Health & Medicine

Proposed rule changes by Major League Baseball, designed to speed up the game by reducing time between pitches, could lead to a spike in arm injuries, say researchers who have analyzed the impact of fatigue.

McMaster's Associate Vice-President, International Affairs, Peter Mascher, will join Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on a week-long business mission to Israel and the West Bank.

McMaster will lead a project to innovate the way patients stay connected with their physicians through electronic platform that enables remote monitoring and better communications between patients and physicians.

"It affects a vulnerable population of children and youth, can impact social interactions amongst youth and, as our research shows, can drive health issues," says associate professor Dr. Katherine Morrison.

Researchers have revealed how a female sex hormone present during the menstrual cycle may work to protect women against sexually transmitted viral infections.

Among the recipients are two researchers taking on infectious diseases in two very different ways.

Research will look at how toxicants such as pesticides and herbicides and ingredients like artificial sweeteners and high-fructose corn syrup might affect brown fat activity.

The discovery provides new strategies that can be used to control the growth of cells used as therapeutics for a range of life-threatening diseases.

Researchers at McMaster have found that a single minute of very intense exercise produces health benefits similar to longer, traditional endurance training.

It's a more effective way of countering dehydration than a sports drink or water itself, say researchers at McMaster University.