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The Benefits of Pumping Iron in Later Life – Wall Street Journal

By shhirl on March 17, 2015

We’re in the Wall Street Journal! Read more about how intense strength training helps fend off age-related disability and fuel your brain here!

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Exercise is Medicine, for the Body and the Brain

By shhirl on March 16, 2015

A recent blog on a paper published by our own Lindsay Nagamatsu! Read more here!

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Vitality Study

By shhirl on December 17, 2014

The primary aim of Vitality is to determine whether a complex mental and social activities program or a group-based exercise training program will combat cognitive decline in adults who have sustained a stroke. We are currently recruiting individuals who have had a stroke at least 12 months ago. The study is 12 months long, and […]

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Why Nigerians Defy ‘Death Traps’ to Exercise

By shhirl on October 21, 2014

This interesting article features some of the lab’s work. Read more here!

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Exercise is Medicine: Healthy Bodies and Healthy Brains

By shhirl on October 21, 2014

Read Teresa’s article here!

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Why Strength Training is Good for You

By shhirl on October 21, 2014

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Exercise Builds Brawn — and Brains

By shhirl on October 21, 2014

Resistance training provides many benefits, much like aerobic exercise. Read more about the benefits of exercise!

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The Best Type Of Exercise For Your Brain

By shhirl on September 30, 2014

Read about the effects of aerobic exercise on mild cognitive impairment!

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Research Shows Benefits of Lifting Weights on Cognition in Older Adults

By shhirl on September 15, 2014

Recent research on the benefits of lifting weights on cognition!

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Aerobic Training Boosts Hippocampal Volume in MCI

By shhirl on June 24, 2014

Recent research on boosting hippocampal volume through aerobic training in MCI.

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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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