A team of innovators from the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo has won the Infoway Innovation Award as part of the Hacking Health Design Challenge held during e-Health 2015.
It may use the most simple of technology, but a new water filtration system is transforming thousands of lives in the Dominican Republic.
Michael MacKinley and Sierra Palaniyandi of the School of Public Health and Health Systems were selected as this year's winners of the 2015 Applied Health Sciences (AHS) heat of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
Type 2 diabetes is associated with worse performance on cognitive tests measuring abilities involved in the control of emotions, behaviours and thought, says a new study from the University of Waterloo.
Smart mattresses designed to prevent bedsores and sensors able to track night wandering are just two of the projects researchers from the University of Waterloo will lead for AGE-WELL, one of five new Networks of Centres of Excellence in Canada.
Despite showing interest in web or mobile apps to help manage their Type 2 diabetes, only a small number of older adults actually use them, says a new study from the University of Waterloo.
There are strong economic incentives for governments to invest in early childhood nutrition, reports a paper from the University of Waterloo and Cornell University.
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.
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.
Two University of Waterloo researchers specializing in chronic disease prevention are newly appointed Applied Public Health Chairs, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced.