Institute for Life Course and Aging

"Hoarding In Later Life" 4-week online workshop for healthcare workers and other professionals working with the aging population starts March 11. Details and registration: https://aging.utoronto.ca/hoarding-in-later-life/

Irish Musicians Saving Oral History By Recording Elders Singing Old Campfire Songs

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/song-collectors-collective-recording-elder-travelers-singing-old-folk-songs/

Irish Musicians Saving Oral History By Recording Elders Singing Old Campfire Songs Song Collectors, a group of young Irish musicians look to their elders to save old folk songs and stories for future generations.

Researchers have created an inflammatory clock of aging (iAge) which measures inflammatory load and predicts -morbidity, , , and is also associated with exceptional in .

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/bifr-fac070821.php

“E-Mental Health in Times of Crisis and Beyond”
Date: 15 July 2021 (Thursday)
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (HKT) / 2:00 am – 4:00 am (EDT)
Mode of Presentation: Online (Zoom)
Speaker:Prof. Sally CHAN President, Tung Wah College
Registration: Please go to https://bit.ly/2TsZlgb

Keep your friends close and your cortisol levels low for life. Researchers have determined that communicating with female friends decreases stress hormone levels for women across the lifespan.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/bifa-kyf063021.php

A recent proof-of-concept study finds that a low-cost training program can reduce hazardous driving in older adults. Researchers hope the finding will lead to the training becoming more widely available.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/ncsu-ctp062921.php