CARDIA: cardiovascular risk detection among middle-aged and older adults Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in middle-aged and older adults are not studied enough, not recognized... Learn More
Fat mass to fat-free mass ratio, a new measure of sarcopenic obesity Sarcopenic obesity is a progressive geriatric syndrome characterized by decreasing muscle mass and function... Learn More
Beyond vision: leveraging retinal biomarkers to predict cardiovascular disease One in three deaths are caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD). To avoid untimely deaths,... Learn More
The significance of new onset anxiety on health outcomes among women with cardiovascular disease: a Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging cohort study Females report the most severe anxiety symptoms post-cardiac event and demonstrate poorer prognoses than... Learn More
Sex differences in the association between vascular risk factors and cognitive decline and the impact of menopause and hormonotherapy Given that there is still no treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, studying its prevention is... Learn More
Improving cardiovascular disease prediction with AI-enabled ECGs and retinal images using the CLSA cohort This project aims to revolutionize cardiovascular disease (CVD) prediction using the Canadian Longitudinal Study... Learn More
Health deficit accumulation in relation to cardiovascular disease burden Frailty in cardiovascular disease is a problem related to poor quality of life, hospital... Learn More
Degenerative protein modifications (DPMs) as molecular mediators connecting socio-demographic profile to the onset of age-related diseases We have identified a set of degenerative protein modifications (DPMs) in patients’ tissues, resulting... Learn More
Broad and deep longitudinal analysis in neurodegenerative disease (BRAIN): Identifying and predicting trajectories of decline in cognitive and physical function using data from CLSA linked to routinely collected health system data (follow-up) Declines in various aspects of cognition such as memory, language skills and reasoning are... Learn More
Investigating the links between cardiovascular risk factors, retinal vascular changes, and cardiovascular events in the CLSA Studying retinal vascular changes is advantageous for assessing an individual’s small vessel health for... Learn More
Examining the association between rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease in middle-age and older adult populations in Canada Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease which affects approximately 1.2% of Canadians;... Learn More
