Ageing genes. Gambling mood. Women of Top 40.
Concordia in the news
Posted on February 13, 2017
Researchers in the news
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- Punto Isoelétrico (in Spanish) picks up coverage of two Concordia studies of genes that affect aging by slowing or accelerating the mechanisms that limit lifespan. Vladimir Titorenko, professor of biology in the Faculty of Arts and Science and Concordia Research Chair in Genomics, Cell Biology and Aging, led the studies with a group of fellow researchers.
- Local Xpress references work by unnamed researchers at Concordia who are participating in a collaborative project to study the mood state of young adult gamblers.
- Vulture, writing about the presence of female artists in the current Top 40 music charts, refers and links to a 2011 Top 40 charts gender study led by Marc Lafrance, associate professor of sociology and anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and Science.