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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Clinical validation of a frailty management mHealth tool in a cohort of community-dwelling older adults: the Geras Fit-Frailty App
View publicationKennedy, C. C., Ioannidis, G., Rockwood, K., Relan, A., Adachi, J., Papaioannou, A. & Fit-Frailty App Working, G. Clinical validation of a frailty management mHealth tool in a cohort of community-dwelling older adults: the Geras Fit-Frailty App. BMJ Open 15, e098892 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-098892
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Feasibility and tolerability of novel deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression in older adults: DIVINE Pilot Study
View publicationDuarte, D., Passa, A.-M. D., McIntyre-Wood, C., MacKillop, E., Prokop-Millar, S., Yaya, H., Fein, A., Vandehei, E., De Jesus, J., Frey, B. N. & MacKillop, J. Feasibility and tolerability of novel deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression in older adults: DIVINE Pilot Study. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 34, 41-56 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2025.09.016
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Associations between adherence to public health measures and changes in alcohol consumption among middle-aged and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
View publicationPannozzo, K., Griffith, L. E., Jones, A., De Rubeis, V., Khattar, J., de Groh, M., Jiang, Y., McMillan, J. & Anderson, L. N. Associations between adherence to public health measures and changes in alcohol consumption among middle-aged and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can 46, 23-34 (2026). https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.46.1.03
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The associations between cardiovascular health, physical activity and menopausal status in pre- and post-menopausal females living with stroke and transient ischemic attack: A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
View publicationHuynh, E., Wiley, E., Moncion, K., Beauchamp, M. K., MacDonald, M. J. & Tang, A. The associations between cardiovascular health, physical activity and menopausal status in pre- and post-menopausal females living with stroke and transient ischemic attack: A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab (2025). https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2025-0208
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Humoral and cellular immunogenicity of sequential heterogeneous bivalent SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations in long-term care and retirement home residents
View publicationBreznik, J. A., Ang, J. C., Bhakta, H., Liu, L. M., Bilaver, L., Kennedy, A. E., Cowbrough, B., Rahim, A., Clare, R., Bramson, J. L., Nazy, I., Miller, M. S., Costa, A. P., Bowdish, D. M. E. & Study, C. i. L.-T. C. Humoral and cellular immunogenicity of sequential heterogeneous bivalent SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations in long-term care and retirement home residents. Vaccine 73, 128160 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.128160
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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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