Category: Research & Innovation
![Stelios Georgiades, autism researcher, explorer](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Stelios-Georgiades-024A2479-1-websize-2.jpg)
Autism research should be based on individual strengths
As autism researchers, we’re not striving for a single discovery. Instead, we aim to ensure that every child with autism has an “optimal outcome”. But first, we want to re-define what that means.
![Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou by the YMCA swimming pool](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Alexandra-Papaioannou-024A6797-1.jpg)
Pre-surgery program for better post-surgery results
It’s well-known that the healthier a person is before surgery, the more likely they are to have a positive outcome. Our researchers are applying that same concept through the Fit Joints study and are exploring whether participation in a pre-surgery program, which includes exercise, nutrition, medication review and goal setting, can help patients undergoing hip and knee replacements recover better...
![Surgeon performing open heart surgery](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Heart-Surgery-Dr.-Richard-Whitlock-Colour-Edit.jpg)
Making surgery safer
The last one hundred years have seen life-saving advancements in surgery. Still, it’s not without its risks. Our researchers are leading a new wave of exploration aimed at making surgery safer for people around the globe.
![Researcher and lab technician removing study samples from a nitrogen tank in the biobank](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dr.-Pare.jpg)
Preventing disease, everywhere
One third of all global deaths are caused by heart attacks and strokes, and most of them in lower income countries. We’re finding solutions to prevent these deadly diseases – solutions that are available to people in every corner of the globe.
![An HHS geriatrician meeting with a patient](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dr.-Pappaioannou.jpg)
Helping people age better
By identifying how a young person’s eating and exercise habits, as well as their genes, affects their muscle strength and physical functioning down the line, we can learn how to delay, and even prevent, disease and frailty before...
![researcher and lab technician in the lab](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Jeff-Weitz-1.jpg)
Leading thrombosis care
Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University are the epicenter of thrombosis research in Canada and the world. Through their ground breaking discoveries, our experts have set the global standards for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis, a common threat that causes one in six deaths worldwide.
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