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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.
With COVID-19 precautions keeping people at home and isolated, we find ourselves turning to entertainment that brings comfort and escape, just as Canadian organist Sandy Macpherson’s listeners did during the Second World War.
Stress about the coronavirus pandemic can actually increase your risk of infection, but exercise can alleviate the immune system’s stress response.
April 3, 2020
February 20, 2020
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.
January 27, 2020
The controversy about whether eggs are good or bad for your heart health may be solved, and about one a day is fine.
December 20, 2019
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.
December 5, 2019
A shorter course of higher-dose radiation treatment to part of the breast is showing promise in women with early-stage breast cancer who undergo breast conserving surgery, says a study led by Hamilton researchers.
November 19, 2019
There has been interest in cannabis being used as a replacement drug for people with opioid use disorder, but research at McMaster University has found it doesn’t work.
November 11, 2019
New McMaster research has found a program that honours dying patients by fulfilling end of life wishes can be powerful, affordable and sustainable in many settings.
Polyamorous family provide great support for each other, especially when it comes to raising kids, but they experience marginalization within the health-care system and fear of judgment by health-care providers.
October 24, 2019
Researchers at McMaster have identified several chemical signatures, detectable in blood and urine, that can accurately measure dietary intake, potentially offering a new tool for physicians, dieticians and researchers to assess eating habits, measure the value of fad diets and develop health policies.
October 22, 2019
Do young teens who spend more time with TV and electronic devices drink more sugared or caffeinated drinks than others? Yes, they do, says a study of U.S. teens led by McMaster University researchers.
October 16, 2019
A study from McMaster University has found a potential mechanism explaining why some people who take drugs to lower their cholesterol develop sore, aching muscles.
October 15, 2019
Polyamorous families experience marginalization during pregnancy and birth, but with open, nonjudgmental attitudes from health-care providers and changes to hospital policies, this can be reduced, says research from McMaster University.
September 30, 2019
Most people can continue to eat red and processed meat as they do now. A major study led by researchers at McMaster and Dalhousie universities has found cutting back has little impact on health.
September 20, 2019
Five professors of the Faculty of Health Sciences have been elected fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, considered one of the highest honours for members of the country’s health sciences community.
September 19, 2019
A new online course designed by McMaster researchers and leading exercise physiologists, Martin Gibala and Stuart Phillips, features tools and techniques to help even the most inexperienced exercisers get fit and strong, while exploring the cutting-edge science behind cardio fitness and strength-building.
September 3, 2019
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.
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.
September 2, 2019
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.
August 8, 2019
The study, published in a Lancet journal, found no difference in risk between home and hospital births for women with low-risk pregnancies.
July 18, 2019
Recent cannabis users may be more likely to experience memory problems or difficulties with cognitive function than those who don’t use the drug, says a study led by McMaster University researcher James MacKillop.
June 11, 2019
Researchers find physical activity in preschool years can affect future heart health.
April 18, 2019
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.
March 11, 2019
CanChild, a McMaster research centre, has developed new guidelines that reduce the amount of rest required for children recovering from concussion.
January 18, 2019
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.
December 18, 2018
Use of opioids for patients with chronic, non-cancer pain may help, but not a lot.
December 7, 2018
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.
December 3, 2018
Researchers with McMaster’s Offord Centre for Children at Child Studies will lead the $3.4 million study over the next five years.
November 14, 2018
"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.
August 2, 2018
Pfizer has said it will not have new stock of the life-saving epinephrine autoinjector until the end of August - and Pfizer’s the only such needle available in the country.
June 13, 2018
The study findings contrast with pre-existing data that shows the drug is linked to an increased chance of suicidal behaviour in the general population.
May 8, 2018
Trying to catch ’em all could have mental health benefits, according to McMaster researchers.
January 19, 2018
HIIT boosts both the number and activity of "natural killer" cells, which help the body fight cancerous tumours.
December 12, 2017
McMaster researchers led three of the year's top 100 papers, and contributed to an additional one, according to the Altmetric Top 100.
December 1, 2017
A perceived “lack of time” is one of the most commonly-cited barriers to engaging in regular physical activity.
Focusing on building strength just twice a week is part of the blueprint for optimal health, says Kinesiology professor Stuart Phillips says.
Jennifer Heisz is working to understand how exercise alters the brain.
November 21, 2017
Just the Facts Please: An Exercise in Achieving Optimal Health will take place Wednesday, December 6th from 7 – 10 p.m. at the McMaster Innovation Park.
July 13, 2017
A new book will provide a definitive guide to the findings from cutting-edge clinical research on addiction to front-line clinicians.
July 5, 2017
Angie Ibrahim, a fourth year student in McMaster’s Biology and Pharmacology Program, won a Food and Beverage Ontario contest with her beverage concept ICI, a drink that tastes cold and yet has not been refrigerated.
May 25, 2017
High school students from across Canada will converge on McMaster University Saturday, May 27th, 2017, to compete for the 10th Annual Canadian National Brain Bee championship.
May 19, 2017
Seven researchers from across the disciplines have earned Early Researcher Awards to advance their work – a collective investment of nearly $1 million from the Province of Ontario.
April 24, 2017
Gregory Steinberg, a professor of medicine of McMaster's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, has been awarded a new national prize for outstanding accomplishments early in his career.
October 4, 2016
Nine grad students and post-doctoral fellows have been have been recognized as some of Canada’s most promising young researchers.
July 4, 2016
Three McMaster researchers working to improve the lives of women around the world have been recognized by the Council of Ontario Universities.
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