The Geriatric Medicine Research Unit (GMRU) is pleased to host a public lecture on frontotemporal dementia and how doctors can best work with patients and caregivers. The lecture will be given by Dr. Tiffany Chow from the Rotman Institute. Date: March 9th Time:7:00pm Location: Royal Bank Theatre, Halifax Infirmary, 1796 Summer St. Presenter:Tiffany Chow, MD [...]

New research published this week in Psychological Science has shown that while older brains have more difficulty filtering out extraneous information than younger brains, they appear to make great use of this information. Karen Campbell, a PhD student in psychology at the University of Toronto, working with the Rotman Institute, says “We found that older [...]