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Scientists have mapped the sequence of our genes – all 35,000 of them. So what now? U of T researchers are at the forefront of what some are calling the New Biology Read More

The Miracle Workers

They are on the cutting edge. And they are doing their work right here. A chronology of medical breakthroughs at U of T over the past 20 years 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

U.S. of Eh?

Canadian English is not being Americanized to the extent once thought, and in fact the reverse is also happening Read More

Cause for Panic?

Multiple chemical sensitivity may be linked to panic disorder Read More

Virtual Thrills, Real Gains

Computer games may help children with cerebral palsy, study finds Read More

Cages of Contradiction

Women's prisons fail to offer resources for those with addictions or in abusive relationships, study finds 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

Crystal-clear Photonics

New optical material could revolutionize the telecommunications industry Read More

A Financial First

New long-term debentures will help finance new residences for the double cohort 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

Divining the Message

Manuscripts shed new light on life in mediaeval Italy Read More

A Fly on the Wall, Literally

Parasitic flies may hold secret to better hearing-aid technology Read More

Something Rotten In the State of the Arts?

Purists claim the arts should not be sullied by business. Pragmatists devalue the BA for failing to impart job skills. A pox on them, for they are all wrong. A defence of the liberal arts degree Read More

Illustration of a medieval monk talking in old english to a man with a spear and helmet

Lodes of Culture

U of T researchers are unearthing the A-Æ-B-Cs of cultural history from medieval times to the present Read More

Don’t Pressure Me!

Study finds that unhappy marriages increase blood pressure Read More

Seeking a Single E-male?

Digital dating is becoming a convenient alternative in the single scene Read More

Breast Milk a Baby-Booster

Breast milk protein jump-starts the immune system in newborns Read More

Show and Tell

Instruction manual to "how to" film Read More

Healthy Diets Go Straight to the Brain

Lowering fat intake is good for your brain Read More

Rocks of Ages

Discovering the path of granite magma Read More

Freedom 60?

Seniors benefit from public programs when retiring between the ages 60 and 61 Read More

Speedy Little Old Fossil

Oldest known fossil of a two-footed, running creature Read More

Resourceful Device

Risk and expense of extensive drilling not required with new energy sourcing device 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

Superconductor?

In addition to his administrative duties, the new president will continue his research on high-temperature superconductors. To do all that, he may have to be one himself Read More

Light Heavyweights

A team of U of T scientists has won an international fight to control light and make it dance like electrons. A new era in telecommunications and computing is about to enter the ring Read More