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Researchers at York University have developed a new technique to measure previously undetected airborne per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as PFAS dark matter, by testing for gaseous fluorine. This method allows scientists to better understand the extent of these potent greenhouse gases, which are found in a wide range of products. The study highlights the importance of measuring gaseous fluorine to assess the presence of PFAS in the atmosphere and its potential impact on the environment. Additionally, research on PFAS in Arctic ice cores reveals a steady increase in PFCA deposits over 50 years, emphasizing the need for further investigation into long-range transport of these chemicals. [Extracted from the article]

Researchers from York University's Global Strategy Lab (GSL) and international collaborators have proposed a set of unifying goals to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) ahead of a United Nations high-level meeting. The goals aim to ensure that antibiotics and other antimicrobials are accessible to everyone, particularly those in low- and middle-income countries, and to save millions of lives. The proposed goals include a 10% reduction in mortality from AMR, a one-fifth reduction in inappropriate human antibiotic use, and a 30% reduction in unnecessary animal antibiotic use. The researchers emphasize the need for a comprehensive approach to tackle AMR, similar to addressing climate change, and stress the importance of setting ambitious yet achievable targets to mitigate the global threat of AMR. [Extracted from the article]

A study conducted by researchers at York University has found that honey bees are exposed to a complex network of stressors that impact their health while pollinating crops. The study, which takes a broader look at the interplay of stressors, suggests that exposure to multiple stressors, such as pesticides and viruses, can have compounding negative effects on honey bee colonies. The researchers emphasize the need to understand how these stressors interact and impact honey bee mortality and colony health in order to develop effective tools for managing them. Honey bees are a billion-dollar industry and play a crucial role in pollinating crops. [Extracted from the article]

A team of researchers, including those from York University, conducted a study to understand how the brain reacts and learns when presented with images that break the expected pattern. The researchers used a mouse model to display visual patterns and then presented images that violated those patterns, while measuring the brain's activity in the visual cortex. They found that the brain's response to pattern-violating stimuli evolves differently over time compared to pattern-matching images. This finding could provide insight into sensory computation and predictive learning in the brain. The study was published in the Journal of Neuroscience. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Climate Change; Emerging Technologies; Epidemiology; Gender Health; Gender and Health; Global Warming; Health and Medicine; Infectious Diseases and Conditions; Machine Learning; Public Health; Women's Health; York University EN Artificial Intelligence Climate Change Emerging Technologies Epidemiology Gender Health Gender and Health Global Warming Health and Medicine Infectious Diseases and Conditions Machine Learning Public Health Women's Health York University 6566 6566 1 09/25/23 20230926 NES 230926 2023 SEP 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women's Health Weekly -- TORONTO, - A York University-led program is helping bolster health care in the Global South by providing more than $5.8 million in funding for 16 projects in as many countries, including polio surveillance in Ethiopia and helping Indigenous communities in the Philippines. "Responsible AI entails intentional design to enhance health equity and gender equality and avoid amplifying existing inequalities and biases. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Bariatrics; Cancer; Diet and Nutrition; Health and Medicine; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions; Obesity; Obesity and Diabetes; Oncology; Overnutrition; Risk and Prevention; York University EN Bariatrics Cancer Diet and Nutrition Health and Medicine Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions Obesity Obesity and Diabetes Oncology Overnutrition Risk and Prevention York University 677 677 1 07/17/23 20230718 NES 230718 2023 JUL 18 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Cancer Weekly -- TORONTO, - A new long-term study of population-level data shows that when it comes to health, pretty much everyone could make improvements, plus the relationship with risk factors and mortality changes over time, sometimes in surprising ways. "You can take this as a good news story or a bad news story, depending on how you want to look at these numbers", says Faculty of Health Associate Professor with the School of Kinesiology and Health Science Jennifer Kuk, lead author of the study. Bariatrics, Cancer, Diet and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Nutrition Disorders, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions, Obesity, Obesity and Diabetes, Oncology, Overnutrition, Risk and Prevention, York University. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Asia; Legal Issues; York University EN Asia Legal Issues York University 1042 1042 1 06/26/23 20230630 NES 230630 2023 JUN 30 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA -- TORONTO, - Black Canadians see workplaces as the epicentre of racial discrimination and unfairness, according to the Black Canadian National Survey (BCNS) research project by York University's Institute for Social Research (ISR). Seventy per cent of other non-white people also see workplace racism as a serious or very serious problem, while 56 per cent of white Canadians believe it is a minor issue or not a problem. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: York University EN York University 2245 2245 1 05/29/23 20230602 NES 230602 2023 JUN 2 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- TORONTO, - High inflation rates are stressing certain sociodemographic groups more than others, exacerbating inequalities in health in the United States, found a new study led by a York University researcher. Stress is known to have detrimental effects on health and high inflation has become a significant source of stress. [Extracted from the article]

