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What Has The Pandemic Done To My Brain—And Can It Be Fixed?

By lisanne ten brinke on July 26, 2021

The pandemic: From experiencing stress and anxiety, brain fog, to feeling like the pandemic is one big blur in time? Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose speaks about how the pandemic impacted our brains in her latest interview with Chatelaine, read it here.

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A Home Based Exercise Program could reduce Subsequent Falls in Older Adults

By Stephanie Doherty on April 27, 2021

Our study on the Effect of a Home-Based Exercise Program on Subsequent Falls Among Community-Dwelling High-Risk Older Adults After a Fall was featured in JAMA, and concluded that a home-based exercise program could greatly reduce subsequent falls in older adults, Read all about it here!

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2021 Virtual Brain Health Symposium

By Daria Tai on April 26, 2021

The Physical Activity for Precision Health at the University of British Columbia would like to welcome you to the 2021 Virtual Brain Health Symposium! This symposium will bring together internationally renowned experts in the fields of exercise, sleep, brain injury, microbiome, physical environment, social enrichment, and cognitive training. The Brain Health Symposium will highlight and […]

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Boost Your Brain Health

By Stephanie Doherty on November 4, 2020

We spoke with Reader’s Digest about our favourite way to boost brain health – exercise! The article also covers a few other ways to improve brain health as we age. Read more here.

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The Importance of Exercising at Home During a Pandemic

By Stephanie Doherty on June 26, 2020

Read to understand how exercise can help you manage your stress or anxiety during this pandemic, or to possibly improve your sleep quality. Hear from some of our participants the benefits they have gained by following our home-based exercise program. Stay safe and healthy everyone! Read the article here.

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Exercise benefits your body and brain

By Stephanie Doherty on November 4, 2019

Exercise benefits us both physically and cognitively. It is never too late to get active! Dr. Liu-Ambrose speaks about the benefits of exercise here.

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AAN Guidelines for Mild Cognitive Impairment

By rachel crockett on August 13, 2019

Our findings contributed to the updated guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology for managing mild cognitive impairment with exercise. The full guidelines can be found here: https://www.aan.com/Guidelines/home/GuidelineDetail/881

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Computerized Cognitive Training Could Improve Executive Function in Older Adults

By Stephanie Doherty on June 27, 2019

Lisanne’s study on the effects of Computerized Cognitive Training (CCT) with and without physical exercise on cognitive function in older adults over an 8-week period found that CCT may promote executive function in older adults. Read about it here!

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15 Things to Do At 50 That Will Save Your Brain at 80!

By Stephanie Doherty on June 7, 2019

Check out some great ways to keep yourself healthy as you age here!

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Better Sleep Could Improve Brain Health Among Older Adults

By Stephanie Doherty on April 2, 2019

VCHRI featured our Buying Time study in this article! Read the article to find out more about the importance of sleep quality for brain health and cognitive function here!

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May 2023:
Congrats to our research assistant Jasmine Sindhar for gaining admissions to the UBC Master of Physical Therapy-North program!

May 2022:
Congrats to our research coordinator Alexis Bullock for gaining admissions to the UBC Master of Physical Therapy program!

May 2022:
Congrats to our research coordinator Sofia Grant for gaining admissions to the UBC Master of Occupational Therapy program!

May 2022:
Congrats to our research assistant George Gao for gaining admissions to the UBC Master of Physical Therapy-North program!

April 2022:
Congrats to Madison Welch who successfully defended her MSc thesis! Excellent work Madison!

December 2021:
Congrats to Rachel Crockett for successfully defending her PhD thesis! Amazing work, Dr. Crockett!

September 2021:
Congrats to Matthew Noseworthy for being awarded the Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF)! His research will explore the impact of the aerobic exercise environment on cognitive function and overall health over a 12-week period in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

September 2021:
Huge congratulations to Dr. Ryan Falck and Dr. Guilherme Moraes Balbim on receiving MSFHR Postdoctoral Awards!

May 2021:
Congrats to Connor Sullivan for gaining admissions to the Masters of Occupational Therapy program at McMaster University!

May 2021:
Congrats to Nancy Rutherford for gaining admissions to the Masters of Physical Therapy program at the University of Alberta!

May 2021:
Congrats to Jean Oh for receiving the NSERC URSA award and we are excited to have her in the lab this summer!

May 2021:
Congrats to Daniel Do for receiving the FoM SSPR award and we are excited to have him in the lab this summer!

December 2020:
Congrats to Kim Bennett for successfully defending her MSc thesis!

June 2020:
Congrats to Kim Bennett who successfully proposed her MSc thesis!

June 2020:
Congrats to Rebecca Harper for gaining admissions to the UBC Master of Physical Therapy program!

June 2020:
Congrats to Jasmine Kwan for gaining admissions to the UBC Master of Physical Therapy program!

June 2020:
Congrats to Cheyenne Ghag for gaining admissions to the UBC Master of Occupational Therapy program!

June 2020:
Congrats to Heather Vardy for gaining admissions to the UBC Master of Occupational Therapy program!

March 2020:
Congrats to Ryan Falck for successfully defending his PhD thesis! Amazing work, Dr. Falck!

March 2020:
Congrats to Lisanne ten Brinke for successfully defending her PhD thesis! Amazing work, Dr. ten Brinke!

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