Health and Wellness

Health and Wellness stories.

Personalized Treatment for Mental Illness

Identifying causes for a more effective clinical response

Health and Wellness | June 15, 2023

Mental illness is a medical puzzle. People with conditions such as major depressive disorder comprise diverse populations. Some individuals have […]

Fighting Asthma and Lung Disease

Creating a human airway with 3D bioprinting

Health and Wellness | June 15, 2023

About 10 per cent of Canadians suffer from asthma, the most common chronic disease among children and one of the […]

The Natural Path to Happiness

Happiness Lab explores the link between nature and well-being

Health and Wellness | June 14, 2023

It's now been three years since COVID-19 entered our collective consciousness. While the physical health implications of the pandemic received […]

Improving Doctor-Patient Communications

Interactive technology makes it easier to share and discuss health data

Health and Wellness | April 4, 2023

The human body is an incredibly complex machine. When it stops working properly, the doctors trained to fix it often […]

Detecting Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Early

Researchers Create Non-Invasive Tool That Uses Saliva

Health and Wellness | March 17, 2023

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are devastating neurodegenerative diseases, primarily seen in those over the age of 65 and collectively affecting nearly […]

Targeting Chronic Pain

Carleton Research Partnership Aims to Develop Safe and Effective Drug Treatments

Health and Wellness | January 17, 2023

One in four people around the world experience chronic pain, outnumbering everybody who suffers from diabetes, heart disease and cancer […]

Improving Orthopedic Implants and Surgery

Researchers use Robotic Arm to Support Orthopedic Innovations

Health and Wellness | April 11, 2022

Hip and knee replacements are two of the most common surgical procedures in Canada, with nearly 140,000 operations a year […]

New Research Suggests Link Between Contaminants And Diabetes

Chemicals found in clothing, cookware, furniture & pesticides among the reasons

Health and Wellness | March 15, 2022

Right now, nearly one in three Canadians—11 million people—are living with diabetes or prediabetes, and the numbers are on the […]

Improving Cognitive Abilities in Older Adults

Challenging the Declines Associated with Aging Brains

Health and Wellness | March 15, 2022

The human brain is the most complex organ in the body and the most powerful computer in the universe. It […]

Success at School and Beyond

Helping Child and Youth Mental Health Through Education

Health and Wellness | March 14, 2022

Roughly 1.2 million children and youth in Canada experience mental health challenges, from anxiety and depression to eating disorders and […]

Smart Home Solutions

Supportive Home Automation to Help Seniors Age in Place

Health and Wellness | February 2, 2022

By 2037, an estimated 10.4 million Canadians will be 65 or older, about 25 per cent of the population compared […]