COVID-19 is the third-leading cause of death in Canada, but it’s older people who are dying. That we accept this and carry on as if the pandemic is over reveals our ageism: We don’t value older...

Images of bison bones provide a window into the cultural and ecological relations that tie animal and human lives together.

The COVID-19 pandemic shows that despite all of our medical advances, we remain incredibly vulnerable to infections for which we have no therapies. But, sufficiently motivated, we can make huge...

McMaster’s Global Health Office is bringing together internationally renowned experts on pandemics in a free online speaker series that explores COVID-19 from multiple perspectives.

We still have much to learn about many aspects of COVID-19 — including its lingering health effects and the mechanics of its mutations — but we do know we can’t let our guard down, write Dawn Bowdish...

Neuroactive compounds in antidepressants enter our wastewater and affect how fish function. Identifying the potential damage to fish is paramount for protecting our aquatic ecosystems.

A comprehensive review of existing evidence supports physical distancing of two metres or more to prevent person-to-person transmission of COVID-19, says an international team led by McMaster...

Our inhaled COVID-19 vaccine would go directly to where the body needs it: the surface of the airways. This means less waste and more benefit, lower costs and reduced side-effects.

Dear Members of the McMaster community, Throughout the pandemic we have placed the health and safety of everyone at McMaster at the forefront of our planning. The Delta variant, rising infection...

In places with low vaccination rates, COVID-19 has the chance to linger, and variants develop and travel. Without global vaccine equity, this entirely predictable pattern will repeat itself.

School choice already abounds in Ontario, and adding charter schools in the name of choice will not improve student achievement, write Karen Robson and Rochelle Wijesingha.

As most people rush to distance themselves from COVID-19, Canadian researchers have been waiting eagerly to get our (gloved) hands on the hated virus.

A McMaster researcher has played a critical role on a small team that has successfully isolated and grown copies of the virus responsible for COVID-19, enabling urgent Canadian research into how it...

A new collaborative research project, conducted with more than 10 institutions across the country, will examine the experiences of older adults during the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 has shown how much Canada has to do to improve long-term care: Over-stressed staff are working in understaffed and outdated, underfunded facilities, where essential workers are paid minimal...

The coronation is an important moment for King Charles to show that his reign will be modern, more efficient and more sensitive to the legacy of British imperialism.

Infectious disease and hematology experts answer questions about rare vaccine-related blood clots, including risks, symptoms and whether people who have had one AstraZeneca shot should have a second.

Fewer families have sought in-person exams during the pandemic, sometimes delaying a diagnosis or treatment. For some children with brain cancer, this can have devastating consequences.

If you have cloth mask questions, we've got answers.

Engineering and medical researchers at McMaster University have been racing to assist Woodbridge Foam Corporation in getting a new made-in-Canada mask designed, tested and certified, as supplies of...

For the kind of money the governments probably spent for the plant in southwestern Ontario, Canada might have been able to launch its own EV maker, writes Greig Mordue.

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 place McMaster at 69th in the world, and 11th globally in Clinical and Health.

Immunologist and vaccine researcher Zhou Xing explains how he and a large team of colleagues mobilized 20 years of vaccine research to rapidly develop and test two new second-generation COVID-19...

A McMaster team of researchers has found how the COVID-19 vaccines that use adenovirus vectors trigger a rare but sometimes fatal blood clotting reaction called vaccine-induced immune thrombotic...

McMaster biochemist Lori Burrows and six other global experts in microbiology and biochemistry answer the question of whether we are headed towards a future with no antimicrobial agents.

'Homeless Jesus' exemplifies how faith-based organizations can use public art to communicate religious ideas in a respectful and accessible way.

Women over 55 with a particular kind of early-stage breast cancer may be able to avoid radiotherapy and its side effects, Timothy Whelan and his research team have found.

A huge study of more than 160,000 people in 21 countries has found that women are less likely to have cardiovascular disease, and die of it, than men.

