Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health (IALH)
@uvichealthresearch.bsky.social
A UVic research unit supporting and promoting world-class interdisciplinary research which addresses current societal challenges in fields of health and aging. https://linktr.ee/UVicIALH
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Adults Over 50 With AND Without a History of Concussion Needed for Brain Health Research 🧠
✉️ Email Brainlab@uvic.ca for more info on how to participate!
#BrainResearch #UVicResearch #ConcussionResearch
✉️ Email Brainlab@uvic.ca for more info on how to participate!
#BrainResearch #UVicResearch #ConcussionResearch
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"Dr Tim Stockwell of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research says those who continue to drink may simply be those who have not yet become unwell." via @economist.com www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
How humankind’s 10m-year love affair with booze might end
Civilisation was built on alcohol. Technology may sober us up
www.economist.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Dr Tim Stockwell of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research says those who continue to drink may simply be those who have not yet become unwell." via @economist.com www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
Pregnant people who received a #COVID-19 vaccine were far less likely to experience severe illness or deliver their babies prematurely, according to a major new UBC Faculty of Medicine study published in JAMA.
www.med.ubc.ca/news/covid-1...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Pregnant people who received a #COVID-19 vaccine were far less likely to experience severe illness or deliver their babies prematurely, according to a major new UBC Faculty of Medicine study published in JAMA.
www.med.ubc.ca/news/covid-1...
www.med.ubc.ca/news/covid-1...
What makes a song sound ‘Christmassy’? Musicologist explains
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What makes a song sound ‘Christmassy’? Musicologist explains
Sleigh bells have long acted as convenient shorthand for composers to tell their listeners that this piece belongs to the Christmas canon.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
What makes a song sound ‘Christmassy’? Musicologist explains
theconversation.com/what-makes-a...
theconversation.com/what-makes-a...
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Busting brain myths: The evolving story of menopause hormone therapy and cognitive health
Busting brain myths: The evolving story of menopause hormone therapy and cognitive health
Two decades after the Women’s Health Initiative study, evolving research on menopause hormone therapy is shedding new light on women’s brain health.
theconversation.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Busting brain myths: The evolving story of menopause hormone therapy and cognitive health
Adults Over 50 With AND Without a History of Concussion Needed for Brain Health Research 🧠
✉️ Email Brainlab@uvic.ca for more info on how to participate!
#BrainResearch #UVicResearch #ConcussionResearch
✉️ Email Brainlab@uvic.ca for more info on how to participate!
#BrainResearch #UVicResearch #ConcussionResearch
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Adults Over 50 With AND Without a History of Concussion Needed for Brain Health Research 🧠
✉️ Email Brainlab@uvic.ca for more info on how to participate!
#BrainResearch #UVicResearch #ConcussionResearch
✉️ Email Brainlab@uvic.ca for more info on how to participate!
#BrainResearch #UVicResearch #ConcussionResearch
Hey #innovators and #engineers at @uvic.ca!
Do you have a commercially-ready technology that could be applied to improve healthcare in BC? Come pitch your idea to a matchmaker tomorrow! RSVP: IALHresearch@uvic.ca
@uvicresearch.bsky.social @uvicscience.bsky.social @mechanicaluvic.bsky.social
Do you have a commercially-ready technology that could be applied to improve healthcare in BC? Come pitch your idea to a matchmaker tomorrow! RSVP: IALHresearch@uvic.ca
@uvicresearch.bsky.social @uvicscience.bsky.social @mechanicaluvic.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Hey #innovators and #engineers at @uvic.ca!
Do you have a commercially-ready technology that could be applied to improve healthcare in BC? Come pitch your idea to a matchmaker tomorrow! RSVP: IALHresearch@uvic.ca
@uvicresearch.bsky.social @uvicscience.bsky.social @mechanicaluvic.bsky.social
Do you have a commercially-ready technology that could be applied to improve healthcare in BC? Come pitch your idea to a matchmaker tomorrow! RSVP: IALHresearch@uvic.ca
@uvicresearch.bsky.social @uvicscience.bsky.social @mechanicaluvic.bsky.social
Are you an #innovator with a commercially-ready #technology that could be applied to improve #healthcare in BC? Come join this info session on @innovatebc.bsky.social's Integrated Marketplace!
