Daily activities and positive and negative mental health in the Canadian population Using a two-factor model, this project will explore mental health in older adults by... Learn More
Relationship between comorbid insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea [COMISA], inflammation and cognitive decline Sleep disorders have increasingly been associated with increased risk of cognitive decline, dementia, and... Learn More
Identifying genetically-supported targets for aging by integrating the clinical and multi-omics data Aging refers to the process of a series of degenerative changes in the structure... Learn More
Wildfire smoke exposure, lung health, and susceptibility/ vulnerability in older adults Wildfire smoke (WFS) is the leading climate-related risk affecting Canadians’ health and the leading... Learn More
Identifying key resilience factors inversely associated to the harms of social inequality amongst older adults Social inequalities among older adults represent a high priority for intervention in Canada. According... Learn More
Older adult migration and mobility: data driven insights The proposed research seeks to understand the patterns, motivations, and timing for moves among... Learn More
Six-year trajectories of rehabilitation service utilization in aging Canadians with chronic musculoskeletal disorders: a population-based, longitudinal investigation to improve equitable access to rehabilitation Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, such as back pain and arthritis, often lead to disability and... Learn More
The association of change in cognitive function with vaccination receipt Based on the infectious hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease, a number of studies have looked... Learn More
Investigating the prevalence and predictors of musculoskeletal pain in individuals with type 1 diabetes using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a lifelong condition that is associated with the development... Learn More
Evaluation of risk factors for retinal nerve fiber layer thinning in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging As we age, our bodies undergo various changes, including those in our eyes. One... Learn More
Digging deeper: factors that modify and/or mediate sensory-cognitive associations in the CLSA Cognitive decline (which is a normal part of aging) and dementia (which is an... Learn More
A study assessing the risk and health impacts of ACEs in Ontario Exposure to traumatic and stressful childhood events, or Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), is strongly... Learn More