2017 Blogs

“Abizaid research demonstrates in an animal model that an expectant mother’s exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) can raise her offspring’s risk of obesity by reducing sensitivity to a hormone responsible for controlling appetite….”

February 8, 2017

“When she saw workers without proper health and safety protection, Cheryl Peters found her niche in Industrial Hygiene, helping to prevent workers’ diseases and to improve workplaces….”

April 2, 2017

“Students from Carleton University, Michigan State University and University of Saskatchewan and within diverse disciplines worked in groups and collaborated to develop the best approach to the critical global health issue, antibiotic resistance (AMR). After a month of intensive research and team collaboration each team created a strategy to tackle this very urgent issue….”

May 2, 2017

“Being a leader can be one of the toughest positions to find yourself in. Are you an autocratic leader? Democratic? Transformational or even a team leader? It can be challenging to find an approach that reflects your personality but is also helpful for the team that you are working with…”

May 2, 2017

“The Student HEALtH Challenge, held on Saturday, March. 18th, 2017, was the day we determined who would win the $1000 investment with Kiva and the opportunity to bring to life their strategy to tackling antibiotic resistance (AMR). The winners of the Student Health Challenge include…”

May 8, 2017

“The controversy around red meat consumption and its effects on human health is a ‘hot topic’ in today’s media discourse. Recently the debate has been stimulated by a cultural shift towards vegetarianism, which frames red meat consumption as damaging to one’s health…”

May 10, 2017

“The program is based on the notion that youth become less vulnerable to suicide when they are integrated within deep and high quality relationships that promote positive norms, such as help-seeking….”

May 31, 2017

“The scientific community is also beginning to explore the links between animal and human welfare. Researchers have explored the idea of zoonosis, diseases which can be transmitted to humans from animals. But they are increasingly considering zooeyia, which refers to the positive impact that relationships with animals can have on human health….”

June 6, 2017

“Amazing article about the increased suicides in Northern Ontario Indigenous communities, what they mean and what researchers and communities are doing together improve youth wellness…”

June 19, 2017

“Long durations of sedentary behaviour may be associated with higher risks of mortality, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, some cancers, and also weight gain…”

June 19, 2017

“Revenge. It often seems to be the first thing to cross someone’s mind when they are wronged. It can seem satisfying in the moment. Even justified. But is revenge actually sweet…”

July 5, 2017

“Anisman indicates that “brain regions speak to other parts of the brain, but the brain also speaks to other parts of the body… and [I] believe that there is a link between the immune system and the brain….”

July 5, 2017

“My bond with my pets is one of the reasons I am so excited about this research. Given that I hadn’t even realized how they impacted me until I took time to consciously reflect, I am excited to see what data collection and analysis will reveal about the human animal bond….”

August 10, 2017

“The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” I particularly like this definition because it outlines all the other aspects of health I hadn’t been aware of, or really thought about when I pondered health….”

August 14, 2017