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Muscle discovery, aging and memory, plus other stories

webfull — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:17:43 +0000

Muscle discovery may lead to better drugs

The smallest constituents of muscles, myosin and actin, may be targeted to contribute to more effective treatment methods against heart and muscle diseases, say a group of international researchers at �㽶��Ƶ and Linnaeus University.

Published: 8 September 2022

Study finds pandemic depression persists among older adults - Big News Network, November 27, 2021

webfull — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 23:02:14 +0000

A research study from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, where Dr. Christina Wolfson, a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is a co-PI was featured by Big News Network.

Published: 3 December 2021

National study to collect data on aging adults’ experiences during COVID-19 pandemic

webfull — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:53:19 +0000

How does a pandemic affect the physical and psychological health of adults as they age? Does COVID-19 have an impact on the delivery of regular health-care services? Does a COVID-19 infection lead to long-term health problems affecting the lungs or brain?

Published: 22 April 2020

Montreal researchers probe muscle-loss disease in elderly

webfull — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 20:16:14 +0000

A team of Montreal researchers has devised a new set of criteria to better diagnose a disease that affects the elderly, sarcopenia, which causes loss of muscle mass.

The improved criteria raise hopes that physicians will be able to detect the disease in people earlier, and therefore, to recommend certain types of exercise and nutrition to stem the loss of muscle mass, say scientists at the Research Institute of the �㽶��Ƶ Health Centre.

Published: 6 September 2019

The Nature of Things: Aging in the Wild

webfull — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:06:40 +0000

What is the secret to longevity? Kyle Elliott (NRS) and Anne Mouillier (MSE) share clues to the aging process in the black-winged kittiwake in the debut of Aging in the Wild on this week's Nature of Things.

Watch CBC's The Nature of Things

Published: 13 March 2019

Canadians are aging well, but …

webfull — Thu, 31 May 2018 20:12:52 +0000

It's not every day that one receives a call from a researcher asking if they want to participate in a study on aging for the next 20 years of their lives. That's what 50,000 Canadians aged 45 to 85 have agreed to do in taking part of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), one of the largest and most comprehensive studies on the health and well-being of the country’s aging population.

Published: 31 May 2018

National study to shed light on aging

webfull — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:43:23 +0000

by Brenda Branswell

Source: McGill News Magazine

Imagine getting a phone call asking if you’d like to take part in a study … for the next 20 years.

It’s a pitch that makes telemarketing look like child’s play.

Published: 20 February 2018

No detectable limit to how long people can live

webfull — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:41:12 +0000

Emma Morano passed away last April. At 117 years old, the Italian woman was the oldest known living human being.

Super- centenarians, such as Morano and Jeanne Calment of France, who famously lived to be 122 years old, continue to fascinate scientists and have led them to wonder just how long humans can live. A study published in Nature last October concluded that the upper limit of human age is peaking at around 115 years.

Published: 28 June 2017

$ 41 million to unlock the mysteries of aging

webfull — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:06:21 +0000

Published: 9 March 2015

Popular antioxidant likely ineffective, study finds

webfull — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:56:04 +0000

The popular dietary supplement ubiquinone, also known as Coenzyme Q₁₀, is widely believed to function as an antioxidant, protecting cells against damage from free radicals. But a new study by scientists at �㽶��Ƶ finds that ubiquinone is not a crucial antioxidant -- and that consuming it is unlikely to provide any benefit.

Published: 6 March 2015