/medicine Advancing health and wellbeing for Maine and beyond Fri, 04 Oct 2024 19:29:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /medicine/2024/10/04/40th-annual-maine-public-health-association-conference/ /medicine/2024/10/04/40th-annual-maine-public-health-association-conference/#respond Fri, 04 Oct 2024 19:18:50 +0000 /medicine/?p=47867 The 40th annual Maine Public Health Association conference was hosted this year in collaboration with the 91±¬ΑΟ Institute of Medicine at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland on October 2, 2024. This year’s theme focused on innovations in public health, showcasing a broad array of programs, projects, and initiatives – both formal and […]]]> /medicine/2024/10/04/40th-annual-maine-public-health-association-conference/feed/ 0 /medicine/2024/05/23/new-and-improved-age-friendly-university-website-launches-july-1/ /medicine/2024/05/23/new-and-improved-age-friendly-university-website-launches-july-1/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 19:30:59 +0000 /medicine/?p=47638 /medicine/2024/05/23/new-and-improved-age-friendly-university-website-launches-july-1/feed/ 0 /medicine/2023/08/29/falls-prevention-lunch-learn-on-september-28/ /medicine/2023/08/29/falls-prevention-lunch-learn-on-september-28/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:52:33 +0000 /medicine/?p=46555 /medicine/2023/08/29/falls-prevention-lunch-learn-on-september-28/feed/ 0 /medicine/2023/07/05/18th-annual-university-of-maine-clinical-geriatrics-colloquium/ /medicine/2023/07/05/18th-annual-university-of-maine-clinical-geriatrics-colloquium/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:42:37 +0000 /medicine/?p=46343 /medicine/2023/07/05/18th-annual-university-of-maine-clinical-geriatrics-colloquium/feed/ 0 /medicine/2023/06/29/new-consortium-for-aging-policy-research-and-analysis-capra/ /medicine/2023/06/29/new-consortium-for-aging-policy-research-and-analysis-capra/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:04:04 +0000 /medicine/?p=46330 /medicine/2023/06/29/new-consortium-for-aging-policy-research-and-analysis-capra/feed/ 0 /medicine/2023/01/11/volunteers-needed-for-a-research-study-on-biomechanics-of-walking/ /medicine/2023/01/11/volunteers-needed-for-a-research-study-on-biomechanics-of-walking/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:57:01 +0000 /medicine/?p=45763 Babak Hejrati, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is recruiting subjects for his NSF CAREER study, a research study on biomechanics of walking.  The purpose of this study is to study the effects of vibration feedback on walking. You may qualify if you: ● Are 65 years old or above ● Able to walk independently Experiment […]]]> /medicine/2023/01/11/volunteers-needed-for-a-research-study-on-biomechanics-of-walking/feed/ 0 /medicine/2022/04/22/17th-annual-clinical-geriatrics-colloquium-save-the-date/ /medicine/2022/04/22/17th-annual-clinical-geriatrics-colloquium-save-the-date/#respond Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:07:06 +0000 /medicine/?p=44584 /medicine/2022/04/22/17th-annual-clinical-geriatrics-colloquium-save-the-date/feed/ 0 /medicine/2022/03/07/maine-impact-week-umaine-center-on-aging-older-adult-health-and-wellness-fair/ /medicine/2022/03/07/maine-impact-week-umaine-center-on-aging-older-adult-health-and-wellness-fair/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:30:56 +0000 /medicine/?p=44440 /medicine/2022/03/07/maine-impact-week-umaine-center-on-aging-older-adult-health-and-wellness-fair/feed/ 0 /medicine/2021/04/16/covid-vaccine-education-webinar-recording/ /medicine/2021/04/16/covid-vaccine-education-webinar-recording/#respond Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:00:38 +0000 /medicine/?p=43456 /medicine/2021/04/16/covid-vaccine-education-webinar-recording/feed/ 0 /medicine/2018/12/14/maine-syracuse-longitudinal-study-msls/ /medicine/2018/12/14/maine-syracuse-longitudinal-study-msls/#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 20:02:06 +0000 /medicine/?p=4097 The Maine Syracuse Longitudinal Study (MSLS), a longitudinal study aimed at exploring hypertension, cardiovascular risk factors and aging as a predictors of cognitive functioning. The MSLS is began in 1974 in Syracuse, New York, with Merrill Elias as Principal Investigator. This first project was supported by a research grant from the National Institute on Aging […]]]> /medicine/2018/12/14/maine-syracuse-longitudinal-study-msls/feed/ 0