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A newly published study found that larger baseline lateral prefrontal cortex volume predicts superior adherence to structured exercise programming among older women. The study, published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, was led by Dr. John Best and Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose of the University of British Columbia.

Prevention Neuroscience Lab member Cassandra Lowe has won a UW Doctoral Thesis Completion Award. Well done Cassandra!

In a new review article we describe the current state of the research literature involving the application of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) to the topics of food cravings, consumption and the treatment of disordered eating. The paper will appear in an upcoming special issue of Appetite, co-edited by Dr. Katrijn Houben, Dr. Chantal Nederkoorn and Dr. Suzanne Higgs.

The UW Prevention Neuroscience Lab is partnering with Parkwood Hospital Research Institute to improve the mental health of Canadian military personnel suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Clinical psychologist and AHS faculty member, Dr. Peter Hall and neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Amer Burhan of Parkwood Institute-Mental Health Therapeutic Brain Stimulation Program, are leading the study in collaboration with Veterans Affairs Operational Stress Injury Clinics in Waterloo and London, Ontario.

The Society for Trans-Disease Decision Processes and Therapeutics will be hosting its first meeting as a NIH-sponsored satellite conference to the 29th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) in Boston this spring. Speakers will include Dr. Warren Bickel, Dr. Leonard Epstein and Dr. Bradley Appelhans.

Dr. Hall has been elected to the Academy for Behavioral Medicine Research (AMBR). The AMBR is an honourary scientific society for those working at the interface of medicine and the behavioral sciences. Election to the Academy is reserved for those who have achieved national and international excellence in the field of behavioral medicine research.

In a study with Dr. Theresa Marteau and colleagues at the University of Cambridge, Visiting Research Fellow Dr. Rachel Pechey found that size of glass significantly influences the amount of wine consumed.

Prevention Neuroscience Lab members Cassandra Lowe and Corita Vincent (now completing her MD at University of Toronto) have published a new meta-analysis on the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on food cravings and consumption. The review appears as lead article in the January issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.

A new review article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science features research from the Prevention Neuroscience Lab on non-invasive brain stimulation and high-calorie food cravings.

Despite showing interest in web or mobile apps to help manage their Type 2 diabetes, only a small number of older adults actually use them, says a new study, which appears in the online edition of the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology