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Therapy for New Mothers May Improve Kids’ Future Mental Health

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered to new mothers by individuals who previously recovered from post-partum depression (PPD) may help prevent future psychiatric illness in their children, finds new research led by McMaster University.

McMaster Researchers Find Best Treatment for Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

McMaster University researchers Dena Zeraatkar and Tyler Pitre have found that the drug solriamfetol is the most effective treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) for people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

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5 Tips to Help with Eczema in Babies

Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, can be very stressful for babies and their parents. Assistant professor of medicine and allergy physician Derek Chu offers some tips to manage eczema in babies.

Orthopedic Surgery Patients Do Fine Without Opioid Painkillers

Patients can recover from orthopedic surgery just as well without using opioid-based painkillers, says a McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Race, Ethnicity or Ancestry: Use the Correct Word in Reporting Research, Expert Sonia Anand Advises

Health-care researchers should avoid using the terms “race”, “ancestry” and “ethnicity” interchangeably in research reports and studies, McMaster Professor Sonia Anand says in her latest study.

More Demand for Paramedic Transports Contributes to ED Wait Times

The increase in paramedic transport rates over the last decade far exceeds population growth and walk-in emergency department (ED) visits in Ontario, according to a new study from ICES and McMaster University.

Histamine-Producing Gut Bacteria Can Trigger Chronic Abdominal Pain

Researchers from McMaster University and Queen’s University have discovered a gut bacterial ‘super-producer’ of histamine that can cause pain flare-ups in some patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Study Explores Pros and Cons of Changing Diet to Treat Eczema

People with mild or moderate eczema may gain some relief by adjusting their diets, but there are important downsides to consider, McMaster researcher Derek Chu warns.

GTA South Asian Communities Disproportionately Hit By COVID-19

A COVID CommUNITY – South Asian study led by McMaster University researchers has found that South Asian communities living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) suffered disproportionately from COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic.

Retirement Home Residents More Likely to Seek Hospital Care

Residents of Ontario retirement homes have higher rates of hospital-based care compared to people in long-term care (LTC) facilities, McMaster researchers have found.

Fathers with Metabolic Dysfunction May Share It with Children

Offspring whose fathers are metabolically compromised may be at increased risk of developing the same condition themselves, McMaster researchers have found.

McMaster Researchers Discover Neurodegenerative Disease with Help from AI

Using artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced microscope technology, researchers at McMaster have discovered a previously unknown neurodegenerative illness.

Regular Cycling Helps Patients with Myotonic Dystrophy

Regular cycling can greatly improve mobility in patients with myotonic dystrophy (MD), a genetic disease that causes muscle degeneration, a study led by McMaster researchers finds.

Pregnancy-Related Sleep Changes Linked to Depression and Anxiety

Changes in sleep patterns during late pregnancy and shortly afterwards are closely related to severe depression and anxiety, a new McMaster-led study finds.

Blood Protein Implicated in Depression

Flavio Kapczinski, a professor emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, is the co-principal investigator of an international study that has found that low levels of a certain blood protein may be a trigger for depression.

McMaster Researchers Trial Potential Hemophilia Treatment

A global study involving McMaster University researchers including (from left to right) Anthony Chan, Davide Matino and Alfonso Iorio has trialled a potential new treatment that could be a game-changer for people living with hemophilia A.

McMaster Researcher Uncovers Link Between Ultra-Processed Foods and Crohn’s Disease

McMaster University professor Neeraj Narula has discovered that consuming large amounts of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) can increase the risk of Crohn’s disease, but not ulcerative colitis (UC).

Bacteria Do Not Colonize Babies Before Birth, Researchers Find

Bacteria do not colonize babies until the moment of birth, but the mother’s microbiome can still influence fetuses in key ways, say McMaster researchers Kate Kennedy and Deb Sloboda.

McMaster-Led Trial Reduces COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk with Single Injection

A team led by McMaster University researchers Gilmar Reis and Edward Mills has discovered that a single injection of pegylated interferon lambda (lambda) can successfully treat COVID-19 in people early in the disease.

Common Food Dye Can Trigger Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Long-term consumption of Allura Red food dye can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, says McMaster researcher Waliul Khan, using experimental animal models of IBD.