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Doctor taking blood sample tube from rack with machines for analysis in the background. (Getty Images/Perawit Boonchu)
September 23, 2025

How a blood test can aid spinal cord injury recovery

Waterloo study shows routine blood samples may give doctors early insights into injury severity and patient survival after spinal cord damage 
 

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July 8, 2025

People diagnosed with dementia are living longer, global study shows

Earlier diagnosis and better care may lead to lower risk of death than in previous years following dementia diagnosis, researchers found

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October 6, 2025

Think your BMI reflects your health? Think again, study warns

With new data showing two in three Canadians are overweight or obese, a University of Waterloo study cautions against using BMI

A scientist examining hair strands in a lab. (Getty Images/Sandra Matic)
September 15, 2025

Stress in the strands: Hair offers clues to children’s mental health

University of Waterloo study shows long-term stress levels may signal mental health risks in children with chronic physical illnesses and guide early intervention

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October 28, 2025

What drives sleep problems in long-term care facilities?

University of Waterloo researchers find that residents’ poor sleep can trigger problematic medication use, falls and delirium

An Asian woman looks at a fitness tracker on her mother's wrist
December 20, 2021

Wearable biosensors can help people with complex health conditions

Wearables can provide insight into patterns of health-related behaviour and disease symptoms 

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December 8, 2021

Researchers awarded $10 million U.S. for global tobacco study

The study will examine how policies impact smoking, vaping, and the use of other nicotine products

Father using online symptom checker to assess his ill son
December 2, 2021

Improving perceptions of emerging technologies can help ease strain on health-care systems

AI-driven symptom checkers have the potential to reduce unnecessary medical visits

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November 17, 2021

Nine Waterloo researchers among the most cited in the world

Highly anticipated list identifies a "who’s who" of influential researchers

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November 11, 2021

Researchers launch new tools to help people with dementia find their way forward

People can lead meaningful lives after a diagnosis of dementia

Older adults sitting in wheelchairs
November 4, 2021

Study finds excess use of non-emergency restraint among older psychiatric patients

Higher rates of acute control medications and restraints were used in older adults in Ontario psychiatric hospitals between 2005 and 2018

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November 3, 2021

How Waterloo donors are creating a healthier world

Donor-funded scholarships and awards help individual students by providing financial and emotional support. But when students harness those gifts to create new health care tools and technology, we all win. 

A huge catch of herring fish on the boat out in the North Sea
October 26, 2021

Fish consumption still safe despite initial fears over mercury levels

Mercury exposure in people may be low even when it is sometimes present in elevated levels in traditional foods.

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October 21, 2021

Celebrating Waterloo’s finest graduates

Star PhD graduates recount and reflect on their academic journeys 

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October 19, 2021

Illness-and death-related messages found to be significant motivators for exercise

Fitness apps that emphasize illness- or death-related messaging are more effective in motivating participation

October 14, 2021

Motivated to help others

Faculty of Health students ready to make the world a better place

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October 8, 2021

Fighting breast cancer with exercise

UW WELL-FIT programs help improve health outcomes

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