New Paths to Recovery
Every year, thousands of Canadians seek help for addiction. Which treatments work best?
A Prescription for Equality
A new medical academy at U of T Scarborough will try to close Canada’s racial health gap
In Search of Safe Refuge
Toronto calls itself a sanctuary city. What does this mean in practice?
In Sickness and in Health
What happens when someone with precarious immigration status needs emergency care?
Immigration Detention
When it comes to who can be detained, and for how long, there is much discretion
When Cancer Strikes, and You Live in Nunavut
A U of T study examines ways to improve care and reduce the sense of isolation for Inuit patients in Canada’s Far North
The Labatt Family Network Will Examine the Biology of Depression
Scientists will focus on how the illness affects the brain
New Hope for Heart Patients
Prof. Paul Santerre is working on a cardiac patch that would enable an injured heart to heal itself
Mental Health in the Workplace
Depression and anxiety affect about one in five. How do we help the person who could be affected in the cubicle next to us?
What Causes Altitude Sickness?
New U of T research upends theories about how the body adapts to less oxygen
The Technopreneurs
Science students get a month-long crash course in turning an idea into a viable business at U of T’s “Techno” program
Canada’s Next Tech Success?
Three Techno participants share the vision for their companies
Neighbourhood Health
People who live in less “walkable” communities, especially new Canadians, are more likely to develop diabetes
Ingenious Medicine
Genetic testing may soon reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with fewest side-effects
Personalized Medication
Genetic testing may reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with the fewest side effects
Perfect Harmony
A new U of T research centre will investigate the curative power of music
How Music Gets Inside
At its simplest, music is just sound. And sound is just vibration. So how does it get inside us, and influence us?
A Cut Above
U of T researchers have devised a way to refurbish donor lungs before they’re transplanted
Safer Births
Equipping health workers in Kenya with smartphones could bring better care to pregnant women and their infants
Rights of Girls and Women
Law student Meghan Lindo worked in Kenya to seek justice for victims of sexual assault
Business Boot Camp
U of T’s “technopreneur” program gives scientists such as Mallika Das a crash course in running their own company
Bad Drivers?
U of T study shatters myth that recent immigrants cause more car accidents than other Canadians
Always the Victim?
A criminology student questions long-standing assumptions about women and domestic violence
Overcoming Resistance
Professor Leah Cowen is researching a way to lower drug resistance in fungi
Seeing Red
Colours affect our emotional state, and maybe our motor control as well, new research has found
Unlocking Our Potential
U of T researchers suggest life’s early years might be even more important than we thought
Opening Doors
Gifts totalling $8 million for the newly named Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study will help position U of T as a global leader in the study of early human development
Don’t Overdo It!
Women who exercise strenuously may be at greater risk of developing dementia later in life, study finds
Folic’s Effects
The synthetic version of a micronutrient found in broccoli may have role in breast cancer, study finds
The Next Big Idea
Ten concepts that could shape the future: from digital credentials to safer drugs to DNA-tailored diets and more
These Boots Are Made for Walking
Jennifer Hsu is studying how people walk in icy conditions in the hope of designing “smarter” footwear
Easing Depression
Studies find that electrical stimulation to one side of the brain helps improve depression
All Clear
Surveillance and surgery could both get a boost from a new kind of video camera that can focus on near and distant objects at the same time
Does Dieting Affect How You Think?
Yes, and not always in expected ways, research shows
The Shapes of Bones
New technique using X-rays could help forensic scientists identify the dead
Mapping the Mind
Ambitious 10-year project will create a detailed electronic atlas of the brain
Is Having a Job Good for Your Health?
Research finds that young people without jobs are significantly more likely to die of all causes than employed people
Winter Really Is Bad for You
Cold climates are associated with early death and illness, according to new U of T research
Second Opinion
The real world offers many sources of medical advice. Soon virtual worlds may, too
Prescription Pill Overdose
Researchers investigate the dangers of OxyContin
Diabetes and Driving
U of T study finds that diabetics who keep strict control of their blood sugar are more likely to be involved in a car accident, not less
At a Loss for Words
Did Alzheimer’s kill crime novelist Agatha Christie?
The Rules of Attraction
Tinkering with pheromones turns fruit flies into indiscriminate lovers
Tainted Air
We pull bad food from the shelves as soon as possible, so why aren't we more concerned about poor air quality?