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Researchers study how to better treat mental health problems for seniors and youth
November 8, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Video games can help seniors maintain health SFU education and gerontology researcher David Kaufman has found that playing video games is good for the mental health of the elderly. Kaufman’s research, which surveyed 1,200 seniors, indicates that video games slow “mental decline” and help seniors build and maintain social connections, staving off feelings of loneliness and depression. Many among the elderly are socially isolated. Seniors who played video games with each other were found to gain more from it than seniors who played alone. As part of this analysis, Kaufman's research team created…
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SFU researchers investigate how technology can be used in healthcare
May 24, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU computer science professor uses data mining to improve healthcare SFU Computer Science professor Martin Ester is using data to help prevent adverse drug reactions (ADRs), such as death and disabilities, in patients undergoing…
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It’s been a whirlwind year, but the dream isn’t over for PUP
November 21, 2016This has been a big year for Toronto-based punk band PUP. Their second album — The Dream is Over — was released in May, and made the shortlist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize. If that already wasn’t enough for…
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