the operating room that is risky for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, according to a large international study led by McMaster. . . .