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Differences in weight loss among ethnicities points to need to look at socio-economic issues, York U study suggests
A new study led by York University 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, York University 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.
Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening gender-based violence against women
In early 2025, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group seized control of Goma and then Bukavu, two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). M23’s advance and control in eastern DRC, in defiance of ceasefire agreements, has terrorized communities and led to mass displacement. More than two million people have […]
Explore an observatory, nursing simulation centre and archive with Doors Open at York University
What’s it like to search the universe for new discoveries or practice potentially life-saving nursing skills? Visit the Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, the Nursing Simulation Centre and the Archives of Ontario at York University’s Keele Campus during Toronto’s Doors Open event to find out.
Mark Carney in Washington: His visit with Trump kicks off high-wire politics in Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Washington, D.C., for a high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump as the American president continues his trade war and annexation threats against Canada. “We are meeting as heads of our government,” Carney said at a news conference late last week. “I am not pretending those discussions will be easy.” […]
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. […]
How individuals grasp an object may offer simpler diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder
Getting a timely diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is a major challenge, but new research out of York University shows that how young adults, and potentially children, grasp objects could offer a simpler way to diagnose someone on the autism spectrum.
Age, previous sports experience, stronger predictors of performance in children than previous concussions, York U study finds
A new study from York University’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 York University’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.