Christine Bezruki

Waterloo Stories • 12th April 2018

Quantum radar will expose stealth aircraft

Stealth aircraft in the Canadian arctic will be no match for a new quantum radar system.

Waterloo Stories • 10th February 2017

Added sugar found in two-thirds of packaged foods

There are the obvious offenders— candy, soft drinks and baked goods. But what about that granola bar or that container of yogurt? According to a Waterloo study, added sugar is found in two-thirds of all packaged foods, including many products marketed as healthy alternatives.

Waterloo Stories • 11th October 2016

Your teenage years may predict your risk for Alzheimer’s

A Waterloo researcher is investigating the association between high school grades and the complexity of young adults’ essays with the risk of Alzheimer’s disease later in life.

Waterloo Stories • 20th September 2016

Can exercise prevent dementia?

With clinical drug trials failing to live up to expectations, researchers are looking at another way to fight dementia: exercise. Studies show that people who are physically active have 40 per cent lower risk of dementia, possibly due to the growth of new neurons and blood vessels in the brain.

Waterloo Stories • 2nd August 2016

Can two countries host the Olympics Games together?

Along with the prestige, hosting the Olympic Games comes with a hefty price tag— one most cities, including Rio de Janeiro, can’t afford. But come 2024, the days of a single city footing the bill for the Olympics may be a thing of the past.

Waterloo Stories • 29th June 2016

Student places second in world neuroscience competition

Incoming Waterloo Science student Nooran AbuMazen has won second place at the 2016 Brain Bee World Championship in Copenhagen before she even attends her first university lecture.

Waterloo Stories • 18th February 2016

The secret behind a slam dunk

He is being called the best slam dunker in the world and his mid-air acrobatics have taken YouTube by storm. His performance at the NBA All-Star weekend stunned professional players. Now, preliminary research at the University of Waterloo is suggesting Jordan Kilganon’s secret lies in two things – the explosive power in his hips and the rate at which his muscles contract and relax.

Waterloo News • 4th February 2016

Athlete passion linked to acceptance of performance enhancing drugs

The more of a certain kind of passion varsity athletes have for their sport, the more favourable their attitudes towards the use of performance enhancing drugs, or PEDs, according to a recent study.

Waterloo Stories • 10th December 2015

New anonymous online survey aims to protect athletes from doping

The former director of athletics who navigated the University of Waterloo’s football team through the worst doping scandal in Canadian university history, has developed an anonymous online survey for teams that he hopes will protect athletes from dangerous behaviours.

Waterloo Stories • 25th November 2015

Researcher wins prestigious prize for work on osteoporosis

A researcher at the University of Waterloo who authored new exercise recommendations for people living with osteoporosis has won the prestigious Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health.

Waterloo Stories • 9th November 2015

Waterloo alumnus helps protect health of Canada’s troops

He served as a peacekeeper in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, worked with European allies on a humanitarian mission in Eastern Africa, and ran a Canadian field hospital in Afghanistan— but for kinesiology alumnus Colonel Jim Kile, his new role may be the most challenging yet.

Waterloo Stories • 9th October 2015

Being out affects LGBT retirement plans

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) Canadians are less uncertain about their retirement years if they have openly discussed their LGBT identity with family and friends, according to a breakthrough study by the RBC Retirement Research Centre at Waterloo.

Waterloo Stories • 25th September 2015

Hackers set to create apps for Alzheimer’s and MS

The next generation of social innovators will put their heads together in support of two neurological conditions this weekend at Canada’s first wellness hackathon.

Waterloo Stories • 21st September 2015

Daily physical activity policy not working in schools

Ten years after daily physical activity was mandated in elementary schools, many Ontario teachers report students aren’t getting their 20 minutes of exercise each school day, says a University of Waterloo public health researcher.

Waterloo Stories • 24th August 2015

Canada’s mental health system is failing children in crisis

Very sick children in need of mental health treatment are ending up in adult psychiatric units because there’s nowhere for them to go when they are in crisis, says a Waterloo researcher.

Waterloo Stories • 9th July 2015

Try the Track project brings cycling to recreational athletes

With no breaks and G-force speeds, the sport of track cycling kicks biking into high gear. But with a limited number of velodromes in Canada, it has long been out of reach for even the most adventurous of recreational athletes — until now.

Waterloo Stories • 9th April 2015

Can science keep MLB pitchers off the disabled list?

Investing in biomechanical assessments and revamping strength training programs is the best way to keep major league baseball pitchers off the disabled list, according to research out of the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Applied Health Sciences.

Waterloo Stories • 6th April 2015

How long should you stand — rather than sit — at your work station?

Sitting behind your desk all day is bad for your health and experts have long been advising people to stand at their workstations for about 15 minutes an hour. But a University of Waterloo professor says his research shows that people should be standing for at least 30 minutes per hour to get health benefits.

Waterloo Stories • 20th March 2015

At what cost? The forgotten needs of young carers

Tasked with caring for family members with special needs, young carers’ own needs are often overlooked by community agencies, according to researchers at Waterloo’s Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP).

Waterloo Stories • 20th March 2015

Waterloo student designs new clay filter for unsafe drinking water

It may use the most simple of technology, but a new water filtration system is transforming thousands of lives in the Dominican Republic.