Caffeine’s Dirty Little Secret
On Tuesday, curiosity finally got the best of me. How potent could Panera’s Charged Lemonades really be? Within minutes of my first sip of the hyper-caffeinated drink in…
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Mental health challenges for Canadian ulcer patients in COVID-19 pandemic
Newswise — Toronto, ON — New research from the University of Toronto has revealed the mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with peptic ulcer…
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This Professor Criticized Diversity Statements. Did It Cost Him a Job Offer?
A psychologist spoke out this week about what critics see as a job offer gone awry over an ideological spat about diversity statements. Yoel Inbar, an associate professor…
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Newswise — Toronto – Zachary Zhong had heard his grandparents’ stories about the Japanese invasion in 1944 of neighbouring counties in his hometown in China. As the Japanese…
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Newswise — Toronto, ON – A new national study, published in LGBT Health, finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth are twice as likely to report trouble falling…
Read more Study finds higher risk of sleep problems in gay, lesbian, and bisexual youthSocial workers experienced depression, PTSD, and anxiety at alarming rates during pandemic
Newswise — Toronto, ON — A new study published in the journal International Social Work has uncovered concerning rates of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety among social workers.…
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Incivility reduces interest in what politicians have to say, shows research
Newswise — Toronto — Nasty remarks by politicians against their critics are so common that we may not pay them much mind. That’s the problem of political incivility,…
Read more Incivility reduces interest in what politicians have to say, shows researchDramatic improvement in the prevalence of disabilities among older Americans since 2008
Newswise — The prevalence of disabilities among American adults aged 65 and older is much lower than it was for the same age group a decade earlier, according…
Read more Dramatic improvement in the prevalence of disabilities among older Americans since 2008Researchers uncover factors linked to optimal aging
Newswise — What are the keys to “successful” or optimal aging? A new study followed more than 7000 middle aged and older Canadians for approximately three years to…
Read more Researchers uncover factors linked to optimal agingBreast Cancer Survivorship Doubles
Newswise — It was the information she couldn’t find that led Amy Kirkham, an assistant professor in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE), to…
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‘Pancakes with maple syrup, success with humility’: Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal gives advice to Canada’s ‘dreamers’
Vedanta Resources Limited founder and chairman Anil Agarwal, while sharing his views with the youth about work ethics and success in life, said that one should not forget…
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