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SFU researchers on healthy ageing and effective wildlife conservation
Peak Web April 4, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Super seniors are not couch potatoes The longest living elderly in Canada generally have parents who live longer than average, but according to Angela Brooks-Wilson, a SFU biomedical physiology and kinesiology professor and distinguished scientist at the BC Cancer Agency, lifestyle plays a bigger role. The 16-year study was conducted with healthy seniors ranging from age 85 to 109 years old, and it examined what super seniors did to have long, healthy lives. Super seniors tend to be physically and socially active, participating in the community or in sports. Brooks-Wilson…
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Metro Vancouver is neglecting its senior population, says SFU lecturer
Peak Web January 24, 2018By: Elise Burgert Metro Vancouver’s senior population (aged 65+) has experienced a drastic rise and Vancouver was not built with the new demographic in mind, revealed Andy Yan, director of the City Program at SFU, in a special lecture…
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