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Nov
2016

What’s making the golden years shine?

November 9, 2016 – Two men go to the hospital. Both are 75 and have previously enjoyed a similar level of well-being. Then both fractured a hip due to a fall. And although their injuries – as well as many of the medical history details captured on their hospital admission forms – are similar, what follows may be drastically different.

Oct
2016

Jim Dunn to be the keynote speaker for the Trent University Seniors Summit on Oct. 27

Professor Jim Dunn, Chair of the Department of Health, Aging and Society, will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual Seniors’ Summit on...

Oct
2016

Preparing for the aging tsunami target of $15 million gift from Chancellor Labarge

October 19, 2016 – Preparing Canada and Canadians for the oncoming “grey tsunami” – the overwhelming, unavoidable and never-before aging of our population – is the focus of a remarkable new $15 million gift from McMaster’s chancellor Suzanne Labarge.

Sep
2016

How understanding musical sounds could help build a better hearing aid

McMaster research story featured in the McMaster Daily News The story, How understanding musical sounds could help build a better hearing aid  ...

Sep
2016

Exercise keeps brain in better order

McMaster research story featured in the Hamilton Spectator The story, Exercise keeps brain in better order   Click here to read the Spectat...

Sep
2016

We haven’t prepared for aging’s economic and social inevitabilities

McMaster research story featured in the Globe and Mail The story, We haven’t prepared for aging’s economic and social inevitabilities   Cli...

Sep
2016

Researcher turning dance therapy into video game for seniors

McMaster research story featured on the McMaster Daily News The story, Researcher turning dance therapy into video game for seniors   Click ...

Sep
2016

20-year study seeks to understand how we age and why we age differently

McMaster research story featured on the McMaster Daily News The story, 20-year study seeks to understand how we age and why we age differently &nbs...

Sep
2016

What you can do to ensure #HealthyAging

McMaster research story featured on the McMaster Daily News The story, What you can do to ensure #HealthyAging   Click here to McMaster Dail...

Sep
2016

New app for stroke survivors receives $250,000 in funding

McMaster research story featured on the McMaster Daily News The story, New app for stroke survivors receives $250,000 in funding   Click her...

Sep
2016

Seniors see high-tech cars as both friend and foe, study says

McMaster research story featured on the McMaster Daily News The story, Seniors see high-tech cars as both friend and foe, study says   Click...

Sep
2016

Green space, benches, sidewalks needed to create age-friendly cities

McMaster research story featured on the McMaster Daily News The story, Green space, benches, sidewalks needed to create age-friendly cities   ...

Sep
2016

McMaster research featured on cover of Time magazine

McMaster research has been featured on the cover of the Sept. 12/19 issue of Time magazine. The story, "The Exercise Cure," includes interviews wit...

Jul
2016

McMaster Optimal Aging Portal, YMCA team up to promote healthy aging

The McMaster Optimal Aging Portal and the YMCA of Hamilton/ Burlington/Brantford have partnered to help Canadians stay healthy, active and engaged ...

Jun
2016

Supplement may prevent, reverse damage to aging brain, research suggests

June 2, 2016 – A dietary supplement containing a blend of thirty vitamins and minerals—all natural ingredients widely available in health food stores—has shown remarkable anti-aging properties that can prevent and even reverse massive brain cell loss, according to new research from McMaster University.

Feb
2016

Interdisciplinary Research Fund awards six research teams

Inaugural funding competition attracts applications from 35 teams Author: Maria Lee Fook Six teams involving researchers from across the disci...

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