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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Rationale, methods, and progress of the ArthroCaP Study: A prospective cohort study exploring the associations between chronic postsurgical pain and postoperative cognitive dysfunction after elective knee or hip arthroplasty
View publicationKhaled, M., Kuber, J., Ferber, M., Sritharan, P., Levy, Y., Becker, S., Fahnestock, M., Griffin, M., Madden, K., Shanthanna, H. & Marcucci, M. Rationale, methods, and progress of the ArthroCaP Study: A prospective cohort study exploring the associations between chronic postsurgical pain and postoperative cognitive dysfunction after elective knee or hip arthroplasty. Canadian Journal of Pain 6, 1-12 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2162375
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Enhancing Physical and Community MoBility in OLDEr Adults with Health Inequities Using CommuNity Co-Design (EMBOLDEN): Results of an Environmental Scan
Newbold, K. B., Valaitis, R., Phillips, S., Alvarez, E., Neil-Sztramko, S., Sihota, D., Tandon, M., Nadarajah, A., Wang, A., Moore, C., Orr, E. & Ganann, R. Enhancing Physical and Community MoBility in OLDEr Adults with Health Inequities Using CommuNity Co-Design (EMBOLDEN): Results of an Environmental Scan. Can Geriatr J 26, 23-30 (2023). https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.26.602
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Trajectories of the socioeconomic gradient of mental health: Results from the CLSA COVID-19 Questionnaire Study
View publicationAsada, Y., Grignon, M., Hurley, J., Stewart, S. A., Smith, N. K., Kirkland, S., McMillan, J., Griffith, L. E., Wolfson, C., Raina, P. & Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, T. Trajectories of the socioeconomic gradient of mental health: Results from the CLSA COVID-19 Questionnaire Study. Health Policy 131, 104758 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104758
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Acute organ injury and long-term sequelae of severe pneumococcal infections
View publicationKruckow, K. L., Zhao, K., Bowdish, D. M. E. & Orihuela, C. J. Acute organ injury and long-term sequelae of severe pneumococcal infections. Pneumonia (Nathan) 15, 5 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-023-00110-y
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Increase in linguistic complexity in older adults during COVID-19
View publicationKarabin, M., Kyrolainen, A. J. & Kuperman, V. Increase in linguistic complexity in older adults during COVID-19. Exp Aging Res 50, 312-330 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2022.2163831
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Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in community-living older adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
View publicationGriffith, L. E., Beauchamp, M., McMillan, J., Borhan, S., Oz, U. E., Wolfson, C., Kirkland, S., Basta, N. E., Thompson, M., Raina, P. & Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Team. Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in community-living older adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Commun Med (Lond) 3, 36 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00266-0
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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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