New at the CLSA

    2022
    Nov
    4 th

    Study shows link between diabetes and early menopause

    According to new research using data from over 11,000 female participants in the CLSA, an early age diagnosis of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes is associated with women developing menopause early.

    2022
    Nov
    2 nd

    Vaccine uptake remains low among at-risk Canadians

    Q&A with CLSA researcher and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill University, Giorgia Sulis on vaccine hesitancy 

    2022
    Sep
    27 th

    Trainee Spotlight: Q&A with Shawna Hopper

    Shawna Hopper is a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of Guelph in adult development, and a Master of Science degree from Brock University in applied health sciences. Her research interests include driving avoidance, social determinants of health, mental-health resilience and life satisfaction among older adults. 

    2022
    Sep
    26 th

    CLSA site closure for Halifax: September 26, 2022

    The Halifax Data Collection Site at Dalhousie University be closed on Monday, September 26 due to weather conditions.

    2022
    Sep
    6 th

    CLSA principal investigator receives highest honour in Canadian health science

    Dr. Susan Kirkland, principal investigator of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), has been named a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community. 

    2022
    Aug
    26 th

    Trainee Spotlight: Q&A with Christine Mills

    Chris Mills is a registered dietitian and PhD candidate in the Aging & Health program at Queen’s University. As a dietitian working in primary care, her research examines nutrition risk in community-dwelling adults aged 45 and older and the social, demographic, and health outcome variables that are associated with nutrition risk or that can predict nutrition risk.

    2022
    Jul
    29 th

    One in four older adults reported changing their alcohol intake during the pandemic

    It may be no surprise that the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have increased alcohol consumption across the globe. A new study that used data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) found that 26 per cent of middle-aged and older adults reported a change in their alcohol consumption during the first year of the pandemic.

    2022
    Jul
    26 th

    CIHR launches funding opportunity to support CLSA data analysis

    The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the return of a funding opportunity intended to catalyze and support Canadian researchers in using the available data within the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) research platform. 

    2022
    Jul
    15 th

    New research suggests adverse childhood experiences accelerate the biological processes of aging

    Individuals exposed to adverse childhood experiences tend to be biologically older than their counterparts, according to new research published in the scientific journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. 

    2022
    Jun
    29 th

    CLSA lead principal investigator awarded Order of Canada

    Dr. Parminer Raina is receiving one of the country's highest honours in recognition decades of research to understand and improve older adults’ health and quality of life.