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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Older adults’ perspectives on participating in a synchronous online exercise program: Qualitative study
Coletta, G., Noguchi, K. S., Beaudoin, K., McQuarrie, A., Tang, A., Ganann, R., Phillips, S. M. & Griffin, M. Older adults’ perspectives on participating in a synchronous online exercise program: Qualitative study. JMIR Aging 8, e66473 (2025). https://doi.org/10.2196/66473
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GDF15 links adipose tissue lipolysis with anxiety
View publicationTownsend, L. K., Wang, D., Knuth, C. M., Fayyazi, R., Mohammad, A., Becker, L. J., Tsakiridis, E. E., Desjardins, E. M., Patel, Z., Valvano, C. M., Lu, J., Payne, A. E., Itua, O., Medak, K. D., Marko, D. M., Schertzer, J. D., Wright, D. C., Beaudette, S. M., Morrison, K. M., Carpentier, A. C., Blondin, D. P., MacPherson, R. E. K., McCall, J. G., Jeschke, M. G. & Steinberg, G. R. GDF15 links adipose tissue lipolysis with anxiety. Nat Metab 7, 1004-1017 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01264-3
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A BLE based turnkey indoor positioning system for mobility assessment in aging-in-place settings
View publicationWang, H., Ganesh, G., Zon, M., Ghosh, O., Siu, H. & Fang, Q. A BLE based turnkey indoor positioning system for mobility assessment in aging-in-place settings. PLOS Digit Health 4, e0000774 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000774
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Study protocol for the randomized controlled trial of EMBOLDEN: a multifaceted intervention aimed at Enhancing physical and community MoBility in OLDEr adults with health inequities using commuNity co-design
Ganann, R., Phillips, S. M., Neil-Sztramko, S. E., Fisher, K., Alvarez, E., Kuspinar, A., Newbold, K. B., Moore, C., MacNeil, M., Keller, H., Teggart, K., Thabane, L., Agarwal, G., Sherifali, D., Adams, J. & Alshaikhahmed, A. Study protocol for the randomized controlled trial of EMBOLDEN: a multifaceted intervention aimed at Enhancing physical and community MoBility in OLDEr adults with health inequities using commuNity co-design. Front Public Health 13, 1555222 (2025). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1555222
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Minimal impact of prior common cold coronavirus exposure on immune responses to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 vaccination or infection risk in older adults in congregate care
View publicationBreznik, J. A., Cowbrough, B., Bilaver, L., Dushoff, M., Stacey, H. D., Ang, J., Clare, R., Kennedy, A., Costa, A. P., Nazy, I., Loeb, M., Verschoor, C. P., Bramson, J., Miller, M. S., Bowdish, D. M. E. & group, C. i. L.-T. C. i. Minimal Impact of Prior Common Cold Coronavirus Exposure on Immune Responses to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccination or Infection Risk in Older Adults in Congregate Care. Open Forum Infect Dis 12, ofaf178 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf178
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The psychometric properties of childhood physical and sexual abuse measures in two Canadian samples of youth and emerging adults
View publicationDe Rubeis, V., Tonmyr, L., Tanaka, M., Afifi, T., Catherine, N., Osorio, A., MacMillan, H. L. & Gonzalez, A. The psychometric properties of childhood physical and sexual abuse measures in two Canadian samples of youth and emerging adults. PLoS One 20, e0318448 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318448
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