Study identifies metabolites that influence common aging-linked disease

Through a series of genome-wide association studies and Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses, a team of researchers at McGill University identified dozens of blood metabolites that influence a number of common disease and traits linked to aging, inflammation, and metabolism

Remembering Hélène Payette

The CLSA was saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and colleague Hélène Payette on January 3, 2023. Hélène was the inaugural site investigator of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) at the Universitè of Sherbrooke, and played a significant role in the planning, implementation and launch of the CLSA. She served as theme leader of the lifestyle and nutrition component of the study, through which she shared her expertise as a research leader in older adult nutrition in Canada.

One in four adults faced barriers to health care during the first year of the pandemic

As the fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic looms, a new study led by McMaster University researchers has found that one in four adults over age 50 experienced challenges accessing health-care services during the first year of the pandemic.

Rising stars: Profiles of CLSA trainees

Trainee profiles – in-depth interviews with each trainee about their research, connection with the CLSA and their future trajectory.

The weight of the COVID-19 pandemic: Did older adults with obesity experience greater stress during the first year of COVID?

Adults over 50 living with obesity were more likely to experience stressors during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic despite being less likely to perceive the pandemic’s consequences as negative, says a McMaster University-led study.

Greater adversity in childhood linked to premature aging in midlife and beyond

Exposure to a greater number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may accelerate biological aging in older adults, a McMaster University study has found. The research was published online in Aging Cell.

Middle-aged adults with frailty had more challenges accessing healthcare in pandemic

Middle-aged adults living with frailty in the community were more likely to suffer challenges accessing healthcare during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than their older counterparts.

The CLSA National Coordinating Centre will be closed from December 24, 2022 to January 3, 2023 inclusive. We look forward to connecting with you in the new year.

The CLSA National Coordinating Centre will be closed from December 24, 2022 to January 3, 2023 inclusive. We look forward to connecting with you in the new year.

One in ten adults aged 65 and over experience some form of elder abuse each year in Canada

A recent study using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) found one in ten adults aged 65 and older experience some form of elder abuse each year in Canada. The research, published online in Nature Aging, was led by Dr. David Burnes, an associate professor at the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work.

Participant Spotlight: Mary

I think a person's life is what you make of it. You can sit there and whine about the little things that go wrong, or the big things that go wrong. You can sit there and wring your hands over your mistakes. And I've made plenty. But do you have to sort of say, well, this has happened you what you did was the wrong decision. And you pick up the pieces and you keep on going.