Alison Motluk | U of T Magazine

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Big Country, Big Ideas

Unapologetically bold solutions for a better Canada Read More

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Build Homes for Everyone

Canada’s housing crisis is squeezing families at every income level, but U of T experts say solutions are within reach Read More

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When Words Won’t Cooperate

Psychology professor Morgan Barense aims to crack the mystery of non-speaking autism Read More

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Expecting the Best, Receiving Less

More people with disabilities are having children. Our health-care system is unprepared, says researcher Hilary Brown Read More

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New Paths to Recovery

Every year, thousands of Canadians seek help for addiction. Which treatments work best? Read More

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A Prescription for Equality

A new medical academy at U of T Scarborough will try to close Canada’s racial health gap Read More

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In Search of Safe Refuge

Toronto calls itself a sanctuary city. What does this mean in practice? Read More

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In Sickness and in Health

What happens when someone with precarious immigration status needs emergency care? Read More

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Immigration Detention

When it comes to who can be detained, and for how long, there is much discretion Read More

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 Read More

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The Labatt Family Network Will Examine the Biology of Depression

Scientists will focus on how the illness affects the brain Read More

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New Hope for Heart Patients

Prof. Paul Santerre is working on a cardiac patch that would enable an injured heart to heal itself Read More

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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? Read More

What Causes Altitude Sickness?

New U of T research upends theories about how the body adapts to less oxygen Read More

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 Read More

Jacky Mak, Wen Ma and Daniel Huynh. Photo by James Poremba

Canada’s Next Tech Success?

Three Techno participants share the vision for their companies Read More

Neighbourhood Health

People who live in less “walkable” communities, especially new Canadians, are more likely to develop diabetes Read More

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Ingenious Medicine

Genetic testing may soon reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with fewest side-effects Read More

Personalized Medication

Genetic testing may reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with the fewest side effects Read More

The Healing Power of Sound

U of T researchers are using music and vibration therapy to help stroke patients regain movement, ease Parkinson’s symptoms and improve sleep for chronic pain sufferers Read More

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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? Read More

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Fixing Damaged Lungs for Transplant

U of T researchers have developed a technique to repair organs outside the body – potentially doubling the number of life-saving procedures each year Read More

Safer Births

Equipping health workers in Kenya with smartphones could bring better care to pregnant women and their infants Read More

Rights of Girls and Women

Law student Meghan Lindo worked in Kenya to seek justice for victims of sexual assault Read More

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Business Boot Camp

U of T’s “technopreneur” program gives scientists such as Mallika Das a crash course in running their own company Read More

Bad Drivers?

U of T study shatters myth that recent immigrants cause more car accidents than other Canadians Read More

Always the Victim?

A criminology student questions long-standing assumptions about women and domestic violence Read More

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Overcoming Resistance

Professor Leah Cowen is researching a way to lower drug resistance in fungi Read More

Seeing Red

Colours affect our emotional state, and maybe our motor control as well, new research has found Read More

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Unlocking Our Potential

U of T researchers suggest life’s early years might be even more important than we thought Read More

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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 Read More

Don’t Overdo It!

Women who exercise strenuously may be at greater risk of developing dementia later in life, study finds Read More

Folic’s Effects

The synthetic version of a micronutrient found in broccoli may have role in breast cancer, study finds Read More

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The Next Big Idea

Ten concepts that could shape the future: from digital credentials to safer drugs to DNA-tailored diets and more Read More

These Boots Are Made for Walking

Jennifer Hsu is studying how people walk in icy conditions in the hope of designing “smarter” footwear Read More

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Easing Depression

Studies find that electrical stimulation to one side of the brain helps improve depression Read More

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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 Read More

Does Dieting Affect How You Think?

Yes, and not always in expected ways, research shows Read More

The Shapes of Bones

New technique using X-rays could help forensic scientists identify the dead Read More

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Mapping the Mind

Ambitious 10-year project will create a detailed electronic atlas of the brain Read More

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 Read More

Winter Really Is Bad for You

Cold climates are associated with early death and illness, according to new U of T research Read More

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Second Opinion

The real world offers many sources of medical advice. Soon virtual worlds may, too Read More

Prescription Pill Overdose

Researchers investigate the dangers of OxyContin Read More

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 Read More

At a Loss for Words

Did Alzheimer’s kill crime novelist Agatha Christie? Read More

The Rules of Attraction

Tinkering with pheromones turns fruit flies into indiscriminate lovers Read More

Tainted Air

We pull bad food from the shelves as soon as possible, so why aren't we more concerned about poor air quality? Read More