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Weight-Lifting is Good For the Aging Brain

By shhirl on January 9, 2016

CBC Radio did an interview with Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose! This nine-minute audio clip explains the study done on weight-training and the results. Click here to hear more!

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Weight Training and Aerobic Exercise Linked to Better Brain Health: Study

By shhirl on January 9, 2016

Check out this post on The Globe and Mail! This article explains some details for why weight training can benefit the brain! Click here to read more!

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Weight Training May Fix Age-Related ‘Potholes’ In Brain’s Highways

By shhirl on January 4, 2016

Our very own Teresa Liu-Ambrose is featured in this CBC news post! Read more about how walking speed slows down 10 years before cognitive impairment, and how resistance training can help! Click here to read more!

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Lifting Weights May Aid The Brain, UBC Study Finds

By shhirl on October 30, 2015

Have you noticed the pattern in our news postings? Yep, resistance training seems to show some pretty good benefits to the brain– on top of all the other benefits! Get the details from the interview with The Globe and Mail, featuring our amazing Teresa Liu-Ambrose! Click here!

Can You Get Smarter?

By shhirl on October 30, 2015

Wow! We made The New York Times yet again! Two of our studies were included in this article. Take a look here!

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Lifting Weights, Twice a Week, May Aid the Brain

By shhirl on October 26, 2015

We made The New York Times again! Read more about the benefits of resistance training, in an interview with our own Teresa Liu-Ambrose, here!

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Want To Be More Active? There’s An App For That

By shhirl on October 16, 2015

Check out this exciting new app, created through ICON (Improving Cognitive & Joint Health Network)! Walking 10 blocks a day has been shown to help maintain brain size and reduce the risk of dementia. Try the Walk 10 Blocks app today! Click here to read more.

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Can Exercise Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s Pathology?

By shhirl on September 18, 2015

Our very own Lisanne ten Brinke’s AAIC poster is discussed in this post! Check it out here!

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Born to Walk: Improve Your Health in 15 Minutes or Less

By shhirl on September 8, 2015

There are so many reasons why we should walk. Check them out here and read up on Teresa Liu-Ambrose’s comments!

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Walking Three Hours A Week Improves Brain Function: UBC Research

By shhirl on August 25, 2015

We’re on the Vancouver Sun! Read more on how for those with mild cognitive impairment caused by mini-strokes, exercise is the best medicine– 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:
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