Tag: aging
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Lisa Stegall, Hamline University – Moving to the Music May Reduce Fall Risk in the Elderly
Dancing isn’t just for the young. Lisa Stegall, Assistant Professor of Biology at Hamline University, reports the elderly also see a benefit. Dr. Ferguson-Stegall is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN, and directs the Integrative Physiology Laboratory. She earned her PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Texas…
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Eliane Lucassen, Leiden University Medical Center – Continuous Light Causes Premature Aging
Could continuous light make you age faster? Eliane Lucassen, Faculty in the Lab for Neurophysiology at Leiden University Medical Center, discusses the importance of the circadian rhythm on our natural processes. I started performing research concerning circadian rhythms as an undergrad student and have thus been in the chronobiology field for about 10 years. Last…
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Natasha Rajah, McGill University – Middle-Age Memory Decline
When does memory decline begin? Natasha Rajah, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, delves into using brain scans of people of various ages and what it tells us about this natural process. Natasha Rajah received her PhD at the University of Toronto and received her postdoctoral training at the University Berkeley.…
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Martha McClintock, Univesity of Chicago – Overall Health
Is age just a number or does everyone follow the path of aging? Martha McClintock, professor in the departments of comparative human development and psychology at the University of Chicago, takes a look at all the facets of health and whether there are some surprising results. Martha K. McClintock, Ph.D. is the David Lee Shillinglaw…
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Michelle Mondoux, Holy Cross – Sugar, Sex and Aging
New research into how we process sugar on a molecular level are offering insights into our bodies. Michelle Mondoux, biologist at College of the Holy Cross, discusses her experiments. Michelle A. Mondoux, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the department of Biology at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Dr. Mondoux earned…