This month, the CLSA honours those who have served our country, whose resilience inspires our commitment to understanding the unique experience of Veterans as they age—and improving the health and well-being of all older adults. #LestWeForget 🔗: ow.ly/1rIa50XrOLV

Join us for the next #CLSAWebinar on November 18 at 12 ET. Dr. Arne Stinchcombe of UniversityofOttawa joins trainee Allie Grady to present on the mental health and cognition of LGB older adults as they age. To register: mcmaster.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Thank you to Dr. Ogochukwu Onyeso for sharing his research in the most recent #CLSAWebinar. 🎥 For the webinar recording & slide deck: ow.ly/myPU50Xi1Fm For a schedule & registration for upcoming webinars: ow.ly/resb50Xi1Cp

The Canadian Association on #Gerontology 2025 kicks off tomorrow! Check out the CLSA poster and oral presentations being showcased this weekend at the conference 👉 ow.ly/1nx950XghP8 #CAG_2025

Selon une étude basée sur les données de l’ÉLCV, santé et force peuvent s’améliorer avec l’âge! Une équipe de @UofT_FIFSW a découvert que 1 adulte sur 4 ayant déclaré ne pas se sentir bien au début de l’étude a retrouvé une santé optimale en 3 ans. 🔗 : ow.ly/qa2850X80fO

According to new research using CLSA data, older adults can get healthier and stronger even as they age! Researchers @UofT_FIFSW found that 1 in 4 CLSA participants who reported poor well-being at the beginning of the study improved to optimal health within 3 years. 🔗: ow.ly/qa2850X80fO

CLSAFindings💡: Comprehensiveness vs efficiency: A cross-sectional analysis of the association between allostatic load and the frailty index using the CLSA Cc: @danduttonysj.bsky.social, @dalhousieu.bsky.social 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40882950/

Our work to develop the CLSA began in 2001. It’s exciting to celebrate 15 years data in the field. dedication and altruism of more than 50,000 participants from across Canada made this possible. We are deeply grateful for their continued commitment. @healthsciences.mcgill.ca rimuhc.bsky.social

CLSAFindings💡: A cross-national comparison of obesity using BMI-for-age percentiles: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and the United States Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Cc: @uoftdlsph.bsky.social, @utoronto.ca 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/408...

This #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons, we look back on the story of the CLSA, and how 15 years ago a team of researchers, with support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, launched as one of Canada’s most ambitious aging studies. #IDOP2025 📖Read more www.clsa-elcv.ca/the-science-...

⭐: Aditi Majoe, Dr. Zahid Butt, @uwaterloo.ca 📝: Examining the relationship between loneliness and hospital visits for influenza-like symptoms in Canadian older adults 🔗: ow.ly/gXyU50WRhNb

⭐: Aditi Majoe, Pr Zahid Butt, @uwaterloo.ca 📝: Examen du lien entre la solitude et les consultations hospitalières à cause de symptômes pseudogrippaux chez les personnes âgées canadiennes 🔗: ow.ly/z2wU50WRhcX

⭐: Dr. Xiangfei Meng, @uottawa.ca 📝: How environmental and socioeconomic characteristics affect our well-being: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Aging Study 🔗: ow.ly/EeaW50WRh4b

⭐: Pre Xiangfei Meng, @uottawa.ca 📝: Effets des caractéristiques environnementales et socioéconomiques sur le bien-être : résultats transversaux et longitudinaux de l’Étude longitudinale canadienne sur le vieillissement 🔗: ow.ly/GnjF50WRgW4

CLSAFindings💡: The association between social isolation, functional social support, and memory: A mediation analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Cc: @uwaterloo.ca 🔗: ow.ly/Q10l50WYmu8

CLSAFindings💡: Characterizing influenza vaccine coverage and factors associated with missed vaccination among adults from 2018 to 2021: an analysis of the CLSA follow-up 2 Cc: @nicolebasta.bsky.social, @mcgill.ca, @cwolfs1.bsky.social, @uncchapelhill.bsky.social 🔗: ow.ly/iNYm50WYliQ

Le Pr Parminder Raina, chercheur principal en chef de l’ÉLCV, a été élu membre de la Société royale du Canada, une distinction attribuée au Canada pour des contributions remarquables à la recherche et à l’érudition. #rscBRAVOsrc 🔗: ow.ly/LkU650WV7AI

CLSA Lead PI Dr. Parminder Raina has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada as a Fellow, a distinction awarded to Canadians who have made remarkable contributions to research and scholarship. #rscBRAVOsrc 🔗: ow.ly/cPkB50WU181

Publiée dans @plos.org, une étude récente faisant appel aux #DonnéesDeLÉLCV a établi que l’accès aux #espacesverts avait protégé la santé mentale des personnes d’âge mûr ou âgées du Canada des milieux urbains au début de la pandémie. 🔗 : ow.ly/Xku950WTZB4

Published in @plosone.org, a recent study using #CLSAdata found that access to #greenspace played a protective role in supporting the mental health of urban middle-age and older Canadians during the beginning of the pandemic. 🔗: ow.ly/3Jkl50WQmJr