📅 Fri., Dec. 12th, 2-3 pm
📍UVic, CanAssist Boardroom, in CARSA
RSVP to IALHresearch@uvic.ca
📅 Fri., Dec. 12th, 2-3 pm
📍UVic, CanAssist Boardroom, in CARSA
RSVP to IALHresearch@uvic.ca
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Are you an #innovator with a commercially-ready #technology that could be applied to improve #healthcare in BC? Come join this info session on @innovatebc.bsky.social's Integrated Marketplace!
📅 Fri., Dec. 12th, 2-3 pm
📍UVic, CanAssist Boardroom, in CARSA
RSVP to IALHresearch@uvic.ca
📅 Fri., Dec. 12th, 2-3 pm
📍UVic, CanAssist Boardroom, in CARSA
RSVP to IALHresearch@uvic.ca
IALH's Journal Club meets next week (with hybrid option)!
📅 Wed. Dec. 10th | 9-10 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom, R Hut
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided!
Email IALHresearch@uvic.ca to access the articles on environmental risk factors and brain volumes. #JournalClub #UVIC
📅 Wed. Dec. 10th | 9-10 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom, R Hut
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided!
Email IALHresearch@uvic.ca to access the articles on environmental risk factors and brain volumes. #JournalClub #UVIC
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
IALH's Journal Club meets next week (with hybrid option)!
📅 Wed. Dec. 10th | 9-10 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom, R Hut
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided!
Email IALHresearch@uvic.ca to access the articles on environmental risk factors and brain volumes. #JournalClub #UVIC
📅 Wed. Dec. 10th | 9-10 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom, R Hut
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided!
Email IALHresearch@uvic.ca to access the articles on environmental risk factors and brain volumes. #JournalClub #UVIC
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#ParticipateInResearch to help investigators examine the effects of a six-month resistance exercise training program on the cognitive health of perimenopausal women: https://ow.ly/lKsS50Xze82 #YesToResearch #LendAHand Centre for Aging SMART
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#ParticipateInResearch to help investigators examine the effects of a six-month resistance exercise training program on the cognitive health of perimenopausal women: https://ow.ly/lKsS50Xze82 #YesToResearch #LendAHand Centre for Aging SMART
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Tracking with care: The ethics of using location tracking technology with people living with dementia
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Tracking with care: The ethics of using location tracking technology with people living with dementia
Continuous tracking using real-time location systems is becoming increasingly common in hospitals and long-term care homes, raising questions about ethics and data use.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tracking with care: The ethics of using location tracking technology with people living with dementia
theconversation.com/tracking-wit...
theconversation.com/tracking-wit...
New Publication: Congrats to IALH Affiliates Drs. Theone Paterson, Brianna Turner, & their team who published this study finding that parents/caregivers ranked their child's social & emotional development as the highest concern during & after the pandemic. #COVID19
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41269041/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41269041/
Perceived Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Parents and Caregivers with Young Children: Results of a Mixed-Methods Canadian Survey - PubMed
Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting public health measures significantly impacted the lives of families with young children. The emerging tensions surrounding the loss of social interactions for young children, 0-8 years, during the pandemic, as evident in recent literature, ha …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New Publication: Congrats to IALH Affiliates Drs. Theone Paterson, Brianna Turner, & their team who published this study finding that parents/caregivers ranked their child's social & emotional development as the highest concern during & after the pandemic. #COVID19
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41269041/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41269041/
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🎉 LIVE NOW! BC Rural Health Research Exchange (#BCRHRx) is happening today!
📅 Nov 27 | 8:30am-1pm PT
🔬 Share research | 📚 Discover findings | 🤝 Connect with BC's rural health community
Join here: zoom.us/j/94348721995
📅 Nov 27 | 8:30am-1pm PT
🔬 Share research | 📚 Discover findings | 🤝 Connect with BC's rural health community
Join here: zoom.us/j/94348721995
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🎉 LIVE NOW! BC Rural Health Research Exchange (#BCRHRx) is happening today!
