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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Volunteering among older adults and effects of ethnic minority status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal analyses of the CLSA
View publicationO’Dea, E., Wister, A., Li, L., Canham, S. L. & Mitchell, B. Volunteering among older adults and effects of ethnic minority status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal analyses of the CLSA. Can J Aging, 1-12 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980824000229
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Meng, T. & Nielsen, D. E. TAS2R38 haplotypes, COVID-19 infection, and symptomatology: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Sci Rep 14, 4673 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55428-4
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The mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with migraine: A prospective analysis of depression using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
View publicationMacNeil, A., Taunque, A., Leo, S. N., Li, G., de Groh, M., Jiang, Y. & Fuller-Thomson, E. The mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with migraine: A prospective analysis of depression using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. J Pain Res 17, 3845-3866 (2024). https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S469798
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Effect of age-friendly communities action plan on trajectories of older Canadians’ depressive symptoms between 2018 and 2020: Multilevel results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
View publicationLevasseur, M., Naud, D., Menec, V., Dubois, M. F., Wolfson, C., Griffith, L. E., Trottier, L., McMillan, J., Genereux, M., Roy, M., Couturier, Y. & Raina, P. Effect of age-friendly communities action plan on trajectories of older Canadians’ depressive symptoms between 2018 and 2020: Multilevel results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Inquiry 61, 469580231225918 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580231225918
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Our Research
MIRA and Labarge funding has supported many bold research projects to optimize the health and longevity of older adults.
our research