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Life Sciences - Jan 26
To beat depression, researchers hunt for perfect brain stimulation therapy 'rhythm'
To beat depression, researchers hunt for perfect brain stimulation therapy 'rhythm'
Social Sciences - Jan 26
Culture plays a role in children's acceptance of gender-diverse peers: University of Toronto study
Culture plays a role in children's acceptance of gender-diverse peers: University of Toronto study
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Social contact key to reducing mental health stigma
Social contact-based education helps reduce mental health stigma by bringing individuals living with mental illness into a safe, enabling environment where they can share their stories with others.
Social contact-based education helps reduce mental health stigma by bringing individuals living with mental illness into a safe, enabling environment where they can share their stories with others.
Social contact key to overcoming mental health stigma
Social contact-based education helps reduce mental health stigma by bringing individuals living with mental illness into a safe, enabling environment where they can share their stories with others.
Social contact-based education helps reduce mental health stigma by bringing individuals living with mental illness into a safe, enabling environment where they can share their stories with others.
Five ways to end the stigma and start a conversation
Returning to in-person experiences in February: for more information. Mental health tips to keep your perspectives positive and clear January is often thought of as a month of new perspectives, fresh starts and hope for what the new year will bring.
Returning to in-person experiences in February: for more information. Mental health tips to keep your perspectives positive and clear January is often thought of as a month of new perspectives, fresh starts and hope for what the new year will bring.
Research improves equal access to community supports
Returning to in-person experiences in February: for more information.
Returning to in-person experiences in February: for more information.
When it comes to finding a long-lasting treatment for depression, a team of Toronto researchers says it could come down to finding the perfect rhythm.
Culture plays a role in children’s acceptance of gender-diverse peers: University of Toronto study
Shown four images of hypothetical peers - a boy playing with cars and trucks, a girl playing with cars and trucks, a boy playing with a Barbie and dollhouse, and a girl playing with a Barbie and dollhouse - children from Thailand and China were then asked a simple question: Would you want to be their friend? Their answers depended on which country they were from.
Shown four images of hypothetical peers - a boy playing with cars and trucks, a girl playing with cars and trucks, a boy playing with a Barbie and dollhouse, and a girl playing with a Barbie and dollhouse - children from Thailand and China were then asked a simple question: Would you want to be their friend? Their answers depended on which country they were from.
It doesn't have a brain and survives on rotting vegetable matter - but it could offer valuable insights into city planning, according to a team of University of Toronto researchers. Physarum polycephalum is a slime mould, a single-celled amoeboid organism that grows as a greenish-yellow system of veins.
Tornado researchers expand scope to study hail
A large hailstone, about 6 cm in diameter (Photo credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory Collection) The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) is changing the way researchers investigate and predict tornadoes and mitigate their damage in Canada.
A large hailstone, about 6 cm in diameter (Photo credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory Collection) The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) is changing the way researchers investigate and predict tornadoes and mitigate their damage in Canada.
More homicides, fewer supports in Toronto’s predominantly Black neighbourhoods: University of Toronto research
Six homicides were recorded in Toronto during the first two weeks of 2022 - a statistic that led some to wonder if Canada's largest city, which typically experiences the highest number of annual homicides in the country, would see more violence than usual in the year ahead.
Six homicides were recorded in Toronto during the first two weeks of 2022 - a statistic that led some to wonder if Canada's largest city, which typically experiences the highest number of annual homicides in the country, would see more violence than usual in the year ahead.
The international scientific community has created a validated list of scientific names for legumes.
Technology touts VIRTUES of patient-centred care
The VIRTUES platform, developed by the team at CANet, enables health-care providers to monitor and manage patients' conditions remotely.
The VIRTUES platform, developed by the team at CANet, enables health-care providers to monitor and manage patients' conditions remotely.
Expert insight: Pacific volcanoes and how they can affect the west coast
On Jan. 15, a tsunami warning went out to residents of British Columbia and the west coast of the United States.
On Jan. 15, a tsunami warning went out to residents of British Columbia and the west coast of the United States.
Many Canadians aren't even aware they can get a credit on their income taxes, a new international survey involving UdeM political scientist Erick Lachapelle finds.
Innovation, entrepreneurship and building the metaverse
Returning to in-person experiences in February: for more information.
Returning to in-person experiences in February: for more information.
Thanks to a breakthrough robotic innovation, an international collaboration that includes the University of Toronto has advanced the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), a 20-year-long research project that has been investigating the structure and evolution of our cosmic home, the Milky Way galaxy. A new Focal Plane System (FPS) is at the heart of the fifth phase of the project, dubbed SDSS-V.
Valuing water for our shared sustainable future
Returning to in-person experiences in February: for more information.
Returning to in-person experiences in February: for more information.
Climate change threatens future Winter Olympics
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Returning to in-person experiences in February: for more information.
Science, Health & Technology Alex Walls Climate change will force 45 per cent of the fish stocks that cross through two or more exclusive economic zones to shift significantly from their historical h
Vision realized: Pilot project to deliver eye care to Indigenous children
One in three Indigenous Canadians haven't had an eye exam within the last two years, according to a 2015 study commissioned by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
One in three Indigenous Canadians haven't had an eye exam within the last two years, according to a 2015 study commissioned by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
There are over 10,000 collisions between vehicles and wildlife in Ontario every year. Most are not fatal for those in the vehicle, but the costs associated with such a collision in Canada total about $800 million annually. While automotive safety systems already warn drivers of some hazards - such as a vehicle in their blind spot - identifying unexpected hazards, including potential collisions with wildlife, in dynamic road situations is a more complicated task.
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News in Brief
Life Sciences - Jan 26
To beat depression, researchers hunt for perfect brain stimulation therapy 'rhythm'
To beat depression, researchers hunt for perfect brain stimulation therapy 'rhythm'
Social Sciences - Jan 26
Culture plays a role in children's acceptance of gender-diverse peers: University of Toronto study
Culture plays a role in children's acceptance of gender-diverse peers: University of Toronto study