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Women with high-risk HPV and metabolic syndrome have almost three times risk for mortality, York University researchers find

Using large-scale U.S. data following patients for more than a decade, York University Faculty of Health researchers found that women with both metabolic syndrome and high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) are at a 2.6 times higher risk for mortality than women without either condition, suggesting a need to look at chronic disease comorbidity when it comes to HPV-related cancers.

Five myths about love and desire

My love language is peer-reviewed research

From the Five Love Languages to the concept of “Happy Wife, Happy Life,” popular culture is riddled with ideas of how sex and relationships are supposed to work, but does the science back these ideas up? According to Faculty of Health Assistant Professor and Research Chair in Relationships and Sexuality Amy Muise, the answer is frequently no. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Muise, also director of the Sexual Health and Relationship (SHaRe) Lab, can offer alternative theories that are supported by her research and other literature in the field. 

Researchers highlight data gaps in cyclist, pedestrian incidents on Toronto streets

Pedestrian and cyclist injuries in Toronto underreported: York University study

York prof leads new study finding Toronto police data underreports cyclist and pedestrian injuries

Cycling and pedestrian injuries are severely underrepresented by police data, particularly those not involving a motor vehicle, according to new research believed to be the first of its kind in Canada and led by York University Professor Alison Macpherson.

War on bugs can’t be won, York U researchers declare

From a wartime spread of antimicrobial resistant disease in Ukraine, to superbugs in China causing “white lung” pneumonia in children, 2023 brought no shortage of new evidence that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to be a pressing problem globally, and this pattern shows no sign of abating in 2024 unless a radical shift occurs.

Thinking about God inspires risk-taking for believers, York University study finds

Does thinking about faith make religious people more likely to take leaps? A new study lead by York University’s Faculty of Health says yes, finding that participants were more likely to take risks when thinking about God as a benevolent protector.

York U and Australia’s QUT researchers join forces for positive impact on globally distanced generations

Australian Research Council allots over AUS $750,000 in funding for the international team to develop interactive tools to increase closeness between older and younger relatives

Father-Son research team makes novel finding