The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging is pleased to host a special screening of Tough Old Broads, a new documentary featuring Kathrine Switzer, Siila Watt-Cloutier, and Sharon Farmer — three remarkable women whose achievements reshaped sport, human rights, and public life. From becoming the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, to […]
Talk title: Dietary Biomarkers in Nutrition and Cancer Research: Application of Metabolomics to Develop Objective Measures of Diet Speaker: Johanna W. Lampe, PhD, RD, Professor, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington Seminar from 12-1pm, followed by a free lunch for registered attendees from 1-2pm at the Life Sciences Centre. Register here. […]
Talk title: Vision Changes After 55: What’s Normal, What’s Not, and What to Do About It Summary: Changes in vision are common after age 55, but not all changes should be accepted as “just aging.” This talk explains what eye and vision changes are considered a normal part of getting older, such as difficulty with […]
The conference is hosted by the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG). Founded in 1997 under Dutch law in Eindhoven, Netherlands, ISG is a non-profit membership organization that promotes the design of technology and environments for independent living and social participation of older persons in good health, comfort and safety. It holds biennial international conferences, publishes the journal Gerontechnology […]
Join the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging for a screening of Silver Screamers, a heartwarming and spine-tingling documentary that follows a group of spirited senior citizens as they embark on an extraordinary adventure far outside their comfort zones: creating a horror film. The film offers an engaging and often humorous look at friendship, identity, […]
Aging is associated with loss of function and increased susceptibility to disease, making it the greatest contributor to the onset of most chronic diseases including diabetes, cancer, and neurodegeneration. This conference will explore the most recent advances in the molecular and cellular hallmarks of aging, placing these into the context of how they influence aging and thus […]