Resources
Improving the science of aging
MIRA maintains a set of resources that support aging research and assist our members, trainees and community members to improve the lives of older adults.
MIRA and Labarge Annual Reports
Our yearly overview, highlighting MIRA’s impact through research projects, member and trainee successes and community outreach endeavors.
A comprehensive examination of MIRA’s goals, strategic initiatives, and collaborations, illustrating our past achievements and guiding our future direction.
Snacks and Science at the MIRA | Dixon Hall Centre: Women and Stroke
Engaging older adults & service providers as research partners in the co-design of the EMBOLDEN study
2023 MIRA Funding Webinar
Aging Communities and Pandemic Lessons
One Topic Two Disciplines Webinar Series: Supporting Older Women in Ways that Work
Exercise: Powerful Medicine for Health and Aging, with Dr. Stuart Phillips
Tips From an Early Career Researcher
Voice Canada technical walkthrough for MIRA researchers
Inclusive Spaces for Aging Well
Reports
When called upon, MIRA produces reports in service of making McMaster University a leader in aging research and access.
Publications
Researchers interested in accessing data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging may find these publications helpful.
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Early humoral and cellular responses after bivalent SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273.214 vaccination in long-term care and retirement home residents in Ontario, Canada: An observational cohort study
View publicationBreznik, J. A., Rahim, A., Bhakta, H., Clare, R., Zhang, A., Ang, J., Stacey, H. D., Liu, L. M., Kennedy, A., Bilaver, L., Hagerman, M., Kajaks, T., Bramson, J. L., Nazy, I., Miller, M. S., Costa, A. P., Bowdish, D. M. E. & Covid in LTC Investigator Group. Early humoral and cellular responses after bivalent SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273.214 vaccination in long-term care and retirement home residents in Ontario, Canada: An observational cohort study. J Med Virol 95, e29170 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.29170
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Fatty acids increase GDF15 and reduce food intake through a GFRAL signaling axis
View publicationWang, D., Jabile, M. J. T., Lu, J., Townsend, L. K., Valvano, C. M., Gautam, J., Batchuluun, B., Tsakiridis, E. E., Lally, J. S. V. & Steinberg, G. R. Fatty acids increase GDF15 and reduce food intake through a GFRAL signaling axis. Diabetes 73, 51-56 (2024). https://doi.org/10.2337/db23-0495
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A unified framework for the measurement of mobility in older persons
View publicationBeauchamp, M. K., Hao, Q., Kuspinar, A., Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, J., Mikton, C., Diaz, T. & Raina, P. A unified framework for the measurement of mobility in older persons. Age Ageing 52, iv82-iv85 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad125
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Measures of perceived mobility ability in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review of psychometric properties
Beauchamp, M., Hao, Q., Kuspinar, A., Alders, G., Makino, K., Nouredanesh, M., Zhao, Y., Mikton, C., Thiyagarajan, J. A., Diaz, T. & Raina, P. Measures of perceived mobility ability in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review of psychometric properties. Age Ageing 52, iv100-iv111 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad124
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Analyzing electrochemical sensing fundamentals for health applications
View publicationAlam, M. M., Mitea, V., Howlader, M. M. R., Selvaganapathy, P. R. & Deen, M. J. Analyzing electrochemical sensing fundamentals for health applications. Advanced Sensor Research 3 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202300100
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Physical frailty and survival time after the onset of functional disability: Is there a sex difference?
View publicationMakino, K., Raina, P., Griffith, L. E., Lee, S., Harada, K., Chiba, I., Katayama, O., Tomida, K., Morikawa, M., Makizako, H. & Shimada, H. Physical frailty and survival time after the onset of functional disability: Is there a sex difference? J Am Geriatr Soc 72, 399-409 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18725
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MIRA and Labarge funding has supported many bold research projects to optimize the health and longevity of older adults.
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