Health & Medicine

McMaster experts are building on years of research, partnerships and pandemic-era experience to support future health threat preparedness.

A hormone known for suppressing appetite and promoting weight loss also helps protect the liver, opening new possibilities for treating advanced fatty liver disease. 

Research has moved past the question of whether we can live longer. The question now is whether we’re willing to invest — seriously, equitably and early — in the things that will help us live better, writes Stuart Phillips

Berk Görgülü’s research reveals how understanding patient flow and making smarter admission decisions can improve rehabilitation care.

The findings reinforce the potential of phage-based approaches for fighting infections and reveal a broad new vulnerability in bacteria. 

Miller will use the new funding to support the development of next-generation inhaled vaccines that prevent respiratory infections caused by viruses with epidemic and pandemic potential.

The gift will support future cancer specialists and advance lung cancer research and care.

This latest investment will boost production of custom medical isotopes used in treatments for cancer patients around the world.

The 19 funded projects span antimicrobial resistance, cancer, cardiovascular and kidney care, child health, rehabilitation, serious illness, surgical care, and more.

The StrongHER program was created to meet the need for a demographic that can benefit hugely from strength training but might also face barriers to entry when it comes to starting and maintaining a workout routine.

New research from McMaster suggests that the human skin microbiome could be an untapped reservoir of new antibiotics and other new antimicrobial chemicals.

Calcium intake dramatically reduces the risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy, but the reason why calcium works this way is still a mystery. Thanks to a chance meeting in 2023, researchers are coming together at McMaster to answer this long-standing question.