Approved Projects

Social determinants of cardiovascular and cancer screening: an investigation using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Immigrant older adults’ health and social support in Canada: a comparative analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging data

Identification of biomarkers of healthy aging

The role of cognitive reserve in cognitive decline associated with retirement

Health deficit accumulation in relation to cardiovascular disease burden

Frailty in cardiovascular disease is a problem related to poor quality of life, hospital...

Parkinson’s disease risk and phenoconversion: a polygenic risk score approach

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease in older adults. Health conditions like...

Access to general practitioners and unmet health care needs among multimorbid older adults and coping outcomes

Many Canadians report difficulty obtaining timely access to primary and referred care. Particularly, multimorbid...

Investigating the associations between ambient air pollution exposure and genomics, epigenomics and metabolomics

Cancer and other age-related diseases are known to be associated with high air pollution...

Genetic analyses of healthy aging: buffering and exploratory analyses

Genetic variants are like spelling differences in genes. Genetic buffering is when a variant...

Predicting cognitive impairment using modifiable risk factors to inform population-level prevention

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to a state between normal cognition and dementia and...

Early life adversity and mental health in adulthood in the context of intersectionality: A longitudinal analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Depression is a significant concern among people aged 65 and older, affecting their quality...

Investigation of the aging process – a multi-omics approach

The rate of aging varies from individual to individual due to several factors, including...