Research

Using a vitamin that is already on the market, Toronto scientists suspect they have found a way to make old human eggs young again – a prospect that could turn back time on a woman’s biological clock and extend her natural ability to have a healthy child. The treatment has so far only been shown [...]

The plot of the much-hyped movie Contagion follows the destructive path of a lethal and highly contagious new virus that spreads rapidly around the world, killing many in its path as scientists scramble to find a treatment. read more

Worried about wrinkles? The sellers of “age-defying” anti-wrinkle creams would like you to be. read more

For decades, those with high cholesterol have been given a list of don’ts when it comes to their diet: Don’t eat cholesterol-rich eggs; don’t eat butter; don’t eat red meat or regular ice cream. read more

Research has shown consuming too much salt and being inactive leads to heart disease, but now a new study shows the same combination also can be bad for brain health. read more

It sounds like a cliché, but a study has concluded it’s better for people to learn from their mistakes. read more

The key to better health care for seniors and reduced hospital costs could be as simple as new mattresses. read more

Here it comes again – an idea that surfaces regularly in Canadian health-care debates and seems to hold sway with those who advocate common-sense principles: user fees. read more

The question of why some people are genetically predisposed to rheumatoid arthritis has been answered for some patients by Canadian researchers. read more

Avoid gaining weight and adding potentially dangerous fat around the abdomen. Watch your cholesterol. Get screened for cancer. read more