Beating Kidney Disease
Endowed chairs in nephrology aim to improve lives of two million Canadians affected by kidney disease Read More
Research & Ideas
Workplace Smoking Bans Work
Smokers light up less often daily when they can't indulge at work Read More
What, Me Worry?
Anxiety affects a person's sense of life satisfaction less than depression, prof says Read More
Hope for Diabetics
Researchers discover potential stem cells in the pancreas Read More
Channelling Nerve Cells
Procedure could help repair spinal cord injuries Read More
Tobacco-Induced Lung Damage Now Women’s Issue
COPD outstripping breast cancer as cause of death of Canadian women Read More
Controlling Crohn’s Disease
Researchers isolate gene associated with the condition Read More
The Chronic Struggle with Anorexia Nervosa
Patients have high risk of relapse up to two-years after treatment, study finds Read More
Preventing the Worst
Women who undergo preventive double mastectomies suffer low psychological distress Read More
Switching Off Addiction
Discovery refutes the view that addiction causes permanent change in the brain Read More
Decoding SARS
Organism combined mammalian and avian viruses, researchers find Read More
Mixing Therapies Can Hurt
Natural-health products and may cause adverse reactions with cancer treatments Read More
Clinical Concerns
The faculties of medicine and nursing respond to SARS Read More
What We Learned from SARS
The Canadian health-care system comes under scrutiny Read More
Courage Under Fire
They cared for the ill, calmed a fearful public and put their own lives at risk. Meet some of the U of T professors and alumni who battled SARS Read More
Smokers More Prone to TB
Researchers find that male smokers in India are four times more likely to contract TB Read More
Eroding Iron Disorder
Blood pressure medication found to help Read More
Putting Mad Cow Out to Pasture
Faculty of Medicine researchers are testing a possible vaccine Read More
Anemia Bleeds Developing Economies
Calculating the economic impact of iron deficiency Read More
A Prescription for ER Overcrowding
Study measures overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms Read More
Premature Births Linked to Dieting
Undernutrition could have an impact on development Read More
New Residence Promises Multiple Benefits
Building community: donors Russell and Katherine Morrison Read More
Your U of T Health & Fitness Guide
What's the truth about your health? Take it from the experts Read More
BRCA1 Gene and the Birth Control Pill
Oral contraceptives for five years or more may increase breast cancer risk Read More
New Solution for Blood Transfusions
Cell-free hemoglobin may be an option for patients otherwise opposed to transfusions Read More
Combatting Drug Resistance
Making it easier for scientists to target drug therapy Read More
Almonds Fight Cholesterol
Study finds almonds lower levels of bad cholesterol Read More
Is Depression on the Rise?
Increasing use of antidepressants in Canada Read More
A New Weapon in the War on HIV
New drug combination more potent and easier for patients to take Read More
Lean Times
In Toronto's expensive rental market, welfare doesn't cover cost of a nutritional diet, study finds Read More
Chew on This!
David Jenkins and Janet Polivy both explore the power of food. He probes its impact on the body, while she studies its connection to the mind Read More
Enter at Own Risk
Emergency care in hospitals may be weaker on the weekends, study finds Read More
Solvents Harmful to Unborn
Increased risk of visual impairments, study finds Read More
Restoring Movement
Plastic tube may hold hope for paralyzed patients Read More
The Infant
At first, the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms Read More
The Schoolboy
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face Read More
The Soldier
Then a soldier, full of strange oaths... jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel Read More
The Justice
And then the justice...full of wise saws and modern instances Read More
The Sixth Age
The sixth age shifts into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side Read More
The Last Scene
Last scene of all...is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans everything Read More
Storm Warning
Conditions are brewing for a major epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes Read More
Can Diabetes be Prevented?
Even modest changes in diet and exercise reduce risk for Type 2 Diabetes by more than half, study finds Read More
Highs and Lows
The Glycemic Index, developed at U of T, offers a dietary plan for controlling diabetes Read More
Doctor on Call
Between her teaching and her practice, Dr. Miriam Rossi has dispensed a huge dose of guidance and inspiration to minority students Read More
Cause for Panic?
Multiple chemical sensitivity may be linked to panic disorder Read More
Is Oscar Good for Your Health?
A study has found that Academy Award winners live an average of four years longer than their less well known peers Read More
Why People Turn to Euthanasia
Loss of social connections plays a major role, researchers find Read More
Natural Reactions
Herbs and other natural remedies can have negative side effects or harmful interactions with drugs Read More
What Was I Thinking?
Ecstasy use can lead to memory impairment, study finds Read More
Private Practice and the Public Purse
"We need to rethink the scope of out public health-care system," says law prof Read More
The Travel Bug Can Kill You
Malaria is becoming a serious health threat for international travellers Read More
Abuse Is Not Just Physical
National study reveals that most child welfare investigations are due to neglect and emotional abuse Read More
Don’t Pressure Me!
Study finds that unhappy marriages increase blood pressure Read More
Breast Milk a Baby-Booster
Breast milk protein jump-starts the immune system in newborns Read More
Healthy Diets Go Straight to the Brain
Lowering fat intake is good for your brain Read More
Alzheimer’s Vaccine?
Study by researchers in the Faculty of Medicine Read More
C-sections Safest For Breech Births
New study comparing planned c-sections with planned vaginal births Read More