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		<title>York Psychology prof awarded 2010 Sloan Research Fellowship</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/03/10/york-psychology-prof-awarded-2010-sloan-research-fellowship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banu M. Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[York Psychology Professor Shayna Rosenbaum has been awarded a 2010 Sloan Research Fellowship, which she says will help take her work on episodic memory to a new level, not otherwise possible at this early stage in her career.
“The award provides me and my students with the flexibility to continue a line of research that might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Performance exhibit focuses on shared health issues as a way to peace</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/03/09/performance-exhibit-focuses-on-shared-health-issues-as-a-way-to-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/03/09/performance-exhibit-focuses-on-shared-health-issues-as-a-way-to-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banu M. Price</dc:creator>
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It’s no secret that broaching the subject of the political situation in the Middle East can be a difficult task, especially for those who try to approach it as moderates earnestly looking for solutions. But a group of York students, staff and faculty, taking their cue from a successful project they’d seen first hand, has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting calories may accelerate Lou Gehrig&#8217;s Disease</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/02/26/cutting-calories-may-accelerate-lou-gehrigs-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banu M. Price</dc:creator>
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Cutting calories may speed the progression of the fatal neuromuscular disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) because of changes that occur at the molecular level, a study from York University has found.
The research, which looked at the effects of caloric restriction in a mouse model of ALS, found that restricting caloric intake to 60 per cent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers to expand GTA&#8217;s capacity for 3-D film production</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/02/23/researchers-to-expand-gtas-capacity-for-3-d-film-production/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banu M. Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filmmakers, vision scientists and psychologists at York University have secured over $1.4 million to fund the 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D FLIC), a two-year academic-industry partnership that will expand capacity for 3-D film production in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Ontario.
&#8220;The recent success of films like Avatar has changed the perception of 3-D film [...]]]></description>
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		<title>York in the World: Internships available at wildlife conservancy in Kenya</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/02/08/york-in-the-world-internships-available-at-wildlife-conservancy-in-kenya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banu M. Price</dc:creator>
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Rhinoceros traffic jams, ostriches wandering into her office and vervet monkeys waiting patiently for her to wake up so they can share in her breakfast. These are just a few of the realities Suzanne MacDonald, chair of York’s Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Health, experiences on her visits to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psychology prof&#8217;s grant helps couples cope after breast cancer</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/02/03/psychology-profs-grant-helps-couples-cope-after-breast-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rajm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do some couples grow stronger when faced with a life-threatening illness, such as breast cancer, while others falter? That’s a question very much on the mind of York Psychology Professor Karen Fergus these days as she tries to figure out how best to enhance couples’ coping abilities.
The twist is she’s reaching out to young [...]]]></description>
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		<title>York study finds bilingualism boosts children&#8217;s focus</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/02/03/york-study-finds-bilingualism-boosts-childrens-focus-4/</link>
		<comments>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/02/03/york-study-finds-bilingualism-boosts-childrens-focus-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banu M. Price</dc:creator>
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Bilingualism gives children a distinct cognitive advantage over their monolingual peers, says a study by York psychology Professor Ellen Bialystok.
The study, published in the journal Developmental Psychology, finds that bilingual children outperform monolingual students on tasks involving executive control – the cognitive processes that allow for abstract thinking, planning, initiating and inhibiting actions. Three separate experiments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Undergrads win a rare chance to do research</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/01/25/undergrads-win-a-rare-chance-to-do-research/</link>
		<comments>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/01/25/undergrads-win-a-rare-chance-to-do-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banu M. Price</dc:creator>
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Last summer, a number of York undergraduates won the chance to spend their 16-week break doing research and getting paid for it. Funded by national grants, they worked with York biology and chemistry professors on projects ranging from how wood thrushes care for their young to how to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
They were recipients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New book examines promotion of health to boost quality of life</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/01/25/new-book-examines-promotion-of-health-to-boost-quality-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brettt</dc:creator>
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Political decisions and ideology continue to play a huge role in determining the quality of life of individuals and communities in Canada, as well as society as a whole, says York health policy &#38; manangement Professor Dennis Raphael, editor of the newly published book Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regular exercise can turn back the clock for aging muscle</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/01/18/regular-exercise-can-turn-back-the-clock-for-aging-muscle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brettt</dc:creator>
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It may not be the fountain of youth, but researchers at York University have discovered that regular exercise can effectively turn back the clock for aging skeletal muscle.
