Our cross-faculty research is transforming both the science and the experience of aging. Learn how our leading-edge research is helping seniors achieve greater mobility, better health and increased social connection.
The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging is investing more than $2 million across four years to support two interdisciplinary, community-engaged initiatives to improve the lives and mobility of older adults.
Labarge’s gift will advance researchers’ understanding of successful cognitive aging, including brain health and its relationship with gut health; mobility, activity, diet and loneliness; and intergenerational family dynamics.
Run, don't walk: Not only does orienteering help with spatial memory, which has the potential to prevent cognitive decline, but the more vigorously it's done, the better.