2nd-gen immigrants pull ahead in US, Canada, Australia
U. TORONTO / MCGILL (CAN) —Second-generation Chinese and South Asian immigrants in the US, Canada, and Australia are more successful than many third- and higher-generation whites. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2012 12:47 - 1 Comment
Sexual abuse raises heart attack risk for men
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Men who were sexually abused as children are three times more likely to have a heart attack than men who weren’t, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 11, 2012 11:55 - 0 Comments
How brain paralyzes muscles while you sleep
U. TORONTO (CAN) — The discovery that two brain chemical systems team-up to paralyze muscles during sleep could offer clues to sleep disorders. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 7, 2012 14:21 - 0 Comments
Meditators more aware of ‘uh-oh’ moments
U. TORONTO (CAN) — People who meditate do better on tasks that require self-control because they are more open to their own emotions, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 30, 2012 10:47 - 3 Comments
Childhood abuse raises adult suicide risk
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Adults who were physically abused during childhood are more likely than their non-abused peers to have suicidal thoughts, new research shows.
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Top Stories - Apr 12, 2012 10:35 - 0 Comments
Fatal crashes spike on U.S. tax day
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Drivers in the U.S. are more prone to fatal car accidents on income tax deadline day—typically April 15—than on normal days, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 30, 2012 9:53 - 0 Comments
Cheaper, greener catalysts from iron
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Chemists have discovered environmentally-friendly iron-based catalysts that work as well as expensive, toxic metal-based ones currently in use by the drug, food, and fragrance industries. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 30, 2012 11:50 - 0 Comments
Enzyme preps artery for angioplasty
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Successful clinical trials suggest a new treatment for patients with blocked coronary arteries is safe. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2011 10:35 - 0 Comments
Scientists uncover soybeans’ Asian roots
U. TORONTO (CAN) / U. OREGON (US) — New research challenges many of the long-held beliefs about when and where humans first began to domesticate soybeans—and specifically, increase its seed size. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 31, 2011 6:00 - 0 Comments
Fish can scare a dragonfly to death
U. TORONTO (CAN) — The mere presence of a predator can cause enough stress to kill a dragonfly, even when the predator can’t actually get at its prey to eat it. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 21, 2011 11:41 - 14 Comments
Winter blues depress financial markets
U. TORONTO (CAN) — People who experience seasonal depression avoid taking financial risks during seasons with less daylight, but are more willing to take a gamble in spring and summer. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 21, 2011 6:43 - 0 Comments
Genetic split gave hemp its high
U. TORONTO (CAN) — The sequenced genome of Cannabis sativa, the plant that produces both industrial hemp and marijuana, reveals the genetic changes that led to the plant’s drug-producing properties. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2011 9:21 - 2 Comments
Bilingualism delays onset of Alzheimer’s
U. TORONTO (CAN) — People who speak more than one language do not exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease until they have twice as much brain damage as unilingual people, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 7, 2011 8:59 - 0 Comments
At-risk groups distrust HIV vaccine trials
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Medical researchers may not be doing enough to combat misinformation about the safety of HIV vaccine trials, particularly among at-risk communities. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 10, 2011 9:59 - 0 Comments
Gatekeeper lion dates back 3,000 years
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Archaeologists have discovered a gate complex adorned with stone sculptures, including a magnificently carved lion that dates back to the end of the second millennium. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments
Ghostwriting tarnishes medical ethics
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Academics who lend their names to medical journal articles penned by industry ghostwriters should be charged with professional and academic misconduct and fraud, according to a report by two law professors. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 27, 2011 11:52 - 1 Comment
Forest trees remember their roots
U. TORONTO (CAN) — When it comes to how they respond to the environment, trees may not be that different from humans. (more…)
