Age, previous sports experience, stronger predictors of performance in children than previous concussions, York University study findsToronto, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study from York University’s Faculty of Health may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers from York University’s Faculty of Health spent more than a decade scouting fields, rinks and courts across the Greater Toronto Area for participants with a history of concussion and tested their performance on complex eye-hand coordination tasks, finding that age and previous sports experience were larger factors in cognitive-motor integration than a history of multiple concussions.
Inaugural international seed funding initiative successfully advances global research collaborationsToronto, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TORONTO, April 11, 2025 - The inaugural funding call of the Global Research Excellence (GRE) Fund has concluded with York providing over $225,000 to support international research collaboration.
York University research sheds light on earliest days of Earth’s formationFaculty of Science prof used novel approach of applying fluid dynamics and chemistry to planetary sciences for modelling study published in Nature
Breakthrough study discovers genetic mutation could be basis for novel treatment of rheumatoid arthritisYork University researcher says mice with a specific variation on a protein called TRAF1 have dramatically less inflammation and swelling than normal mice and were protected from sepsis
York U researchers look to transform healthcare with revolutionary brain technologyToronto, Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imagine wearing a headset that not only listens to your brain waves but can also predict a seizure before it happens, potentially saving lives and dramatically increasing the independence of individuals with epilepsy. Or consider a device that can interpret the intention behind movement in someone who has lost control of their limbs, offering new strides in neurorehabilitation.
Lake ice becoming increasingly unsafe at start and end of winter, raising risk of drowningYork University researchers say warmer temperatures will create more unsafe white ice conditions, ice that’s more like a snow cone than ice cube
We should all ditch the clocks, or at the very least Daylight Saving: York University expertBiology prof available to comment to media on internal clocks, how our bodies are adversely affected by time switches and potential ways to mitigate
York once again a top five university in Maclean’s national rankingsToronto, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A leader in post-secondary education, York University remains one of the top five best comprehensive universities in all of Canada as listed in today’s Maclean’s 2025 University Rankings.
York U researchers develop new technique to measure previously undetected airborne PFASA large percentage of PFAS are not being accounted for in the air, while PFAAs have accumulated in sometimes surprising amounts over 50 years in the high Arctic.
York University and Toronto Raptors collaborate to give students a lift on and off the courtYork will be an exclusive university partner in select international markets and co-create opportunities for student engagement and success.
Canada's York University professors with Global Strategy Lab push ambitious 1–10–100 unifying goals on antimicrobial resistance ahead of crucial UN meetingResearchers share goals of using a One Health-approach, to save 10 million lives and aim for 100 per cent sustainable access to effective antimicrobials in new policy paper
From York to Yale: Faculty of Science professor named Fulbright winnerToronto, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A long-time York University professor will join the Ivy League this fall, having been awarded a prestigious visiting professorship at Yale University.
York University experts have got you covered for Paris OlympicsFrom Canada soccer drone-spying controversy to equity in sport to history of basketball in Canada, York experts are available for comment on the 2024 Summer Olympic Games
