New at the CLSA

2023
Aug
31 st

CIHR launches funding opportunity to catalyze CLSA data analysis

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has released the Catalyst Grant intended to catalyze and support research efforts of Canadian researchers to use data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) to better understand how biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and/or economic aspects of people's lives have an impact on both maintaining health and the development of disease and disability as people age.

2023
Aug
24 th

Shift work may impair memory and cognition, per data on nearly 50,000 Canadian adults

Analysis indicates higher rates of cognitive impairment in people exposed to night shift work or rotating shift work

2023
Jul
24 th

Trainee Spotlight: Q&A with Mabel Ho

Mabel Ho (She/her) is a PhD candidate at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto and is a registered social worker with over 20 years experience working in the field of gerontological social work. Her research and practice interest focuses on the health and well-being of older adults.

 

2023
Jun
30 th

Research collaboration opportunity: interactive data dashboard

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) principal investigators are searching for a collaboration with a research team to develop an interactive data dashboard.

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
Jun
1 st

LGBTQ+ research using the CLSA platform

For Pride Month, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) celebrates participants, researchers, staff, and supporters who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ and who have contributed to the on-going success of the CLSA as a national research platform on health and aging. The CLSA is an important scientific resource that can be used to address the health and well-being of individuals from midlife to older age who identify as 2SLGBTQ+.

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.