NEWMARKET, May 4, 2011 − How can Blackberry smartphones be used to reduce health risks? And what can head injuries teach us about how to rehabilitate our bodies? Physicians and clinicians from Southlake Regional Health Centre, and researchers from York University, will speak at an open house Monday about how they are working together – [...]

TORONTO, November 24, 2010 − Four professors at York University had their Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) renewed by the federal government today, bringing $5.6 million to invest in their research at the university. Tier 1 CRCs were renewed for professors Gordon Flett, John Tsotsos and Eric Hessels. Professor Leah Vosko was awarded an Advancement Chair, [...]

Read the November issue of Hospital News to find out how researchers at York’s Faculty of Health are conveying their research findings on patient safety through a play staged as part of Canadian Patient Safety Week. The play dramatizes research conducted in four provinces, in cooperation with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. It shows what [...]

York University, October 25, 2010 – York Security is asking for assistance in gathering information in connection with a number of recent robbery incidents on York’s Keele campus. Please refer to the York Security Website for more information or further updates: www.yorku.ca/security

TORONTO, November 17, 2010 – Canadians are unaware of dangers that may be lurking in prescription drugs, which aren’t sufficiently tested or monitored, says a report issued today by the Health Council of Canada, and headed by York University researchers. Keeping an Eye on Prescription Drugs, Keeping Canadians Safe, calls for sweeping improvements to drug [...]

TORONTO, November 9, 2010 – A team of Canadian researchers, including a York University professor, has uncovered further evidence that bilingualism can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s by up to five years. The study, published today in the journal Neurology, follows up on a 2007 study led by York University, which found that lifelong use [...]

TORONTO, November 8, 2010 – Writing yourself a feel-good letter can lead to a long term boost in emotional well-being, but it won’t work if you’re needy, according to a York University study. Individuals who wrote themselves a compassionate or optimistic letter every day for a week were less depressed up to three months later, [...]

TORONTO, October 29, 2010 − Researchers at York’s Faculty of Health have come up with a pioneering way to convey their evidence-based research on what can happen when health-care mistakes are made – they’re putting on a play about it. Seeing the Forest, inspired by a true story about what happens when a patient is [...]

TORONTO, October 26, 2010 − Dr. Gregg Semenza of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering will speak about the importance of oxygen and its effects on human development and disease, when he delivers the 2010 Canada Gairdner Lecture at York University on Wednesday. Semenza, a recipient of the 2010 Canada Gairdner International Award, is [...]

TORONTO, October 21, 2010 – People who can no longer recognize faces compensate with heightened voice recognition abilities, says a York University study, which also finds that our brains may identify people and things on separate neurological planes. The study, recently published in the journal, Neuropsychologia, looked at a rare disorder called prosopagnosia, in which [...]