Historic white lead makeup is depicted today as a thick white mask, but recent studies have found that some formulations create a more natural, youthful look.

As most people rush to distance themselves from COVID-19, Canadian researchers have been waiting eagerly to get our (gloved) hands on the hated virus.

Viral vectors are modified viruses that trigger an immune response without causing infection. The vector that’s used in several COVID-19 vaccines was created decades ago by McMaster researcher Frank...

Mice pups living on mountain tops reserve their energy for growth rather than warmth. When they get too cold, they conserve energy by slowing down their metabolic processes.

How can the vaccines be safe if they were developed so quickly? Is natural immunity better than being vaccinated? McMaster experts share insights on addressing vaccine hesitancy with the Conversation...

Jonathan Cannon examines why humans can spontaneously fall into rhythms with precision, and across a wide range of tempos.

Extensive evidence shows the harms of spanking, and 65 other countries or states worldwide have already banned it. Why has Canada not done the same by repealing Section 43 of the Criminal Code?

What appears to be normal social media activity exposes a much darker reality: fan culture often leads to deeply harmful conversations shaping how people address and redress violence, writes Maddie...

We can celebrate Dame Vera while rejecting racist myths about Second World War Britain and those who seek to use Lynn to advance a xenophobic nostalgia.

Inhaled aerosols bypass the nasal passage and deliver vaccine droplets deep in the airway, where they can induce a broad protective immune response, researchers confirm.

E-fuels — materials that reliably and efficiently store energy and can readily be moved — could be a major player in Canada’s green transition.

An international team of researchers led by McMaster University has found that while higher heat and humidity can slow the spread of COVID-19, longer hours of sunlight are associated with a higher...

ICYMI: Listen in on a fascinating conversation between author and journalist Maryn McKenna and AMR expert Gerry Wright.

Even as the unpredictable rise and fall of COVID-19 infections continues at home and around the world, a new and ugly pandemic-related problem is emerging, write McMaster experts Manali Mukherjee and...

Physical activity can help people manage the stress of COVID-19, but closures and distancing have made it even harder to exercise. Mac researchers are developing a free toolkit to help us all cope.

A team of engineers, scientists and manufacturers from private industry and McMaster University have successfully created an N95 respirator made and approved for sale in Canada.

Researchers at McMaster and Brock have created the prototype for a device that could pave the way for home-based cancer monitoring, much like the monitors that people with diabetes use to test their...

Biomedical studies traditionally used male research subjects, and that's a problem. There are sex differences in how many diseases affect people.

Certain developmental skills measured in kindergarten are meaningful predictors of academic and other outcomes well into high school, according to early results of research that could help allocate...

After two years of COVID-19, it’s understandable that many people are weary of infection prevention measures. But simply being tired of the pandemic is no reason to let our guard down.

McMaster’s Claudia Emerson, along with other experts, has been working urgently to establish international guidelines for clinical trials where healthy human volunteers are given a test vaccine and...

Millions of Canadians juggle employment and informal caring. With the pandemic drastically changing working life, employers have an opportunity to embrace a caregiver-friendly work culture.

Canada lags behind other developed countries in access to newer antimicrobials. Here’s why that matters, and what can be done about it.

On the recommendation of a group with broad representation of academic and campus leaders, McMaster will be extending this fall’s online delivery of academic programs into the winter term.

When McMaster student Aaron Hou’s summer volunteer position at Hamilton General Hospital fell through because of COVID-19 he decided to reach out to friends to develop a campaign called iPadsforPat...

No single action is sufficient to prevent virus spread; we must maintain strong public health measures in tandem with vaccination programs in every country.

It is with great sadness that we share with our university community that it appears that members of the McMaster family were among those killed in the airplane crash in Iran on Wednesday morning.

McMaster researchers have been awarded funding for five pandemic studies in the first announcement today by the Ontario government of COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund projects.