MHRC News

MHRC faculty members Profs. Perry and Abdul-Sater awarded faculty of health early career awards.

MHRC faculty member Dr. Gary Sweeney pioneering iron research has application in heart health and diabetes

MHRC faculty member Dr. Arthur Cheng receives Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).

MHRC graduate student Meghan Clare Hughes receive Governor General’s Gold Medal

MHRC Director Dr. David Hood interview with CTV

CTV News Video

MHRC Prof. John McDermott and a team of scientists discover novel genes responsible for regulating muscle cells

Muscle Health Awareness Day celebrates 10 years with 2019 conference

MHRC faculty member Dr. Gary Sweeney has been appointed as a York Research Chair.

Federal Minister of Science and Sport Kristy Duncan and York President Rhonda Lenton Visit the MHRC

Today, @KirstyDuncanMP toured #YorkU labs with @YorkUPresident. Special thanks to @MHRC_YorkU for your demos! Here’s a glimpse of what they got to see. #research #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/HPSBFP6dfa — York University News (@YorkUnews) April 16, 2019

Paper of the month - (March 2019) from Dr. Kuk's research group

Raiber L, Christensen RAG, Randhawa AK, Jamnik VK,  Kuk JL. Do moderate to vigorous intensity accelerometer count thresholds corresponds to relative moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity? Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2018 Sep 24:1-7. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2017-0643 From the authors:  In research, physical activity is commonly measured using either self-report questionnaires or physical activity monitors that […]