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People often think that a decline in testosterone is invariably due to aging, but in fact only 2 per cent of cases of hypogonadism are caused by age alone.

Health

Andropause: rising interest in falling testosterone

18 May 2025

Article

The findings show that there is no one-size-fits-all diet. Healthy diets can be adapted to fit individual needs and preferences.

Health

Eating well and aging better

24 March 2025

Press release

The study involving 170 seniors with an average age of 76 found that O’stress, a six-week stress management program, had beneficial effects on the emotional health of participants.

Society

Innovative program helps seniors manage stress

3 February 2025

Press release

This highly competitive funding represents a significant milestone in Parkinson's disease research.

Health

UdeM receives $8M to study the link between the immune system and Parkinson's disease

11 December 2024

Brief

The finding underscores the need to consider vascular health in understanding dementia risk, as well as the genetic susceptibility to it that some individuals may carry.

Health

What the white spots show

21 November 2024

Article

Just as some people are more likely to catch a respiratory virus through close contact, others are more susceptible to ‘catching’ the emotions of the people around them.

Society

“Emotional contagion” a factor in senior’s mental health

8 November 2024

Press release

Michaël Boissonneault

Society

Michaël Boissonneault: Predicting social dynamics

7 October 2024

Article

Not only were the benefits of the cognitive training visible six months after the sessions, they stayed evident five years later, the researchers found.

Health

Helping your brain ward off Alzheimer's symptoms

6 September 2024

Press release

People in Quebec and the rest of Canada are living longer and the population is aging. The number of people living with a neurocognitive disorder in Canada is projected to increase by 187 per cent over the next 30 years.

Health

Eldercare: urgent action needed to protect seniors’ rights

21 March 2024

Article

In Quebec, the survey suggests, 71 per cent of people would prefer to spend the end of life in the comfort of their own home, but only 49 per cent want to actually die at home.

Society

Where do you want to die?

18 January 2024

Article

In Quebec, 10 per cent of the population suffers from permanent hearing loss. One in three people over the age of 65 is affected with hearing loss severe enough to impede everyday activities, even simple conversation. That figure climbs to one in two people over the age of 75.

Society

Christmas bells they are a'ringing. Oh, the pain they will be bringing!

12 December 2023

Article

Combining physical activity and cognitive training improved the cognitive abilities of study participants.

Science

Seniors: move, stimulate your neurons, socialize!

22 November 2023

Article

Creative workshop at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Health

Can museums help seniors stay fit?

4 October 2023

Article

Surprising resilience of the brain during the asymptomatic period of Parkinson's

Health

Progressing undetected for years

18 July 2023

Article

Health

Explaining senior nutrition in lay terms

11 July 2022

Article

Society

Seniors living alone aren’t as socially isolated as you might think

20 April 2022

Article

David Lussier

Society

Dr. David Lussier spreads the IUGM message on social networks

9 February 2022

Article

A team has discovered a new function for proteins responsible for DNA repair in the control of an inflammatory response in aging cells.

Science

Controlling "inflammaging"

12 August 2020

Press release

Physiotherapy in groups is as effective as standard individual physiotherapy to treat urinary incontinence in older women.

Health

Overcoming ‘leaky bladder’ in groups

10 August 2020

Press release

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