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Two York profs receive Ontario Early Researcher Awards
published May 1, 2012
York Professors Natasha Myers and Thilo Womelsdorf have been awarded $100,000 each in funding under the Ontario government’s Early Researcher Awards program. Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development & Innovation announced the awards Monday. York University’s research investment of $50,000 will match the funds for the award. The Early Researcher Awards program helps promising, » more
Grad students contribute to historic antimatter experiment
published March 21, 2012
A Canadian-led team of scientists, including two York University students, has offered the world its first glimpse of antihydrogen’s properties, in the first experiment ever performed on the anti-atom. Researchers at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), in an international collaboration led by Canadians, used microwave spectroscopy—one of the most » more
Study finds daily hassles make perfectionists feel sick
published March 6, 2012
Perfectionists who can’t stop thinking about being perfect are more likely than others to suffer psychosomatic symptoms when faced with the daily hassles of living, a new study at York University shows. “In both men and women, we found that daily hassles and negative emotions contribute to the link between perfectionistic » more
Weight loss a losing battle without team approach: study
published January 26, 2012
Publicly funded weight-loss clinics, armed with experts who can address everything from behaviour modification to proper nutrition, would help solve Canada’s obesity epidemic, according to a York University study. “With 59 per cent of the Canadian public overweight, and 23 per cent medically designated as obese, we need this type of drastic » more
High doses of vitamin D might affect Lou Gehrig’s disease
published January 4, 2012
High daily doses of vitamin D may improve the quality of life for patients diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a study at York University has found. Using an animal model, the study’s researchers found that the motor performance and muscle endurance of mice with ALS improved » more