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TMU approaches health and well-being research by focusing on quality of life and promoting well-being for all.

Rooms with a view: Opening doors to new health care approaches
14 Sep 2022

Rooms with a view: Opening doors to new health care approaches

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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

Preventing obesity starts in the grocery aisle with food packaging
28 Jul 2022

Preventing obesity starts in the grocery aisle with food packaging

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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

A prescription for health: City vegetable gardens produce more than just food
8 Jul 2022

A prescription for health: City vegetable gardens produce more than just food

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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

Fear of travelling: Canadians need to put travel risk into perspective
22 Nov 2021

Fear of travelling: Canadians need to put travel risk into perspective

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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

How the relationships we have with plants contribute to human health in many ways
29 Oct 2021

How the relationships we have with plants contribute to human health in many ways

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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

The anti-vax movement is being radicalized by far-right political extremism
20 Sep 2021

The anti-vax movement is being radicalized by far-right political extremism

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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

Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka put the focus on the importance of mental performance for Olympic athletes
3 Aug 2021

Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka put the focus on the importance of mental performance for Olympic athletes

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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

Tokyo Olympics: what are the limits of human performance? Podcast with Nicole W. Forrester
23 Jul 2021

Tokyo Olympics: what are the limits of human performance? Podcast with Nicole W. Forrester

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Big Pharma’s COVID-19 reputation boost may not last — here’s why
15 Jul 2021

Big Pharma’s COVID-19 reputation boost may not last — here’s why

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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

Public health officials are failing to communicate effectively about AstraZeneca
13 May 2021

Public health officials are failing to communicate effectively about AstraZeneca

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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

#FoodPorn: People are more attracted to social media content showcasing fatty foods
12 May 2021

#FoodPorn: People are more attracted to social media content showcasing fatty foods

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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

Suicide prevention during COVID-19: The healing power of connection and mutual support
20 Apr 2021

Suicide prevention during COVID-19: The healing power of connection and mutual support

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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

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