The members of the interdisciplinary Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging conduct research in the field of healthy aging that spans investigations into the biology of healthy aging and longevity, the social and environmental factors that influence aging trajectories, mechanisms and treatments for age-associated diseases, and strategies to prevent and intervene to keep people healthy and living in their community. Below are some examples of active research projects
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Bidirectional associations between sleep and stress in everyday life
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Daily stress and cognitive performance
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Everyday discrimination, emotions, and health across adulthood
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Influence of the built environment on sleep quality in adults
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Aging In Place Research Cluster
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Telepresence Robot Project
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Diet and the microbiome in Parkinson’s disease
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The impact of sleep apnea and insomnia on epigenetic age acceleration
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Investigating epigenetic associations in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
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Health inequities, socioeconomic status and impact on multiple sclerosis outcomes
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The multiple sclerosis prodrome
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Multiple social tie transitions and their impact on cardiometabolic risk factors in aging women and men (MORE)