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Researchers Look To New Drug Therapies To Slow The Progression Of Alzheimer’s

Two recently published research studies are generating buzz for new discoveries about Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. It’s easy to understand...

Difference Maker: Mimi Lowi-Young, Chair, AGE-WELL, Discusses Innovations That Benefit Older Canadians

Mimi Lowi-Young, Chair, AGE-WELL, appeared as a guest speaker at AGE-WELL's National Conference in Vancouver last year. She discussed some of the innovations and...

6 Things You Don’t Know About CBD and Pain Management

It can be difficult to deal with the various aches and pains that can come with aging. The older you get, the more medications...

Get A Jump On The 2019/2020 Flu Season By Getting Your Flu Shot Now

Welcome to the 2019/20 flu season. It arrives each year with a bit of fanfare. Signs that say “Get your flu shot now!” are...

Difference Maker: How Researcher Dr. Lili Liu Is Creating New Products And Services For Aging Consumers

Dr. Lili Liu – Researcher and WHO representative appeared as a guest speaker at AGE-WELL's National Conference in Vancouver last year. She spoke about...

Evidence Indicates Unpaid Caregivers May Have An Elevated Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Tending to a sick loved one can be fulfilling, and it can bring deep satisfaction to a caregiver. Paradoxically though, staff at the University of...

Difference Maker: Meet Dr. Frank Knoefel, A Researcher Who Is Changing The Conversation Around Aging

Meet Dr. Frank Knoefel, clinical scientist, Bruyère Research Institute, physician and AGE-WELL researcher appeared as a guest speaker at AGE-WELL's National Conference in Vancouver last...

Plugged In! 7 In 10 Canadians Over Age 65 Feel Confident About Technology Use And 86 Per Cent Are Online Daily

A new survey commissioned by AGE-WELL, a federally funded Network of Centres of Excellence, and conducted by Environics Research, offers a number of fresh...

New Research Looks At Who Does Better After Heart Surgery – Men or Women?

Last year, research established heart failure-associated deaths and hospitalizations are higher in women than in men. Today, new research from the University of Ottawa...

Leak Not, Want Not. You Can Successfully Manage An Overactive Bladder

Wendy Hill knows the shame of wetting her pants in public. Make no mistake, her stories aren’t distant memories of elementary school mishaps. They...

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