/newsroom/taxonomy/term/6935/all en /newsroom/channels/news/national-study-collect-data-aging-adults-experiences-during-covid-19-pandemic-321774 <p>How does a pandemic affect the physical and psychological health of adults as they age? Does COVID-19 have an impact on the delivery of regular health-care services? Does a COVID-19 infection lead to long-term health problems affecting the lungs or brain?</p> Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:53:18 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 209009 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/canadians-are-aging-well-287446 <p>It's not every day that one receives a call from a researcher asking if they want to participate in a study on aging for the next 20 years of their lives. That's what 50,000 Canadians aged 45 to 85 have agreed to do in taking part of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), one of the largest and most comprehensive studies on the health and well-being of the country’s aging population.</p> Thu, 31 May 2018 19:25:06 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 42340 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/national-study-shed-light-aging-285235 <div> </div> <div><em>by Brenda Branswell</em></div> <div> </div> <div>Source: <a href="http://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&gid=2&pgid=1885">³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ News Magazine</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Imagine getting a phone call asking if you’d like to take part in a study … for the next 20 years.</div> <div> </div> <div>It’s a pitch that makes telemarketing look like child’s play.</div> <div> </div> Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:18:00 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32990 at /newsroom