TORONTO, October 26, 2015 — Expectant mothers in their first trimester should avoid certain cosmetics, cleaning agents and medicines, to protect the developing fetal brain from chemicals that can trigger autism, York U health researchers have found. “The products that we use on a daily basis, such as creams and cosmetics, contain chemicals that could […]
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Personal concussion insight to be imparted to 1,000 first-year kinesiology students, athletes
TORONTO, September 25, 2015 — Nearly a thousand first-year undergrads – about 100 York U Lions athletes and 900 kinesiology students – will have breakfast for their brains on Monday, Sept. 28. They will learn first-hand about concussion from a victim’s mother, a survivor, and a researcher. “Breakfast for your Brain: Donald Sanderson Memorial Perspectives […]
Millennials, Gen Y need to eat less, workout more to stave off obesity: York U study
TORONTO, September 21, 2015 — If you are struggling with weight gain, you might be surprised to know that your parents had it easier – they could eat more and exercise less, and still avoid obesity, according to a recent study out of York University’s Faculty of Health. “Our study results suggest that if you […]
C-section could impact baby’s ability to focus: York U study
TORONTO, August 11 2015 — There can be a difference in how well babies focus attention on an object of interest, depending on whether they were delivered by natural birth or Caesarean section, a recent York University study indicates. “Our research has revealed that being born by a C-section slows a baby’s spatial attention, which […]
CFI awards funding to five York University projects
TORONTO, July 29, 2015 – Five York University researchers have received a total of $566,757 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support their research projects. Carol Bucking, assistant professor in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, will receive $125,000 for a Centre for Integrative Laboratory and Field Physiology. The Centre […]
Canadian handball players take coordination tests at York U en route to the Games
Attention broadcast & digital producers/editors: raw footage of videos and images of the players taking coordination tests are available for media use. TORONTO, July 15, 2015 - Just days ahead of their preliminaries at the Toronto 2015 Games, Canadian women’s and men’s handball teams took a trip to York University to test their hand-eye coordination. […]
NSERC awards more than $3.3 million to York-led research partnerships
Two industry-academic partnerships led by York University have received a total of $3.3 million through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Grants program. James Elder, Professor in the Lassonde School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Faculty of Health’s Department […]