Because the bees are concentrated in certain areas, infected bees are more likely to contaminate the flowers they visit, which then spreads the infection to the next bee that visits that flower, even across bee species, say the researchers. "Parasite and pathogen infections in bees are a major driver in global bee population declines and this is further exacerbated by urbanization and a loss of habitat and degraded habitat. Keywords: Genetics; York University EN Genetics York University 6868 6868 1 05/29/23 20230602 NES 230602 2023 JUN 2 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- TORONTO, - Wild bees living in cities like Toronto are facing increased environmental stressors compared to those in rural and even suburban areas, such as more pathogens and parasites, found researchers at York University. [Extracted from the article]

Students to demand apology from Justin Trudeau over fabricated anti-Semitism smears. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents several studies related to ovarian cancer. Researcher G.X. Xu and colleagues cloned four transcripts of human activin receptor-like kinase 7, a type I receptor for Nodal. Xu and coauthors published their study in the "Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism." Researcher G.H. Nguyen, Georgia Institute of Technology, and colleagues investigated the effects of elevating cellular cAMP levels on LPA stimulation of OVCAR-3 ovarian cancer cell growth and on LPA stimulation of the serum response factor transcription factor. The study was published in the journal "Cellular Signalling."

Violent anti-Palestinian group plans February meeting in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

University bows to pressure from politicians and suspends Palestine solidarity group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Justin Trudeau gives tacit support to violence against supporters of Palestinian rights. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports that intrasexual competition among women has a negative effect on female facial attractiveness according to study findings from York University, Ontario, Canada. Competitive strategy that women use that mainly depend on derogation to decrease the rival's perceived value; Explanation of the evolutionary basis of the phenomenon.

Discusses an abstract of "Protein expression profiling of endometrial malignancies reveals a new tumor marker: Chaperonin 10" by E.C.C. Yang and colleagues published in the 2004 issue of "Journal of Proteome Research".

Presents a study on the determination of being fluent in two languages seem to prevent some of the cognitive decline seen in same-age monolingual speaking people, according to research published in the journal "Psychology and Aging." Establishment of learned knowledge and habitual procedures; Use of Simon task in measuring reactime without the subjects having to be familiar with the content; Increase in the number of different stimuli from two to four flashing squares was used.

Reveals that sensitivity to reward (STR) can result in overeating and obesity. Correlation of STR with measures of emotional overeating; Discovery of the result that overweight women were significantly more sensitive to reward than those of body weight; Suggestion that STR may serve as a risk factor for overeating and overweight issues.

Reveals that leptin increases cardiomyocyte hyperplasia, according to a study published in the journal "Endocrinology."

Investigates the substrate utilization during exercise performed with and without glucose ingestion in female and male endurance-trained athletes in Canada. Beneficial source of fuel during endurance exercise for females; Average time of exercise; Total energy contribution of the exercise.

Obesity is a problem among Hopi children. According to recent research published in the "American Journal of Human Biology," the purpose of this study was to examine the growth status and prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity in Hopi children. "Body size variables were plotted relative to age- and sex-specific reference data and the prevalence rates for underweight, overweight and obesity were estimated," stated researcher Joey C. Eisenmann and collaborators at York University in Canada and Northern Arizona University in the U.S.

Presents a study on emergent patterns in the regulation of pharmaceuticals in several countries. Basis of institutional framework for the regulatory process; Emphasis on product safety; Need for responsive systems of post-market surveillance to protect public interest.

The article cites a study by researcher G.X. Xu and colleagues, published in a 2004 issue of "Journal of "Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism," which reports on the Nodal gene's mechanism of action in ovarian cancer. Human epithelial ovarian cancer is the most lethal female cancer. Hormones and growth factors, including the tumor growth factor (TGF)-beta superfamily, have been suggested to play a role in ovarian tumorigenesis. The biological effects of TGF-beta superfamily are mediated by type I and type II serine/threonine kinase receptors and by intracellular Smad proteins.

According to the study, conducted by E.C.C. Yang and colleagues , published in the 2004 issue of the journal "Journal of Proteome Research," a new tumor marker for endometrial cancer has been identified. Greater expression of the protein chaperonin 10 occurs in malignant endometrial Tissue. Endometrial carcinoma is a common malignancy in women, being exceeded in incidence only by that of breast, lung, and colorectal cancers. At present, no serum tumor markers are available for the monitoring of endometrial carcinoma patients, and patients with recurrent disease are detected only following the development of symptoms or abnormalities in imaging assessments. Similarly, no screening tools are available for endometrial carcinoma.