People with Parkinson’s disease drive faster, have slower reaction times on their brakes and struggle to assess dangerous driving conditions, according to University of Waterloo research.
To many, the 900 kilometre Thelon River stretching from Northwest Territories to Nunavut is considered pristine, barren, wilderness. To researcher Bryan Grimwood, the river also represents homeland.
Overindulging in high-calorie snacks is partly caused by temporary lapses in a very specific part of the brain, according to a new University of Waterloo study.
People smoke the same number of cigarettes regardless of how much nicotine is in them, according to a new University of Waterloo study.
Quick: Would you rather receive lukewarm food served on a hospital tray or order takeout from a menu created just for you?
50 Shades of Grey has been credited with sparking a new era in women’s sexuality. For the first time women can claim — some without shame — that they read sexually explicit material and enjoy it.
Teens who use menthol cigarettes smoke more cigarettes - an average of 43 per week - than youth who use non-menthols, a new Waterloo study has found.
When it comes to protecting your bones, doing the right combination of exercises can make all the difference, says a Waterloo kinesiology professor who helped draft new recommendations for people with osteoporosis.
Waterloo researchers have used cell phones equipped with a GPS to prove there is a link between the geographical area a person covers in daily life and dementia in older adults.
Kinesiology student Matt Vonk and Bronwen Valtchanov of Recreation and Leisure Studies were selected as this year's winners in the 2014 Applied Health Sciences (AHS) 3MT competition.