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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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Exercise Can Boost Brain Power

By Stephanie Doherty on February 23, 2018

We are featured in Shape! The benefits of living an active lifestyle are discussed in this article. Read all about it here.

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Consistency is Key to Maintaining A Healthy Brain

By Stephanie Doherty on September 27, 2017

A recent Vancouver Coastal Health article on a paper published by our own Dr. John Best! Read more here.

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Our Lab at IAGG 2017!

By serenam on August 11, 2017

Our Researchers on site at IIAG 2017 in San Francisco! (left to right: Jennifer Davis , Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Cindy Barha, and Lisanne ten Brinke)

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The Case for Strength

By serenam on June 23, 2017

This Experience Life article features Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose and discusses how strength training can support overall health as we age. Check it out here!

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Recent student awards:
Congratulations to:
Rebeca Hernández Gamboa - Alzheimer Society Research Program Doctoral Award
Jammy Zou - CIHR Master's Award
Ryu Lien - CIHR Master's Award
Victoria Cirone - CIHR Master's Award
Christine Seo - CIHR Master's Award
Daniel Elesin - UBC FoM SSRP
Ryan Stein - VAST Doctoral Award
Jordyn Rice - CAP-TAP-TALENT Fellowship
Narlon Cassio Boa Sorte Silva - STROKE-COG Fellowship
Daniel Elesin - CIHR Master's Award

June 2024:
Congrats to our research coordinator Nathan Wei for gaining admissions to the Doctor of Medicine program at the University of Alberta!

May 2024:
Congrats to our research assistant Silas Yip for gaining admissions to the Doctor of Medicine program at Western University!

May 2024:
Congrats to our prior research coordinator Stephanie Doherty for gaining admissions to Dalhousie Law School!

April 2024
Congrats to Jammy Zou for successfully defending his MSc thesis!

April 2024:
Congrats to our research assistant Sarah Heath for gaining admissions to the UBC Master of Physical Therapy program!

April 2024:
Congrats to our research assistant Leah Wong for gaining admissions to the UBC Master of Physical Therapy program!

April 2024
Congrats to Jordyn Rice on being named President of the UBC Postdoc Association!

April 2024:
Congrats to Ryan Stein on publishing his MSc thesis - "The effect of computerized cognitive training, with and without exercise, on cortical volume and thickness and its association with gait speed in older adults: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial" - in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports!

April 2024
Congrats to Dr. Cindy Barha on her Tier 2 Canada Research Chair!

April 2024
Congrats to Dr. Lindsay Nagamatsu on her Tier 2 Canada Research Chair!

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 SSRP 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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