Health & Medicine

A single session of working out has been found to cause immediate increases in brain-protective molecules and improvment in mood across age groups.

The key is wraparound supports for overall health and well-being, such as addiction counselling, peer support, legal services, hygiene and reproductive health supplies and housing services. 

From tackling systemic barriers in health care to developing real-world solutions to everyday needs, here are some of the ways researchers at McMaster are driving change around the world.

A new study shows how gut bacteria influence how a person reacts to peanuts, a discovery that could help with predicting and potentially reducing life threatening anaphylaxis.

People with multiple sclerosis play the classic video game using muscle movement in a study focused on improving their balance.

Ebonee Lennord hopes her research will drive change and amplify voices of Black patients, ultimately leading to more equitable treatment and care.

Eriksson is a professional goalkeeper with the Ottawa Rapids and a PhD student studying youth mental health. She says the two go hand in hand.

What happens after you receive a vaccine? And how can something so simple have such a lasting impact on your health? Infectious disease expert Matthew Miller explains how it works.

Mossman has been elected for her globally recognized research in the areas of molecular virology and cancer immunotherapy.

McMaster experts on aging led ‘a fantastic global effort’ to establish core measures and guiding principles for collecting and using wearable device data in older populations.

The discovery creates opportunities for wearable-derived alerts to help clinicians identify and support people at high risk, improving outcomes and reducing the burden of recurrent episodes.

The new resource, designed to promote more prudent antibiotic use, is now available to prescribers and other health professionals nationwide.