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Different Mental Disorders Show Similar Gray Matter Loss
February 9, 2015
Researchers have discovered a common pattern of gray matter loss in a spectrum of psychiatric disorders, ranging from schizophrenia to depression to addiction, according to a new meta-analysis of brain-imaging...
Toronto man finds stranger who saved his life twelve years ago
February 9, 2015
In 2002, when Mark Henick stood on the edge of a Cape Breton overpass and let go, a stranger reached out and saved him from taking his own life. Last...
Go die somewhere else
February 6, 2015
I woke up to a knock at my door. Puzzled and dazed, after completing my first exam of the semester, I threw myself out of bed to answer the visitors....
Fragile Mental Health
February 6, 2015
The emotional health of incoming freshmen is at its lowest point in at least three decades, a new survey shows, with students reporting that they’re spending more time studying and...
Ontario Helps Over 25,000 Young People Through the Youth Employment Fund
February 4, 2015
Ontario’s Youth Employment Fund has exceeded its initial goal by helping more than 25,000 young people access job opportunities, develop skills and gain valuable work experience. As part of Ontario’s Youth...
Ontario colleges create sex assault policy
February 4, 2015
Ontario’s colleges have created a sexual assault policy that will soon be implemented province wide. The presidents of 24 public colleges have voted to endorse a uniform policy that provides...
University of Guelph receives $770,000 to enhance mental health programming
February 4, 2015
Programs promoting mental health and wellness among students, particularly those with aboriginal backgrounds, has received a big funding boost at the University of Guelph. Local MP and Ontario Education Minister...
From severe depression to mental health advocate
February 4, 2015
Nick Petrella was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety five years ago at age 30, but he really didn’t know what they were. He was not educated about them, he...
Pressure on Professors
February 4, 2015
Since 2004, I have been teaching HLTH 101 — Social Determinants of Health — here at Queen’s. The size of HLTH 101 was stable for many years at 400 and...
Probiotics may hold key to improving mental health
February 2, 2015
In the first study of its kind, Canadian researchers are investigating whether probiotics, the good stomach bacteria that aid digestion, regulate the immune system and reduce inflammation, may in fact...