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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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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Advanced functional materials for electrochemical dopamine sensors
View publicationBurns, G., Ali, M. Y. & Howlader, M. M. R. Advanced functional materials for electrochemical dopamine sensors. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 169, 117367 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2023.117367
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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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Monitoring mobility in older adults using a Global Positioning System (GPS) smartwatch and accelerometer: A validation study
View publicationBeauchamp, M., Kirkwood, R., Cooper, C., Brown, M., Newbold, K. B., Scott, D. & MacM3 Team. Monitoring mobility in older adults using a Global Positioning System (GPS) smartwatch and accelerometer: A validation study. PLoS One 18, e0296159 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296159
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Immunomodulatory drugs have divergent effects on humoral and cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in people living with rheumatoid arthritis
View publicationBenoit, J. M., Breznik, J. A., Ang, J. C., Bhakta, H., Huynh, A., Cowbrough, B., Baker, B., Heessels, L., Lodhi, S., Yan, E., Ewusie, J., Nazy, I., Bramson, J., Miller, M. S., Bernatsky, S., Larche, M. J., Bowdish, D. M. E. & Group, S. I. Immunomodulatory drugs have divergent effects on humoral and cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in people living with rheumatoid arthritis. Sci Rep 13, 22846 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50263-5
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Interleukin-6 electrochemical sensor using poly (o-phenylenediamine)-based molecularly imprinted polymer
View publicationTing, W.-T., Wang, M.-J. & Howlader, M. M. R. Interleukin-6 electrochemical sensor using poly (o-phenylenediamine)-based molecularly imprinted polymer. Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical 404, 135282 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2024.135282
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