By: Fram Dinshaw

McMaster professor Dr. Parminder Raina has been named a member of the Order of Canada for his research on aging and its impact on health and disease.

Dr. Raina is receiving one of the country's highest honours in recognition of decades of research and his work as lead principal investigator of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Results from the CLSA COVID-19 Antibody Study are now being sent to participants by their preferred method of communication.

Participants who took part in the COVID-19 Antibody Study can expect to receive their results beginning in August 2021. Due to the large number of participants in the study, it is expected to take several months before all participants are notified.

The CLSA COVID-19 Antibody Study collected blood samples from more than 15,000 participants to determine the presence of antibodies that indicate immunity to COVID-19.

A research team led by Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, a professor of physical therapy at the University of British Columbia (UBC), is investigating the impact of COVID-19 on cognitive function, brain structure and brain function in adults aged 55 to 80 years who participate in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

On June 22, 2021, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) held a special event for Alberta participants to provide an update on CLSA research activities, including the CLSA COVID-19 studies. 

Speakers included:

The CLSA COVID-19 Data Dashboard has been updated with key findings from the exit survey of the COVID-19 Questionnaire Study. Click here to access the results.

Le gouvernement du Canada investira 9,5 millions de dollars pour renouveler l’infrastructure de la plateforme de recherche de l’Étude longitudinale canadienne sur le vieillissement (ÉLCV). Cet engagement permettra de garantir l’acquisition de connaissances essentielles pour favoriser la santé et le bien-être des aînés et éclairer l’élaboration de programmes et de politiques spécifiques à la population vieillissante du Canada.

A $9.5-million investment by the Government of Canada in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) will renew the infrastructure of the CLSA research platform, ensuring its progress in generating knowledge that promotes the health and well-being of older adults and informs the development of programs and policies for Canada’s aging population.

Today, Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN Canada) and the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) announced a new partnership to enable linkage of the CLSA cohort data with data held at provincial data centres.

This partnership aims to streamline requests to linked data through HDRN Canada’s Data Access Support Hub (DASH) and enable the development of data access processes and methodologies that are consistent across different provinces and territories.

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)’s webinar series covering a broad range of topics related to the study of health and aging will resume this fall with a focus on CLSA researchers’ findings.

The first webinar of the 2017-18 series, titled ‘The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A National Platform and Infrastructure for Researchers and Trainees,’ will be presented at 12 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, September 26.