Research Institute for Aging

• Alfred Yu

  Lead investigator

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• Gouvernement du Canada | Canadian Institutes of Health Research

  Project Grant, VAST-MAP: Vascular Stiffness Mapping for Aging Analysis Using High Frame Rate Ultrasound, 153240_1, CA$503.7k, 2017–2022, Apr 1, 2017

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• Reduced postural stability in men and women aged 55-65 following 14 days of head-down bed rest

  Oct 30, 2025

• Neurovascular de-coupling underlies dual-task cost across cognitive abilities

  Oct 7, 2025

• Profiling the medical, functional, cognitive, and psychosocial care needs of adults assessed for home care in Ontario, Canada: The case for long-term 'life care' at home

  Apr 1, 2024

• Using the specificity and overload principles to prevent sarcopenia, falls and fractures with exercise

  Oct 5, 2022

• MoveStrong at home: a feasibility study of a model for remote delivery of functional strength and balance training combined with nutrition education for older pre-frail and frail adults

  Sep 15, 2022

• Nutrition risk, physical activity and fibre intake are associated with body composition in OA: analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

  Jul 4, 2022

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• Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Its Association with Nutrition Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Impairment or Living in Retirement Homes

  Nutrients, Aug 27, 2026

• Older adults maintained effective leg muscle pumping when tilted

  GeroScience, Jun 30, 2026

• The effect of hearing ability on dual-task performance following multi-domain training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: findings from the SYNERGIC trial

  Frontiers in aging neuroscience, Feb 16, 2026

• Understanding physical activity interventions for people living with dementia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

  AAIC 2025 abstract, Dec 26, 2025

• Understanding healthy eating/nutrition interventions for people living with dementia: A systematic review

  AAIC 2025 abstract, Dec 26, 2025

• The role of reserve in cognitive and motor function and responsivity to multi‐domain interventions for Mild Cognitive Impairment – Results from the SYNERGIC Study

  AAIC 2025 abstract, Dec 26, 2025

• Neuropsychological determinants of the cognitive response to combined physical and cognitive training in adults with mild cognitive impairment

  AAIC 2025 abstract, Dec 25, 2025

• Characterising life-space mobility and its relationship to physical capacity and outdoor walking in older adults with difficulty walking outdoors: a secondary data analysis

  Disability and rehabilitation, Dec 23, 2025

• Does APOE4 genotype moderate the effects of multidomain exercise interventions in older individuals living with mild cognitive impairment?

  AAIC 2025 abstract, Dec 23, 2025

• Bridging game metrics and user perception in remote virtual reality exergames: Lessons from a COVID-19 home-based study

  Digital health, Dec 10, 2025

• Reduced postural stability in men and women aged 55-65 following 14 days of head-down bed rest

  Scientific reports, Oct 31, 2025

• Resilience in Residents: Understanding Mood Transitions Among Older Canadian Long-Term Care Residents During COVID-19

  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Oct 31, 2025

• Navigating the brain: How cerebral blood flow shifts with task complexity

  PloS one, Oct 23, 2025

• Synergistic effects of exercise, cognitive training and vitamin D on gait performance and falls in mild cognitive impairment-secondary outcomes from the SYNERGIC trial

  Age and ageing, Sep 18, 2025

• Exacerbation of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome With Tirzepatide Prescribed for Weight Loss

  JACC. Case reports, Sep 13, 2025

• Is trabecular bone score associated with appendicular lean mass?

  Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, Sep 9, 2025

• Characterizing types and circumstances of fractures in the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study

  Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, Jun 25, 2025

• Patterns of Transient and Terminal Transitions in Activities of Daily Living Performance Levels among Long-Term Care Residents: A Multistate Markov's Model Analysis of Population-Based Longitudinal Data in Canada

  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Apr 9, 2025

• Trajectories of functional decline and predictors in long-term care settings: a retrospective cohort analysis of Canadian nursing home residents

  Age and ageing, Dec 15, 2024

• Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

  Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, Dec 5, 2024