A new study from the University of British Columbia finds that people living near traffic-dense roads have a higher risk of developing diabetes due to the added noise pollution. The results should inform public health considerations for city planners, say the authors, who argue that further research is needed on the many environmental factors associated […]

Having creatures like cats, mice and even cockroaches in your home may cut down the risk of your children developing asthma. That’s according to a new study by the United States National Institutes of Health, which says that children exposed to high levels of pet and pest allergens in the home during infancy end up […]

Researchers from the University of Montreal have found that many Canadian seniors are concerned that they’re taking too many prescription medications but few of them have the knowledge or awareness to speak to their doctors about the issue, a growing public health problem, say experts. Canadians over the age of 65 take a lot of […]

Researchers studying the effects of cigarette smoke on the lungs have determined that smoking causes changes to the gene expression of lung cells, priming them for the uncontrolled growth associated with lung cancer. The science of epigenetics has advanced rapidly over the past two decades, telling us more about how environmental factors can have their […]

Practicing yoga and meditation will help put you in a good mood and make you think more clearly. That’s the take-away from a new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo who found that 25 minutes per day of either Hatha yoga (the most commonly practiced type of yoga) or mindfulness meditation had participants […]

Changes to health policy which now recommend that women undergo Pap tests for cervical cancer once every three years are having a social side effect: increasing rates of sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia. That’s the contention from Dr. Michelle Naimer, associate professor from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and clinical director of the […]

New research into autism finds that indicators determining whether a person is apt to develop the disorder are present in the brain at as early as six months of age. Part of the Infant Brain Imaging Study, a collaboration between researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and four clinical sites in the United States, the […]

Co-founders of the Nise Wave, Rayner Mendes and Grant Hu, have it “in the bag” with their new invention. The popular cooking method of sous vide, which translates to “under vacuum” involves plastic-bagged food submerged in warm water for several hours until cooked to perfection; although Mendes and Hu wanted to take it a step […]