By Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor

If the global population adopted recommended North American dietary guidelines, there wouldn’t be enough land to provide the food required, according to a new study co-authored by University of Guelph researchers. The researchers found that global adherence to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines would require one giga-hectare of additional land—roughly the size of …

By Sky Gilbert

By Tim Dewhirst

At least one third of middle-aged Canadians experience sexual problems, according to a new U of G study. Researchers found nearly 40 per cent of women and almost 30 per cent of men between the ages of 40 and 59 face challenges in their sex lives. “This study shows that sexual problems among middle-aged Canadians …

A compound from cannabis could be developed into promising anti-nausea treatments for cancer patients on chemotherapy, suggests a new research paper by University of Guelph scientists. Published today in eNeuro, the study is the first to show the specific trigger for nausea – a common symptom of many diseases and a distressing side effect of …

University of Guelph student Dylan Sher will launch his documentary film Before the Plate, which explores food, agriculture and society, on Aug. 5 in Toronto. The film’s premiere will coincide with Food Day Canada, an annual celebration of Canadian ingredients, recipes and food production. Before the Plate follows food staples of the Canadian diet from the …

University of Guelph researchers have discovered the type of stem cell allowing geckos to create new brain cells, providing evidence that the lizards may also be able to regenerate parts of the brain after injury. This finding could help in replacing human brain cells lost or damaged due to injury, aging or disease. The study …

By: Catherine Carstairs

Now “almost 99” years of age, Henry “Hank” Orr, a retired University of Guelph professor, was an Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) student during one of the most tumultuous times on the Guelph campus and in the world. “I started at OAC in ’39, the year the war broke out,” says Orr, a ’43 OAC alumnus …

Sometimes it doesn’t pay to be a do-gooder, according to a new University of Guelph study. Highly cooperative and generous people can attract hatred and social punishment, especially in competitive circumstances, the research found. The study got picked up by Yahoo News, Bustle, the Times of India and Vice. “Most of the time we like the …

Positive messaging through social media could be a powerful tool to help people overcome non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), according to a new U of G study. “Self-injury, including cutting and burning, is a serious public health concern around the world,” said Prof. Stephen Lewis, psychology professor and lead author of the study. The study got picked …

By Myrna Dawson

New research from the University of Guelph is dispelling a commonly held assumption about climate change and its impact on forests in Canada and abroad. It’s long been thought that climate change is enabling treelines to march farther uphill and northward. But it turns out that climate warming-induced advances may be halted by unsuitable soils. …

In an unprecedented move, Facebook, the world’s largest online social network, is opening its data vault to the academic research community – and a University of Guelph professor and social media expert is helping to lead the project. Political scientist Tamara A. Small, an expert in digital technology and its influence on the electoral process, …

By Faisal Moola, Julee Boan and Jay Malcolm

By Lisa Tang and Jess Haines

By Jordi Díez

By Sky Gilbert

By David Bird and Ryan Norris