admin Les Banques NuAge ont obtenu du Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) et la direction des défis de société et aux maillages intersectoriels (DSMI), une subvention de recherche de 1,5 M$ sur 5 ans dans le cadre de l’appel de propositions 2019-2020 de la Plateforme de financements de la recherche intersectorielle sur le vieillissement – volet cohorte http://com.frq.gouv.qc.ca/T/OFSYS/SM2/364/2/S/F/5719/1857129/Y6qHHftm/742676.html.
A team of 11 researchers co-directed by professors Nancy Presse (Université de Sherbrooke), Pierrette Gaudreau (Université de Montréal) and José A. Morais (McGill University) will continue the research on aging from the NuAge Study data. This funding will help achieve four objectives:
- Assess the health of the NuAge Study survivors during a home visit 16 years after their inclusion in the cohort;
- Combine the data of NuAge participants with data derived from the medico-administrative files of the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) and the Ministère de la Santé et des Service Sociaux [Ministry of Health and Social Services] (MSSS);
- Create partnerships with key stakeholders in aging research;
- Ensure that the NuAge Database and Biobank infrastructure has the necessary qualified personnel and equipment to ensure the quality and integrity of the data and biologic samples that it hosts.
These new data will enrich the NuAge Database and Biobank and position the NuAge cohort as one of the principal cohorts of elderly subjects worldwide due to its follow-up duration and wealth of available information.
