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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GeriMedRisk, a telemedicine geriatric pharmacology consultation service to address adverse drug events in long-term care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized feasibility trial protocol (ISRCTN17219647)
View publicationHo, J. M., Tung, J., Maitland, J., Mangin, D., Thabane, L., Pavlin, J. M., Alfonsi, J., Holbrook, A., Straus, S. & Benjamin, S. GeriMedRisk, a telemedicine geriatric pharmacology consultation service to address adverse drug events in long-term care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized feasibility trial protocol (ISRCTN17219647). Pilot Feasibility Stud 4, 116 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0300-x
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The effects of lower extremity strengthening delivered in the workplace on physical function and work-related outcomes among desk-based workers: a randomized controlled trial
View publicationMulla, D. M., Wiebenga, E. G., Chopp-Hurley, J. N., Kaip, L., Jarvis, R. S., Stephens, A., Keir, P. J. & Maly, M. R. The effects of lower extremity strengthening delivered in the workplace on physical function and work-related outcomes among desk-based workers: a randomized controlled trial. J Occup Environ Med 60, 1005-1014 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001408
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Engaging older adults as partners in transitional care research
View publicationGanann, R., McAiney, C. & Johnson, W. Engaging older adults as partners in transitional care research. CMAJ 190, S40-S41 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.180396
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Role of muscle strength in balance assessment and treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
View publicationMcLay, R., O’Hoski, S. & Beauchamp, M. K. Role of muscle strength in balance assessment and treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal 30, 35-43 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1097/cpt.0000000000000093
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Creating an intergenerational university hub: Engaging older and younger users in the shaping of space and place
View publicationVrkljan, B., Whalen, A., Kajaks, T., Nadarajah, S., White, P. J., Harrington, L. & Raina, P. Creating an intergenerational university hub: Engaging older and younger users in the shaping of space and place. Gerontol Geriatr Educ 40, 244-260 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2019.1572010
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Prolonged exercise training improves the acute type II muscle fibre satellite cell response in healthy older men
View publicationSnijders, T., Nederveen, J. P., Bell, K. E., Lau, S. W., Mazara, N., Kumbhare, D. A., Phillips, S. M. & Parise, G. Prolonged exercise training improves the acute type II muscle fibre satellite cell response in healthy older men. J Physiol 597, 105-119 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1113/JP276260
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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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