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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Establishing global standards on wearable technology for measuring mobility in ageing populations: An international consensus exercise
View publicationBeauchamp, M. K., D’Amore, C., Raina, P., McIlroy, W., Adesina, N., Ahmadi, M., Alcock, L., Becker, C., Doherty, A., Donnelly, A., Esliger, D. W., Fenton, S. A. M., Fuller, D., Garcia-Aymerich, J., Hausdorff, J. M., Hesketh, K., Hillsdon, M., Prince, S. A., Richardson, J., Schrack, J. A., Stamatakis, E., Van Ooteghem, K., Wainwright, T. W., Wanigatunga, A. A., Western, M. J., Stathi, A., & Consensus Facilitator Group collaborative author group. (2026). Establishing global standards on wearable technology for measuring mobility in ageing populations: an international consensus exercise. Age Ageing, 55(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf376
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The effect of exogenous ketone monoester supplementation on cerebral blood flow and functional brain characteristics in adults with subjective cognitive decline: Study protocol for a randomized crossover trial
Danielli, E., Rourke, A. J., Coombs, G. B., Noseworthy, M. D., Mbuagbaw, L., Al-Khazraji, B. K., Papaioannou, A., Krumm, S., & Walsh, J. J. (2026). The effect of exogenous ketone monoester supplementation on cerebral blood flow and functional brain characteristics in adults with subjective cognitive decline: Study protocol for a randomized crossover trial. Trials, 27(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09487-9
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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., & Covid in Long-Term Care Study. (2026). Humoral and cellular immunogenicity of sequential heterogeneous bivalent SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations in long-term care and retirement home residents. Vaccine, 73, 128160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.128160
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“We’re getting older and things are changing”: Qualitatively exploring older adults’ everyday experiences in relation to early changes in mobility
View publicationChivers, O., Rutledge, L., Beauchamp, M., Vrkljan, B., & Durocher, E. (2026). “We’re getting older and things are changing”: Qualitatively exploring older adults’ everyday experiences in relation to early changes in mobility. PLOS ONE, 21(5), e0345782. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345782
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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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