📅 Nov 27 | 8:30am-1pm PT
🔬 Share research | 📚 Discover findings | 🤝 Connect with BC's rural health community
Join here: zoom.us/j/94348721995
📅 Nov 27 | 8:30am-1pm PT
🔬 Share research | 📚 Discover findings | 🤝 Connect with BC's rural health community
Join here: zoom.us/j/94348721995
IALH's Journal Club meets this week!
📅 Fri. Nov 28th | 9 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom, R Hut
We’ll discuss “Making time for brain health: recognizing temporal inequity in dementia risk reduction” published last month.
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided! #JournalClub
📅 Fri. Nov 28th | 9 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom, R Hut
We’ll discuss “Making time for brain health: recognizing temporal inequity in dementia risk reduction” published last month.
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided! #JournalClub
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
IALH's Journal Club meets this week!
📅 Fri. Nov 28th | 9 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom, R Hut
We’ll discuss “Making time for brain health: recognizing temporal inequity in dementia risk reduction” published last month.
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided! #JournalClub
📅 Fri. Nov 28th | 9 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom, R Hut
We’ll discuss “Making time for brain health: recognizing temporal inequity in dementia risk reduction” published last month.
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided! #JournalClub
Congrats to four IALH Student Affiliates who were named recipients of the 2025-2026 Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award!🎉
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Congrats to four IALH Student Affiliates who were named recipients of the 2025-2026 Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award!🎉
November is #PainAwarenessMonth. Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Canadians and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. We asked IALH research fellows and student affiliates to share how their work is advancing approaches to pain assessment, prevention, and treatment.
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
November is #PainAwarenessMonth. Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Canadians and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. We asked IALH research fellows and student affiliates to share how their work is advancing approaches to pain assessment, prevention, and treatment.
Congrats to IALH Student Affiliate, Dr. Kimberly Joan Shapkin, for earning her Ph.D. in Nursing! 🎉🎓
We're so proud of her scholarly achievements and contributions to research and clinical practice.🌹
Her dissertation can be requested here: dspace.library.uvic.ca.
#NursingResearch #UVicGrad
We're so proud of her scholarly achievements and contributions to research and clinical practice.🌹
Her dissertation can be requested here: dspace.library.uvic.ca.
#NursingResearch #UVicGrad
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Congrats to IALH Student Affiliate, Dr. Kimberly Joan Shapkin, for earning her Ph.D. in Nursing! 🎉🎓
We're so proud of her scholarly achievements and contributions to research and clinical practice.🌹
Her dissertation can be requested here: dspace.library.uvic.ca.
#NursingResearch #UVicGrad
We're so proud of her scholarly achievements and contributions to research and clinical practice.🌹
Her dissertation can be requested here: dspace.library.uvic.ca.
#NursingResearch #UVicGrad
Join Us for a Free Film Screening + Expert Discussion!
🗓 Monday, December 8th
⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
📍 UVic Cinecenta
🎟️ Free admission
👉 RSVP here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/3is
🗓 Monday, December 8th
⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
📍 UVic Cinecenta
🎟️ Free admission
👉 RSVP here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/3is
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Join Us for a Free Film Screening + Expert Discussion!
🗓 Monday, December 8th
⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
📍 UVic Cinecenta
🎟️ Free admission
👉 RSVP here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/3is
🗓 Monday, December 8th
⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
📍 UVic Cinecenta
🎟️ Free admission
👉 RSVP here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/3is
With two weeks left to apply for IALH's seed funding awards, we'd like to share how one of last year's recipients used her funding. Read this article to learn about a summit that happened in Mexico in April organized by PhD student, Matilde Cervantes. #IALH #UVicResearch
www.uvic.ca/research/cen...
www.uvic.ca/research/cen...
November 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
With two weeks left to apply for IALH's seed funding awards, we'd like to share how one of last year's recipients used her funding. Read this article to learn about a summit that happened in Mexico in April organized by PhD student, Matilde Cervantes. #IALH #UVicResearch
www.uvic.ca/research/cen...
www.uvic.ca/research/cen...
Good luck and safe travels to our affiliates presenting at Neuroscience 2025 in San Diego! #Sfn2025
✈️ Heading to San Diego for #SfN25?
