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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Concurrent supra-postural auditory-hand coordination task affects postural control: using sonification to explore environmental unpredictability in factors affecting fall risk
View publicationDotov, D., Motsenyat, A. & Trainor, L. J. Concurrent supra-postural auditory-hand coordination task affects postural control: using sonification to explore environmental unpredictability in factors affecting fall risk. Sensors (Basel) 24 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/s24061994
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eutrophil-mediated innate immune resistance to bacterial pneumonia is dependent on Tet2 function
View publicationQuin, C., DeJong, E. N., Cook, E. K., Luo, Y. Z., Vlasschaert, C., Sadh, S., McNaughton, A. J., Buttigieg, M. M., Breznik, J. A., Kennedy, A. E., Zhao, K., Mewburn, J., Dunham-Snary, K. J., Hindmarch, C. C., Bick, A. G., Archer, S. L., Rauh, M. J. & Bowdish, D. M. Neutrophil-mediated innate immune resistance to bacterial pneumonia is dependent on Tet2 function. J Clin Invest 134 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI171002
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Self-reported chronic conditions and COVID-19 public health measures among Canadian adults: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
View publicationDe Rubeis, V., Griffith, L. E., Duncan, L., Jiang, Y., de Groh, M. & Anderson, L. N. Self-reported chronic conditions and COVID-19 public health measures among Canadian adults: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Public Health 231, 99-107 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.03.015
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Validation of physical activity levels from shank-placed Axivity AX6 accelerometers in older adults
View publicationGafoor, F., Ruder, M. & Kobsar, D. Validation of physical activity levels from shank-placed Axivity AX6 accelerometers in older adults. PLoS One 19, e0290912 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290912
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Clinical efficacy of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) in psychiatric and cognitive disorders: A systematic review
View publicationDi Passa, A. M., Prokop-Millar, S., Yaya, H., Dabir, M., McIntyre-Wood, C., Fein, A., MacKillop, E., MacKillop, J. & Duarte, D. Clinical efficacy of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) in psychiatric and cognitive disorders: A systematic review. J Psychiatr Res 175, 287-315 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.011
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Clinical efficacy of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) in psychiatric and cognitive disorders: A systematic review
View publicationDi Passa, A. M., Prokop-Millar, S., Yaya, H., Dabir, M., McIntyre-Wood, C., Fein, A., MacKillop, E., MacKillop, J. & Duarte, D. Clinical efficacy of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) in psychiatric and cognitive disorders: A systematic review. J Psychiatr Res 175, 287-315 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.011
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