Study finds many heart patients missing out on cardiac rehab

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 […]

New study out of York U answers the question: is anyone truly healthy?

Population-level research suggests nearly all of us have something we could work on TORONTO, July 04, 2023 – A new long-term study of population-level data shows that when it comes to health, pretty much everyone could make improvements, plus the relationship with risk factors and mortality changes over time, sometimes in surprising ways. “You can […]

New study gives clues on why exercise helps with inflammation

Researchers have long known that moderate exercise has a beneficial impact on the body’s response to inflammation, but what’s been less understood is why. New research coming out of York University done on a mouse model suggests that the answers may lie at the production level of macrophages — white blood cells responsible for killing off infections, healing injury and otherwise acting as first responders in the body.  

Women working rotating shifts especially likely to be frail, York study finds

March 17, 2023, TORONTO —  A new study led by researchers at York University has found a link between shift work and frailty among middle-aged and older workers in Canada, especially for women on rotating shifts.  “We cannot ignore the negative health outcomes related to shift work, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, stroke and certain cancers,” says York […]

Addressing rising rates of obesity worldwide

‘Changing the Game’ on mental health in sports: Former Canadian Olympian Silken Laumann to speak to York U athletes about pressures of competition

TORONTO, Tuesday October 1, 2019 –When mental health is your opponent as a young athlete, it can change the game.   Mental Health Awareness Week begins October 6 and it is estimated that 10-20% of Canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder – the single most disabling group of disorders worldwide. Four-time Olympian and […]

‘Changing the Game’ on mental health in sports: Former Canadian Olympian Silken Laumann to speak to York U athletes about pressures of competition

TORONTO, Tuesday October 1, 2019 –When mental health is your opponent as a young athlete, it can change the game.   Mental Health Awareness Week begins October 6 and it is estimated that 10-20% of Canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder – the single most disabling group of disorders worldwide. Four-time Olympian and […]