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.
-
Reliability of waveforms and gait metrics from multiple outdoor wearable inertial sensors collections in adults with knee osteoarthritis
View publicationRuder, M. C., Masood, Z. & Kobsar, D. Reliability of waveforms and gait metrics from multiple outdoor wearable inertial sensors collections in adults with knee osteoarthritis. J Biomech 160, 111818 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111818
-
Co-design for interdisciplinary research communities
View publicationWhite, P. J., Deevy, C., Casey, B., Patocs, A. & Raina, P. Co-design for interdisciplinary research communities. IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 (2023). https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.226
-
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
-
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
-
Short-term, community-based, slow-stream rehabilitation program for older adults transitioning from hospital to home: A mixed methods program evaluation
View publicationDal Bello-Haas, V., Kaasalainen, S., Maximos, M., Virag, O., Seng-Iad, S., Te, A. & Bui, M. Short-term, community-based, slow-stream rehabilitation program for older adults transitioning from hospital to home: A mixed methods program evaluation. Clin Interv Aging 18, 1789-1811 (2023). https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S419476
-
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
More resources
Our Research
MIRA and Labarge funding has supported many bold research projects to optimize the health and longevity of older adults.
our research