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Research stories highlighted in Rooms with a view: Opening doors to new health care approaches include: “Reducing harm through innovation”, featuring research by Alex Boukin and Ari Forman. By creating a device that can analyze the chemical makeup of … Continued
Written by Eugene Y. Chan, Toronto Metropolitan University and Liangyan Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. With so much competition, food marketers need to grab the attention of consumers so they buy their products, … Continued
Written by Sarah Elton, Toronto Metropolitan University and Donald C. Cole, University of Toronto. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn. Originally published in The Conversation. Community vegetable gardens, such as this one in Pickering, Ont., support health and should be … Continued
Written by Kelley A. McClinchey, Wilfrid Laurier University; Frederic Dimanche, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Media coverage of public health advisories has caused anxiety in many citizens who may deem tourism activities too risky during the pandemic. … Continued
Written by Sarah Elton, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Sarah Elton, Author provided. Originally published in The Conversation. Plants are more than background foliage in our busy lives. Our relationship with plants supports human health and well-being in many ways. During the … Continued
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. An anti-vaccination protester holds an upside down Canadian flag during a demonstration outside the venue of a Liberal Party election campaign event, in … Continued
Written by Nicole W. Forrester, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Gregory Bull. Originally published in The Conversation. Simone Biles’ sponsors, including Athleta and Visa, are lauding her decision to put her mental health first and withdraw from the gymnastics team … Continued
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University. Photo credit [Frank Gunn/THE CANADIAN PRESS. Originally published in The Conversation. The first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine dose in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto in mid-December 2020, less than … Continued
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University. Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette. Originally published in The Conversation. People line up at a mass vaccination centre during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont. It’s a frightening and perplexing time for Canadians who have … Continued
Written by Ethan Pancer, Saint Mary’s University; Matthew Philp, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. We’re more attracted to foods with a higher caloric density, and this is reflected in our social media activity. Life outside our … Continued
Written by Kenneth Fung, University of Toronto; Josephine Pui-Hing Wong, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Pixabay/Canva. Originally published in The Conversation. There are many complex pandemic-related risk factors for suicide, and suicide prevention is a crucial public health response to COVID-19. The … Continued
