Where air pollution is high, the level of transportation noise is usually also elevated. Not only air pollution negatively impacts
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Postpartum depression linked to mother’s pain after childbirth: New study underscores importance of managing pain during recovery
While childbirth pain has been linked to postpartum depression, the culprit may be the pain experienced by the mother following
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How parenting affects antisocial behaviors in children
Less parental warmth and more harshness in the home environment affect how aggressive children become and whether they lack empathy
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Approach paves way for new antimicrobial materials
Researchers at North Carolina State University have successfully incorporated “photosensitizers” into a range of polymers, giving those materials the ability
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Weekday mornings are no longer peak times for sudden cardiac arrest: Increased stress may be partially to blame, researchers say
Heart experts have long believed that weekday mornings — and especially Mondays — were the danger zones for unexpected deaths
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Sleep deprived people more likely to have car crashes
A new study in SLEEP indicates that people who have slept for fewer than seven of the past 24 hours
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Back pain linked to mental health problems and risky behaviors in teenagers
A new study in the Journal of Public Health indicates that adolescents who experience back pain more frequently are also
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Genomic study of 412 anthrax strains provides new virulence clues
By analyzing genomic sequences from more than 400 strains of the bacterium that causes anthrax, researchers have provided the first
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Risk factors for fast-spreading facial gangrene
Noma, a rare disease found predominantly in underserved areas, causes progressive destruction, or gangrene, of the tissues of the face
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More than half of drivers don’t look for cyclists and pedestrians before turning right: U of T Engineering researchers tracked drivers’ eye movements to examine how attention is divided during turning, revealing that many fail to shoulder check — especially those who frequently drive downtown
U of T Engineering researchers studied the eye movements of drivers at busy Toronto intersections and found that more than
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