Chronic high-levels of the stress hormone cortisol could inhibit the growth of blood vessels and lead to cardiovascular complications, as well as poor skeletal muscle blood flow, in people with diabetes, obesity or Cushing’s syndrome, a new study by York researchers has found. The study by principal researcher Tara Haas of York’s School of Kinesiology […]
Outpatient heart failure clinics, which provide patient education on risk factor and ways to manage the condition, prescribe home-based exercises and monitor therapy compliance, have shown they reduce morbidity, mortality and health care costs, a new study has found. Published in the current issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, the study reports that despite […]
Professor Robert Tsushima will take on the role of Associate Dean, Research and Partnerships in the Faculty of Science & Engineering for a three-year term, effective Aug. 1. Tsushima, professor in York’s Department of Biology, holds a Career Investigator Award from the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario. His research program investigates the molecular and […]
Can exercise turn back the clock for aging muscles? Is aerobic or resistance exercise better for decreasing the risk of diabetes in youth? Those are just two of the questions researchers will discuss at the upcoming Faculty of Health Research Celebration. Robert Haché (left), York's vice-president research & innovation, and Harvey Skinner (below right), dean […]
High daily doses of vitamin D may improve the quality of life for patients diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a study at York University has found. Using an animal model, the study’s researchers found that the motor performance and muscle endurance of mice with ALS improved when they were given […]
A newly identified protein may hold the key to keeping appetite and blood sugar in check, according to a study by York researchers. Suraj Unniappan, a biology professor specializing in neuroendocrinology, is delving into the metabolic effects of a protein called nesfatin-1, abundantly present in the brain. His studies found that rats administered with nesfatin-1 ate less, […]
A new research initiative involving a partnership between York University and Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket will see feature leading scientists from the University serving as embedded researchers at the hospital. York Professors Chris Ardern, Imogen Coe, Paul Ritvo and Lauren Sergio will work on site for one to two days a week with hospital clinicians to […]
Sault College has partnered with York University and the Garden River First Nation to deliver a pre-diabetes detection and physical activity intervention delivery program, also known as PRE-PAID, wrote SooNews.ca Feb. 15: The PRE-PAID project, funded by the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport and Ontario Trillium Foundation, targets groups at high risk for diabetes […]
The sky in Lawrence Heights is low and the horizon is as wide as it gets in the city; no skyscrapers here. Dennis Raphael and I were walking through the neighbourhood on a chilly day, wrote columnist Joe Fiorito in the Toronto Star Jan. 7: He is a professor of health policy & management in […]
The high level of Type 2 diabetes in the Black Creek neighbourhood of northwest Toronto is imposing tremendous pain and suffering on a largely visible minority population, according to community health workers, researchers and educators who will meet Thursday at a community forum to begin developing an action plan to combat the disease. York's Health […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]