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Playtime is good for learning and exercise helps depressed smokers quit

Concordia in the news
Posted on August 1, 2014

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  • CBC Radio in Kitchener-Waterloo reports on research conducted by Nina Howe, professor in the Department of Education, which confirms the existence of an educational component in sibling interaction within the home.

  • Research conducted by Grégory Moullec, a postdoctoral researcher affiliated with Concordia’s Department of Exercise Science, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Montpellier in France, appears in Theramatch. Their study investigated how extra exercise can help depressed smokers quit. The research is also featured in MedLine Plus.