The study, “Molecular basis for an attenuated mitochondrial adaptive plasticity in aged skeletal muscle,” was recently published in the journal Aging. The results indicate that the elderly are able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lillian Wright Maternal-Child Health Graduate Scholarship Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/01/07/lillian-wright-maternal-child-health-graduate-scholarship-guidelines/</link>
		<comments>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2010/01/07/lillian-wright-maternal-child-health-graduate-scholarship-guidelines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brettt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please print, complete and submit the full application form with any letters in hardcopy or electronic format to the Faculty of Health Research Support Office, HNES 428 to Banu Maheswaran hlthrsch@yorku.ca
 
Application Process
To be considered for this scholarship, submit the application form and a written statement (maximum 2 single-spaced pages, 12 point font, 1” margins) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfectionist students no further ahead, says York study</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/12/18/perfectionist-students-no-further-ahead-says-york-study/</link>
		<comments>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/12/18/perfectionist-students-no-further-ahead-says-york-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brettt</dc:creator>
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Pint-sized perfectionists don’t perform significantly better than their laid-back peers, says a new study led by York University.
The study, which is the first to examine the relationship between perfectionism and achievement in elementary school students, found that perfectionism offers no academic advantage for most pupils. Gifted students who are perfectionists do excel slightly in math, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfectionism pointless, potentially harmful for most elementary students: York U study</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/12/16/perfectionism-pointless-potentially-harmful-for-most-elementary-students-york-u-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rajm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, December 16, 2009 &#8211; Pint-sized perfectionists don’t perform significantly better than their laid-back peers, says a new study led by York University.
The study, which is the first to examine the relationship between perfectionism and achievement in elementary students, found that perfectionism offers no academic advantage for most pupils. Gifted students who are perfectionists do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bullying doesn&#8217;t just affect victims, says Pepler</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/12/16/bullying-doesnt-just-affect-victims-says-pepler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Debra Pepler, Distinguished Research Professor in Psychology in York’s Faculty of Health and scientific co-director of PREVNet, a network of Canadian researchers and organizations focused on healthy relationships for youth, has studied bullying and children of abused women and sees similarities between the two, reported Canwest News Service Dec. 14 in a story about a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New study finds sand surfaces make for safer playground landing</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/12/16/new-study-finds-sand-surfaces-make-for-safer-playground-landing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brettt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and York University have found that using granite sand as playground surfacing reduces the risk of arm fractures in children. The researchers compared the sand surfacing to frequently used wood-chip surfaces. The study is published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine.
Falls on a playground may go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Press Lever for Food</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/11/19/will-press-lever-for-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rajm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new book explores the legacy of B.F. Skinner]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Dates</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/11/19/bad-dates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aggression in teen relationships can be serial and serious]]></description>
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		<title>Memory Bank</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/11/19/memory-bank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlocking the mystery of the hippocampus]]></description>
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		<title>Professor Ellen Bialystok recipient of Research Merit Award</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/11/05/professor-ellen-bialystok-recipient-of-the-research-merit-award/</link>
		<comments>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/11/05/professor-ellen-bialystok-recipient-of-the-research-merit-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
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York Psychology Professor Ellen Bialystok (above), recipient of the Research Merit Award, is a Distinguished Research Professor in Psychology and a leading global researcher in bilingualism and its affects on the aging brain. Bialystok’s six books and over 100 papers in scientific journals extend her research beyond themes and geographical boundaries. “She has investigated bilingualism and literacy from a number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shape is key to rapid sighting of animals</title>
		<link>http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2009/10/13/shape-is-key-to-rapid-sighting-of-animals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rajm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study by York University researchers reveals that humans identify animals first by shape and then by texture, with minimal use of colour cues.
Scientists from York’s Centre for Vision Research measured how quickly and accurately participants could identify images of animals on a computer screen. They found that the key cues to animal detection are [...]]]></description>
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