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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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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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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Comparison across age groups of causes, circumstances, and consequences of falls among individuals living in Canada: A cross-sectional analysis of participants aged 45 to 85 years from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
View publicationDal Bello-Haas, V. P. M., O’Connell, M. E. & Ursenbach, J. Comparison across age groups of causes, circumstances, and consequences of falls among individuals living in Canada: A cross-sectional analysis of participants aged 45 to 85 years from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. PLoS One 19, e0300026 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300026
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A live online exercise program for older adults improves depression and life-space mobility: A mixed-methods pilot randomized controlled trial
View publicationColetta, G., Noguchi, K. S., Beaudoin, K. D., McQuarrie, A., Tang, A., Griffin, M., Ganann, R. & Phillips, S. M. A live online exercise program for older adults improves depression and life-space mobility: A mixed-methods pilot randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 19, e0312992 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312992
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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.
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