VIDEO: Global News covers Professor Michael Riddell's Type 1 diabetes exercise study and kids' camp

Global News covered a York study that found young athletes with Type 1 diabetes may experience a marked decrease in performance as a result of their blood sugar levels in its Family Health segment July 23. The study, published in the International Journal of Pediatrics, was written by Michael Riddell, associate professor in York’s School […]

Professor Michael Riddell's diabetes research covered in North York Mirror

York University Professor Michael Riddell in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, Faculty of Health, is working hard to reverse the natural tendency of parents of children with juvenile diabetes to keep their youngsters on the sidelines, wrote the North York Mirror July 18: He understands their fears. Participating in sports can lower the […]

Professor Michael Riddell: Type 1 diabetes affects athletic performance, but shouldn’t deter young athletes if they manage condition

Research funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Medtronic Canada and Can-Am Care A new study led by York University researchers finds that young athletes with Type 1 diabetes may experience a marked decrease in performance as a result of their blood sugar levels. The study, published in the International Journal […]

Poverty explains diabetes' prevalence beyond white Europeans, says York prof

Diabetes among South Asian immigrants is on the rise but it’s not a new phenomenon, wrote the Toronto Sun April 19, citing a York University professor. Diabetes risk among immigrants from South Asia is three to four times higher than in immigrants from western European countries, says a study released Monday by the Institute for […]

York's Diabetes Prevention Program seeks volunteers for a new study

In Canada, the Chinese, South Asian, African and African-Caribbean populations have a very high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a leading cause of heart disease, stroke, blindness, leg amputation and kidney failure in Canada. A team of researchers from the Physical Activity & Chronic Disease Unit in the School of Kinesiology & Health […]

York flexes its muscle with new research centre

York University is flexing its muscle. With the recent launch of the Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC), the University is devoting time and space to understanding what makes us move, reported Metro Toronto Feb. 9. “It’s a centre that brings together about 16 different scientists who all study muscle in some way. Mostly skeletal muscle, the […]

York study examines mortality risk associated with obesity

Being seriously overweight will cut your life short, even if you experience no major health problems as a result of your condition, according to a new study by researchers in York University’s Faculty of Health. The study examined the mortality risk of more than 6,000 Americans aged 18 to 65 years over a nine-year span using […]

Discovery by York researchers could help break diabetes cycle

York University researchers have identified a cell-signalling process that stimulates blood vessel growth and may help break the cycle of diabetes by making it easier for patients to exercise. Professor Tara Haas (right) and colleagues in York’s Muscle Health Research Centre studied stimuli that can cause blood vessels in muscle to grow. Their research aims […]