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Co-led by the Singh Lab at McMaster, research groups discovered a pathway that cancer cells use to infiltrate the brain and developed a therapy that uses patients' own cells to kill tumours.

As the pandemic showed, a one-size-fits-all approach is inadequate and it takes a targeted, community-informed strategy to improve public health responses, write Sonia Anand, Sujane Kandasamy and Upton Allen.

Training paramedics to provide home-based palliative care lets severely ill patients remain at home and takes pressure off emergency departments and the health system.

Researcher Fiona McNeill wanted the Toxic Allure lab — where she and her students study how lead affects human health — to be 'a fun space for serious science'

Understanding the social psychology that makes us susceptible to linguistic triggers is integral to combating the impact of misinformation circulated online.

Billions of pounds of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, is left to languish in landfills every year. A startup headed by a McMaster researcher and graduate is aiming to change that.

JD Vance had the opportunity to share stories of loss and resilience during his nomination acceptance speech. Instead, he chose to focus on melancholia and self-victimization, writes Professor Yanqiu Rachel Zhou.

The day-long event welcomed more than 200 in-person and virtual attendees.

Recent changes don't consider drivers' habits and will increase the risk of collisions causing severe injury or death, engineering professor Mohamed Hussein says.

Most medications are not biodegradable and inevitably find their way into global waterways. ‘We are seeing mixtures of pharmaceuticals in rivers and lakes on every continent,’ warns researcher Karen Kidd.

Ingrid Waldron, HOPE Chair in Peace and Health, will work with partners in Nova Scotia to build climate resilience and community engagement in 25 African Nova Scotian communities.

Students will perform hands-on nuclear research in areas of national strategic importance, including small modular reactors, medical isotopes, nuclear imaging and materials science.

Employers often emphasize finding the right “fit” when hiring new employees. But their biases often carry more weight than qualifications, experience and education, experts find.

Restricting the process of getting help deters people who are already marginalized from seeking social supports, making it more daunting and humiliating, writes Susan Cape.

For safe consumption sites to respond effectively to the needs of people who use drugs, they must include the option of indoor supervised inhalation, writes Stephanie Milliken.

As Canadian shoppers contend with an affordability crisis and change their buying habits, some retailers are dropping prices. A retail expert breaks down the social and structural factors at play when it comes to pricing.

The leasing model would allow customers to select a battery that suits their driving habits at the time, temporarily upgrading or downgrading as needed.

Interest rate, inflation rate, mortgage numbers: Economist Colin Mang helps break down the numbers — and what they mean for Canadians — after the Bank of Canada lowers the benchmark rate for the first time in years.