#TraineeSpotlight: Théa Demmers of @santepublique-udem.bsky.social is a dedicated dietitian and nutritionist with a strong passion for food security. Her most recent research with the CLSA explores relationships between malnutrition among older adults and arthritis. 🔗: ow.ly/7vYu50WNETE

La diététiste-nutritionniste Théa Demmers de l’@santepublique-udem.bsky.social se passionne pour la sécurité alimentaire. Ses récentes recherches auprès de l’ÉLCV explorent le lien entre l’arthrite et la malnutrition chez les personnes âgées. 🔗:

🔍La chercheuse Mélissa Levasseur utilise les données de l’#ÉLCV pour mieux comprendre la solitude chez les personnes âgées. 🎧Une entrevue à écouter à @ICIPremiere. 📎 ici.radio-canada.ca/...#ÉLCV#Vieillissement #SantéMentale #Recherche

Une étude menée par @AnnalijnConklin, @GilCeolin et Sanaz Mehranfar avec les données de l'ÉLCV montre que l’isolement social persistant augmente le risque de mauvaise alimentation chez les aînés, surtout les femmes 🔗 : ow.ly/upaq50WaWVm

Research lead by @AnnalijnConklin @GilCeolin & Sanaz Mehranfar used CLSA data to find that persistent social isolation & reduced social activities were associated with increased risk of unhealthy eating among older adults, particularly among women. 🔗: ow.ly/ATUF50W6hHh

#PleinsFeuxSurLesStagiaires: @KKOnyeso de @uLethbridge a un vif intérêt pour le vieillissement, la mobilité et la santé de la population Ses dernières recherches utilisant l’ÉLCV portent sur les déterminants sociodémographiques du déclin de la mobilité 🔗: www.clsa-elcv.ca/fr-...

#TraineeSpotlight: @KKOnyeso of @uLethbridge is a physiotherapist, researcher, and educator with a deep interest in aging, mobility, and population health. His most research with the CLSA focuses on sociodemographic determinants of mobility decline. 🔗: ow.ly/N3UQ50VXwPI

#PleinsFeuxSurLesStagiaires: @ksnoguchi, stagiaire à @UBC @UBCOSOT, explore l'entraînement musculaire chez les personnes ayant subi un AVC ainsi que des stratégies pour accroître l'activité physique chez les personnes ayant un handicap Suivez son parcours: www.clsa-elcv.ca/fr-...#PleinsFeuxSurLesStagiaires:

#TraineeSpotlight: @UBC @UBCOSOT trainee @ksnoguchi is exploring strength training in people living with stroke, as well as strategies to increase physical activity participation in people with disabilities. Start following Kenny's research journey here: ow.ly/e3lv50VXwQ3

Lead PI Dr. Parminder Raina awarded $2M from the CIHR Institute of Aging for Social BEACON, a project exploring how social disparities impact inflammation & aging using multi-omics data from the CLSA. #PrecisionMedicine #HealthEquity Full story: www.clsa-elcv.ca/und...#PrecisionMedicine

Le Pr Parminder Raina, chercheur principal en chef, a reçu 2 M$ des CIHR pour Social BEACON, un projet sur les effets des disparités sociales sur l’inflammation et le vieillissement à partir des données multiomiques de l’ÉLCV. Article complet : www.clsa-elcv.ca/fr-...

2025 marks the half-way point of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, a major 20-year national study on the complexities of the aging process. news.umanitoba.ca/effects-of-s...

OSOT postdoctoral fellow @ksnoguchi.bsky.social was recently featured in a profile by @clsa-elcv.bsky.social, which covers his academic journey, the ins and outs of latent class analysis, and the benefits of access to CLSA's data www.clsa-elcv.ca/trainee-spot... #OT365 @kmartinginis.bsky.social

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging @clsa-elcv.bsky.social is hiring a research interviewer in Montreal. The successful candidate will travel to participants' homes to conduct computer assisted personal interviews. Join our team! tinyurl.com/57xv5jdn @healthsciences.mcgill.ca

Congratulations to MIRA member Jennifer Walker, PI of this incredible team developing culturally safe, trauma-informed dementia assessment tools tailored to the unique needs of Indigenous communities. Full story: mira.mcmaster.ca/news-events/...

Adverse childhood experiences and psychiatric comorbidity in multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatoid arthritis in the Canadian longitudinal study on aging www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TRAJECTORIES OF MARITAL STATUS AND SUCCESSFUL AGING VARIES BY SEX: FINDINGS FROM THE CANADIAN LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON AGING (CLSA) Ho, M. et al (2025) / International Social Work #openaccess #socialwork doi.org/10.1177/0020...

Ellen Freeman et al. determine Factors Associated With Retinal Vessel Traits in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx....

Affiliate Dr. Nancy Newall is a co-author Oremus, M. et al. (2025). The association of pre-COVID-19 social isolation and functional social support w/ loneliness during COVID-19: a longitudinal analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Aging & Mental Health, 1–10. doi.org/10.1080/1360...

From CLSA on Twitter: Join us on January 21 at Noon ET for the next #CLSAWebinar. Luke Duignan and Dr. Daniel Dutton (@danduttonysj) of @DalhousieU will present "How biomarkers of aging and self-reported health respond to guaranteed income: insights from the CLSA" Register: ow.ly/ZXvj50UB1CN