seniors
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A new UBC study reveals that the brighter the orange on a male guppy, the more virile it is, solving a long-standing evolutionary puzzle about their flashy colours.
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Supporting older adults displaced by wildfires
Many older adults have been evacuated from long term care homes during the wildfires in B.C. and the Northwest Territories. Dr. Roger Wong discuss the impacts—and how to support.
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How to protect seniors living in long-term care from social isolation
In many ways, seniors have become the face of COVID-19, with nearly 80 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Canada connected to long-term care homes. With tightened visiting restrictions in place, social isolation has become a real threat for many living in care, increasing the risk of loneliness, anxiety and depression.
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Home exercise program reduces rate of falling in at-risk seniors
An in-home exercise program reduced subsequent falls in high-risk seniors by 36 per cent, according the results of a 12-month clinical trial published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Some seniors entering long-term care homes too soon: UBC expert
With seniors now outnumbering children in Canada, an increasing number of families are caring for aging loved ones.
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Seniors stick with fitness routines when they work out together
Older adults are more likely to stick with a group exercise program if they can do it with people their own age, a new University of British Columbia study has found.
