New at the CLSA

    2023
    Jun
    27 th

    CIHR Operating Grant: Mechanisms in Brain Aging and Dementia

    The CIHR-IA has launched a funding opportunity to advance the understanding about mechanisms underlying changes in the brain that are involved in risk for, or mitigation of risk of, the development of age-related cognitive impairment.

    2023
    Jun
    22 nd

    Why Are More Canadians Living Past 100?

    CLSA lead investigator, Dr. Parminder Raina was asked by TVO Today to weigh in on why more Canadians are living past 100. A combination of good genetics and environment – with seniors leading active, healthy lives in their own communities – is key to more Canadians reaching 100, he says. 

    2023
    Jun
    13 th

    Social participation promotes optimal aging in older adults, research shows

    A new study followed more than 7000 middle aged and older Canadians for approximately three years to understand whether higher rates of social participation were associated with successful aging in later life. They found that those who participated in volunteer work and those participating in recreational activities were more likely to maintain excellent health across the subsequent 3-year study period and less likely to develop physical, cognitive, mental, or emotional problems.

    2023
    Jun
    5 th

    Disadvantaged neighbourhoods and depression symptoms associated with premature aging

    Feeling depressed and living in a deprived urban neighbourhood could be making you age faster, according to a new study led by researchers at McMaster University. 

    2023
    May
    19 th

    CIHR Healthy Cities Research Initiative: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts

    The Healthy Cities Research Initiative (HCRI), funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), has launched the HCRI: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts to support research that leverages existing cohorts, data platforms and/or administrative datasets, including the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), to improve the health, wellness and health equity of urban populations.

    2023
    May
    9 th

    Trainee Spotlight: Q&A with Durdana Khan

    Durdana Khan (she/her) is pursuing a doctoral degree from the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at York University. Her current doctoral research focuses on job factors, specifically working schedules and their long-term consequences on the health of the working population. More specifically, she is exploring the association of shift work on specific health outcomes among aging populations.

    2023
    Apr
    5 th

    Federal investment catalyzes CLSA research projects across the country

    Twenty-six research teams from across Canada have received a combined total of $1.8 million in federal funding to support analyses of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

    2023
    Mar
    21 st

    Applications to the CLSA and considerations for access/use of Indigenous-identified data

    One of the guiding principles of the CLSA platform is to support research that benefits all people living in Canada. The CLSA is committed to ensuring all research involving First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples is conducted in a manner that respects Indigenous data governance principles and rights, including researcher responsibilities to uphold those same principles and rights in their research activities. Effective March 2023, researchers can submit applications to access Indigenous-identified data through Magnolia, the CLSA’s online data access application system. 

    2023
    Mar
    20 th

    Women working rotating shifts especially likely to be frail, York study finds

    A new study led by researchers at York University has found a link between shift work and frailty among middle-aged and older workers in Canada, especially for women on rotating shifts.

    2023
    Mar
    3 rd

    Trainee Spotlight: Q&A with Kate Hosford

    Kate Hosford (She/her) is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. Her research interests and expertise lie in the domains of urban aging and healthy cities. This includes investigating questions related to older adults’ mobility, transportation solutions for an aging population, and urban environments that create healthy, sustainable, and equitable cities for people of all ages.