TORONTO, April 8, 2014 – In a groundbreaking York University study, researchers have found that abnormal levels of lipid molecules in the brain can affect the interaction between two key neural pathways in early prenatal brain development, which can trigger autism. In addition, environmental causes such as exposure to chemicals in some cosmetics and common over-the-counter […]
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Online gaming expands players’ social lives: York U research
TORONTO, March 28, 2014 – New research finds that online social behaviour isn’t replacing offline social behaviour in the gaming community. Instead, online gaming is expanding players’ social lives. The study was done by researchers at York University, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and North Carolina State University. “We found that gamers aren’t […]
Professional soccer players find artificial turf riskier: York U study
TORONTO, March 25, 2014 — Professional soccer players report higher risk of injury and longer recovery time from playing on artificial turf, when compared to natural grass fields, a new York University study reveals. They also believed that playing and training on artificial turf posed higher risk of sustaining non-contact injury. “Surface stiffness and friction, […]
Key clinical trial information still inaccessible to Canadian doctors: York U study
TORONTO, March 20, 2014 — Despite increased transparency in Health Canada’s drug approval policy, doctors are still not getting key clinical trial information that will help when prescribing new drugs to their patients, a new York University study has revealed. “Characteristics of the patients participating in clinical trials, and the results of those trials, were […]
York U researchers to help Rwandan women cope with maternal mental health issues
TORONTO, March 18, 2014 — York University researchers will help Rwandan women deal with maternal mental health issues through community based intervention, thanks to a recent $269,653 Grand Challenges Canada seed grant. “The well-being of the entire community influences and is influenced by maternal mental health. We would like to establish that if basic social […]
York U astronomer maps out Earth’s place in the universe among ‘Council of Giants’
TORONTO, March 11, 2014 – We live in a galaxy known as the Milky Way – a vast conglomeration of 300 billion stars, planets whizzing around them, and clouds of gas and dust floating in between. Though it has long been known that the Milky Way and its orbiting companion Andromeda are the dominant members […]
York U Arctic climate researchers on data collection expedition
TORONTO, March 10, 2014 − As many of us head to warmer places this March break to escape a brutal winter, two researchers from York University have camped out just 1,100km from the North Pole. They are part of an eight-member team of university researchers from Southern Ontario on a month-long atmospheric research and data […]
