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Posted on March 17, 2016
Researchers in the news
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- Media coverage continues of a new study, conducted jointly by researchers at Concordia and the Quebec-based biotech company Idunn Technologies, that identifies six molecules found in plants that could slow the aging process. The study was led by biology professor Vladimir Titorenko. The co-authors included Idunn Technologies founder Éric Simard: Journal de Montréal e-edition, Canada Standard, Health Newsline, Longevity LIVE, Columbus Indian, The Hans India, Jagran Post, Hindustan Times, The Times Group e-paper, The Statesman, The Freepress Journal.
- There is continuing coverage also of a Concordia study that shows how education and simple exercise, such as taking the stairs, can significantly slow aging of the brain. The study, led by Jason Steffener, researcher at Concordia's PERFORM Centre, was published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging: Naija 247 News, Qatar Tribune, Live News (New Zealand), Quad-City Times.
- Acadie Nouvelle publishes a review of Kouchibouguac: Representations of a Park in Acadian Popular Culture(University of Calgary Press, 2011) , by Ronald Rudin, professor in the Department of History and co-director of the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling.