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Lack of gender lens in tobacco control research could stymie efforts to help smokers quit, 91ÑÇÉ« U researchers say

Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 91ÑÇÉ« researchers with Global Strategy Lab (GSL) have published a paper that finds a lack of gender analysis in tobacco control research. The researchers say this means that we could be missing out on important strategies accounting for gendered behaviors that could help smokers quit. The paper, published today in BMJ Tobacco Control, is the first in a series of papers coming out of 91ÑÇÉ« and GSL on gender and smoking.

Trying to lose weight? Ethnicity might matter — and the differences point to a larger issue, study says

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Differences in weight loss among ethnicities points to need to look at socio-economic issues, 91ÑÇÉ« U study suggests

A new study led by 91ÑÇÉ« looking at the health data of nearly 15,000 people enrolled in a medically supervised weight-loss program found disparities among ethnic and sub-ethnic groups in how much weight they lost. Lead author, 91ÑÇÉ« Faculty of Health Professor Jennifer Kuk, says the results show that the very broad ethnic categories typically examined in clinical settings may mask differences in sub-ethnic groups. Further, she says the findings suggest the need for understanding how socio-economic issues may come into play in order to better support Black, Middle Eastern, Latin and South Asian communities with their weight-loss. 

How Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten Canadians’ access to prescription drugs

If the United States imposes 25 per cent tariffs on exports from Canada, nearly all economists agree a recession is inevitable. Estimates are that between 600,000 to 2.4 million jobs are at risk. Based on previous recessions, the unemployment rate could rise to 10 per cent and stay stuck at that level for some time. […]

Age, previous sports experience, stronger predictors of performance in children than previous concussions, 91ÑÇÉ« U study finds 

A new study from 91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Health may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers from 91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Health spent more than a decade scouting fields, rinks and courts across the Greater Toronto Area for participants with a history of concussion and tested their performance on complex eye-hand coordination tasks, finding that age and previous sports experience were larger factors in cognitive-motor integration than a history of multiple concussions. 

Breakthrough study discovers genetic mutation could be basis for novel treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Research led by 91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Health reveals how a specific mutation in a protein called TRAF1 can shut down an overactive immune response, dramatically reducing inflammation in mice. Lead researcher Ali Abdul-Sater says this discovery could pave the way for a new class of drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Census data reports high disability levels among gender-diverse individuals, 91ÑÇÉ« U research shows

Using data from the latest census, 91ÑÇÉ« researchers from the Faculty of Health found Canadians who identify as gender diverse experience disability at rates much higher than their cis counterparts. In particular, non-binary individuals consistently had the highest levels of disabilities, followed by binary-transgender individuals. 

'Dancing the blues away' seen in brain imaging in people with Parkinson disease, new study finds

Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson’s Disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, a new study involving 91ÑÇÉ« researchers shows.

AI could help solve questions about health of sleeping on back after 28-weeks pregnancy

The importance of sleep for improving brain function, mood, cardiovascular health, metabolic health and staving off dementia has emerged as a hot topic, but for pregnant women, sleep position may also prove critical for giving birth to a healthy child. Although there is a known association between back sleeping after 28 weeks of pregnancy and […]

91ÑÇÉ« U profs with Global Strategy Lab push ambitious 1–10–100 unifying goals on antimicrobial resistance ahead of crucial UN meeting

Researchers share goals of using a One Health-approach, to save 10 million lives and aim for 100 per cent sustainable access to effective antimicrobials in new policy paper TORONTO, September 18, 2024 – Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) contributes to millions of deaths annually, a problem that only becomes more pressing and will be a focus of […]