The study, published in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, is the first to conclusively link reduced operation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with self-restraint in the dietary context.
Four University of Waterloo researchers connected to the School of Public Health and Health Systems are recipients of recent grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to investigate complex issues related to aging and health throughout the lifespan.
People smoke the same number of cigarettes regardless of how much nicotine is in them, according to a new University of Waterloo study.
Associate Professor Martin Cooke has received the Angus Reid Practitioners/Applied Sociology Award from the Canadian Sociological Association.
The Canadian Cancer Society presented a professor from the University of Waterloo with its Award for Excellence in Cancer Research for his pioneering work in cancer prevention.
Starting this spring, frontline officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will use a screening tool developed at Waterloo to assess mental health issues, allowing for improved transitions from police custody to hospital care.
After years of steady decline, rates of tobacco use in Canada have stalled, according to a new report published by the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact at the University of Waterloo.
There aren't enough geriatricians in Canada to cope with the number of older adults, reports a new paper from the University of Waterloo and published in the Canadian Geriatrics Journal.
While researchers have flagged climate change as the biggest global health threat of the 21st century, a recent study by Professor Susan Elliott and her graduate student, Francesca Cardwell, found that most Canadians just don’t see the link.
Canadian students in Grade 12 are in worse health than their younger high school peers, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.