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Concordia in the news
Posted on March 18, 2016
Researchers in the news
The scholarly work of Concordia faculty and researchers informs and improves society on many issues that affect our daily lives. Visit the Research section to read news stories involving research at Concordia, or read the most recent items here:
- Can-India joins the continuing coverage of a new study whose authors, led by Concordia biology professor Vladimir Titorenko and researchers at the Quebec-based biotech company Idunn Technologies, have identified six molecules found in plants that could slow the aging process.
- Several more media pick up the story of a study led by Jason Steffener, researcher at Concordia's PERFORM Centre, according to which aging of the brain can be significantly slowed through continued education and simple exercise, like climbing stairs: Post Online Media, Medicine Net (Morroco), Medline Plus.
- UK's Independent marked the recent International Women's Day with a compilation of what it deemed the 10 best feminist books. Second from the top in the list of ten is Girls Will Be Girls: Dressing Up, Playing Parts and Daring to Act Differently (Orion), by Emer O'Toole, assistant professor in the School of Canadian Irish Studies.
- An article in Bustle about how long people wait before having sex with someone new quotes psychology professor Jim Pfaus from a study he co-authored in 2012. The research described how love and sexual desire activate different but related areas of the brain.