/oss/taxonomy/term/590/all en /oss/article/general-science/shivers-goosebumps-and-good-dose-lizzo <p>I looked out the airplane window and then at my 20-month-old, who had no idea that after enjoying the warmth of Florida for two weeks, we were about to enter the frozen tundra of Montreal. “Get ready, Zoe. It’s going to be cold when we go outside!” And as if instinctively, I started chattering my teeth, as one normally does when they’re shivering from the cold, and she looked at me in bewilderment. She’s too young to string together full sentences, but her furrowed brows said it blatantly – “Mommy, what are you doing with your teeth??” Good question, I thought…</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Emily Shore, B.A, Dipl. PR Management 9351 at /oss /oss/article/health/heart-attacks-and-depression <p>A little-known fact in the field of cardiology is that the depression rate among patients after a heart attack is quite high. Rates of major depressive disorder have varied between 15% and 25% in cardiac patients and depression has been shown to be a significant <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/408863">predictor of mortality</a>. So, on the one hand, treating depression in cardiac patients should be an obvious proposition.</p> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:16:58 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8164 at /oss /oss/article/health-general-science/exam-stress-and-genetics <p>I don’t know about you, but I just cannot stand exams. <span>Give me research projects, essays, even practical lab examinations, and I excel.</span></p> <p>But something about sitting at a desk, staring at a scantron and being expected to pour knowledge out of my head just makes me freeze up and score, well, let’s just say I sometimes ride the bell curve. <span>Luckily, it seems like I’m not alone.</span></p> Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:57:08 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 2575 at /oss /oss/article/news/pucker <p>And just when I was getting used to being single in the summer. July 6th rolls around; International Kissing Day. It’s like a second Valentine’s Day but less sweet. I mean really, no chocolate? But then I think. Sure dedicating an entire day to acknowledge one single pucker of the lips may seem slightly over-the-top, yet there truly is no other display of emotion in which everyone can relate.</p> Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:52:14 +0000 Emily Shore, B.A, Dipl. PR Management 1715 at /oss