New at the CLSA

    2014
    May
    24 th

    CLSA Doors Open Ottawa

    The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) will be opening its doors to the public as part of Doors Open Ottawa.

    2014
    May
    23 rd

    Webinar: Mechanisms Linking Healthy Brain & Muscle Aging in Elite Octogenarian Athletes

    The CLSA webinar series features quarterly online lectures from new, mid-career, and established health researchers who are interested in aging. Join Dr. Russell T. Hepple on June 3 from 2-3 p.m. for Mechanisms Linking Healthy Brain & Muscle Aging in Elite Octogenarian Athletes.

    2014
    Apr
    24 th

    Public Forum: The Road Ahead for Older Canadians

    How will the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging help us to plan for the future? Does where you live influence how you age? How can you maintain functional independence as you get older?  Find answers to these questions and more at The Road Ahead for Older Canadians, a public forum hosted at the University of British Columbia.

    2014
    Mar
    18 th

    Taking control of heart health the focus of CIHR Café Scientifique

    Health researchers and community experts gathered together in February to engage in an energetic and informative discussion about cardiovascular aging and maintaining a healthy heart.

    2014
    Mar
    17 th

    Thinking Ahead: Supporting Optimal Aging in Canada

    Will extended and second careers become the norm for the aging population? This topic will be explored during a panel discussion hosted by the McMaster Health Forum and the Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative.

    2014
    Mar
    1 st

    March is Nutrition Month

    March is nutrition month, reminding us of the importance of eating well and the benefit nutrition has on our health and well-being. Hélène Payette, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) lead site investigator at the University of Sherbrooke, discusses the impact proper nutrition has on health as we age and how that impact is measured in the CLSA.

    2014
    Feb
    28 th

    CLSA completes recruitment at Surrey data collection site

    The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data collection site based at Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus has relocated to its sister site at UBC, after reaching its target of 1,500 participants at the end of 2013.

    2014
    Feb
    27 th

    Public talk on the CLSA as a platform for studying aging and health

    The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)’s use as a platform for studying transitions and trajectories of aging and health will be discussed at a public talk held at McMaster University on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.

    2014
    Jan
    16 th

    Putting your heart into it: The science of cardiovascular aging

    The Hamilton site of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging will be hosting a CIHR Café Scientifique at McMaster Innovation Park on Thursday, February 6.

    2014
    Jan
    7 th

    Memory, Culture and the Aging Brain

    The relationship between the scientific study of the aging brain and cultural influences will be explored at a public talk at McMaster University on Tuesday, January 14, 2014.