Turn your travel time into discovery time with the Neuroscience 2025 virtual component!
Browse virtual posters before you arrive and start building out your plan for who to connect with onsite.
🔗 vist.ly/4e8v2
#neurosky #neuroskyence
Turn your travel time into discovery time with the Neuroscience 2025 virtual component!
Browse virtual posters before you arrive and start building out your plan for who to connect with onsite.
🔗 vist.ly/4e8v2
#neurosky #neuroskyence
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Good luck and safe travels to our affiliates presenting at Neuroscience 2025 in San Diego! #Sfn2025
IALH is pleased to announce our 2025/26 Seed Funding Awards to support affiliate-led research initiatives that promote lifelong health and well-being.
Application Deadline: December 1, 2025.
For more details, including eligibility and requirements, contact IALHresearch@uvic.ca
Application Deadline: December 1, 2025.
For more details, including eligibility and requirements, contact IALHresearch@uvic.ca
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
IALH is pleased to announce our 2025/26 Seed Funding Awards to support affiliate-led research initiatives that promote lifelong health and well-being.
Application Deadline: December 1, 2025.
For more details, including eligibility and requirements, contact IALHresearch@uvic.ca
Application Deadline: December 1, 2025.
For more details, including eligibility and requirements, contact IALHresearch@uvic.ca
Congrats to IALH Student Affiliate, Dr. Taylor M. Snowden-Richardson, on earning her PhD in Neuroscience! 🎓
Her many achievements include directing UVic’s Women in Science Peer Mentorship Program, the Concussion Lab, and earning multiple awards/fellowships. Go Taylor!🌹
#Neuroscience #UVicGrad
Her many achievements include directing UVic’s Women in Science Peer Mentorship Program, the Concussion Lab, and earning multiple awards/fellowships. Go Taylor!🌹
#Neuroscience #UVicGrad
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Congrats to IALH Student Affiliate, Dr. Taylor M. Snowden-Richardson, on earning her PhD in Neuroscience! 🎓
Her many achievements include directing UVic’s Women in Science Peer Mentorship Program, the Concussion Lab, and earning multiple awards/fellowships. Go Taylor!🌹
#Neuroscience #UVicGrad
Her many achievements include directing UVic’s Women in Science Peer Mentorship Program, the Concussion Lab, and earning multiple awards/fellowships. Go Taylor!🌹
#Neuroscience #UVicGrad
Wow, stunning!
🥉 Third Prize – DevBio Art Contest 🎨
✨ “Fluorescent Flight” by Jessica Wilkins 🦋 A glowing celebration of development and motion, where vivid fluorescence meets the elegance of form and flight. A stunning fusion of science and art! 💫 #DevBioArt #ScienceArt
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Wow, stunning!
🎉Congrats to six IALH Student Affiliates who presented at the Excellence in Graduate Research Symposium! Excellent job disseminating your work and building public speaking skills.👏
⭐ Heather Hollman
⭐ Matilde Cervantes Navarrete
⭐ Tara Cooper
⭐ Heather Kwan
⭐ Yanxin Xu
⭐ Emiko Osborne
#UVic #KT
⭐ Heather Hollman
⭐ Matilde Cervantes Navarrete
⭐ Tara Cooper
⭐ Heather Kwan
⭐ Yanxin Xu
⭐ Emiko Osborne
#UVic #KT
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The IALH Journal Club kicks off next week!
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 9 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom (R Hut)
We’ll discuss “An Ecological Framework of Place: Situating Environmental Gerontology Within a Life Course Perspective”.
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided!
#JournalClub
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 9 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom (R Hut)
We’ll discuss “An Ecological Framework of Place: Situating Environmental Gerontology Within a Life Course Perspective”.
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided!
#JournalClub
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The IALH Journal Club kicks off next week!
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 9 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom (R Hut)
We’ll discuss “An Ecological Framework of Place: Situating Environmental Gerontology Within a Life Course Perspective”.
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided!
#JournalClub
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 9 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom (R Hut)
We’ll discuss “An Ecological Framework of Place: Situating Environmental Gerontology Within a Life Course Perspective”.
☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided!
#JournalClub