health

York U receives nearly $10 million from Wellcome to continue the fight against antimicrobial resistance

In a global health environment where funding is increasingly tight, York University based Global Strategy Lab (GSL) is launching a four-year strategic plan for its initiative, the AMR Policy Accelerator to drive progress against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Unveiled today by GSL Director Mathieu JP Poirier and Accelerator Managing Director, Geneviève Boily-Larouche, the plan is supported by $9.6 million (£5 million) from Wellcome – a leading global health philanthropy.

New study shows atmospheric compounds formed from tire wear may pose human health risk

A new study published today reports that chemicals released from vehicle tires can transform in the atmosphere into complex mixtures that may pose previously unrecognized risks to human respiratory health.

Professor Emeritus wins at the World Triathlon Championship Finals, York experts comment on the postal strike, ice cover on lakes, and more

A professor emeritus wins at the World Triathlon Championship Finals in Spain, and York experts discuss the postal strike, ice cover on lakes, and more.

Africa desperately needs mpox vaccines. But donations from rich countries won’t fix this or the next health emergency

Africa says it needs an estimated ten million doses of mpox vaccine to control this public health emergency. The situation is particularly concerning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has reported more than 27,000 suspected mpox cases and more than 1,300 deaths so far this year. Europe and the United States have promised to donate mpox vaccines. In an emergency, […]

Lack of maternal care effects development, microbiome and health of wild bees

Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for and raises their offspring, an act that translates into huge benefits to the developing bee’s microbiome, development and health, found York University researchers.

Are we using the right tools to assess risks of wildfires to health?

Microvasculature is an under researched aspect of effect on cardiovascular system, say York University kinesiologists, who can give interviews in English and French 

Utilisons-nous les bons outils pour évaluer les risques des feux de forêt sur la santé?

La microcirculation représente une part sous-étudiée du système cardiovasculaire dans le contexte des feux de forêt selon des chercheurs en kinésiologie de l'Université York, qui sont disponibles pour des entretiens tant en anglais qu'en français TORONTO, 23 août, 2023 – Tandis que les feux de forêt continuent d'avoir un impact dévastateur à travers le monde […]

York University and Oak Valley Health to advance medical education and health research in York and Durham regions

TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2021 – Today, York University and Oak Valley Heath announced a local health partnership aimed at advancing innovative medical education and research collaboration opportunities as well as improving the health and health care of citizens in Markham, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Uxbridge and beyond. Earlier today, York University President Rhonda Lenton was joined by Jo-anne Marr, […]

International collaboration leads to discovery that touch can override cues to self motion

TORONTO, April 25, 2017– An international research collaboration between Canada and Japan with York University Faculty of Health’s Professor Laurence Harris has discovered that our perception of self-motion has a previously unknown safety feature. Their discovery involves tactile flow, the tactile stimulation provided as you push through leaves in the undergrowth or rub your hands […]

York U hosts York Region science fair: bright young scientists in the spotlight

TORONTO, March 29, 2017 — If you are curious to know what worm poop can tell us about health food, or whether math homework is bad for your health, come chat with budding scientists eager to talk about their experiments, innovations and results at York University, during the York Region Science & Technology Fair (YRSTF) […]