Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is a large, national, long-term study of more than 50,000 individuals who were between the ages of 45 and 85 when recruited. These participants will be followed until 2033 or death. The aim of the CLSA is to find ways to help us live long and live well, and understand why some people age in healthy fashion while others do not.
The Manitoba Study of Health and Aging
Using the Manitoba Study of Health and Aging, a population-based study conducted in Manitoba and done in conjunction with the Canadian Study of Health and Aging, we explore what factors explain why some people maintain their cognitive and physical abilities into late life.
The Nun Study
We are using almost a century of data from the Nun Study— an internationally recognized collection of data spanning the lifetime of 678 nuns— to explain why some people are able to resist cognitive decline even though their brain may show Alzheimer-type damage.