Grant: Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
$17,500.00
The Role of Estrogen in Moderating the Relationship Between Lifestyle Factors and Cognitive Ability in Older Women
FY 2017-18
Summary
Behavioural health lifestyle factors such as physical activity, nutrition, smoking history, and alcohol use have been shown to influence cognitive ability in older adults. Furthermore, the strength of the relationship between lifestyle factors and age-related cognitive decline may vary by sex. The present work aims to investigate sex differences in the relationship between lifestyle and cognition in older Canadian adults. We will also explore the specific influence of past and current estrogen exposure on cognitive ability in older adult women. We will analyze data collected from 50,000 Canadian participants over the age of 50 from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) to determine the relationship between lifestyle factors, hormone replacement therapy, oral contraceptive use, pregnancy history, age at menopause, and cognitive ability. Our overarching goal is to provide a new understanding of the effects that hormone-replacement therapy and other hormonal factors have on healthy cognitive aging in older Canadian women, along with a broader knowledge of the ways in which behavioural health lifestyle factors may influence age-related cognitive change in both sexes.
Department
Program
Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Location
Ontario, Canada
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
386426
Name
Chafe Kristen
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
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Special Cases - Awards Programs
Projecttitle
The Role of Estrogen in Moderating the Relationship Between Lifestyle Factors and Cognitive Ability in Older Women
Programtype2
Studentship Programs
Orgnameinp2
Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
Cihramount2
$17,500
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$0
Programname2
Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Keyworddelim
Aging; Cognition; Critical Period Hypothesis; Estrogen; Hormone Replacement Therapy; Menopause; Protective Factors; Risk Factors; Sex Hormones; Women'S Health
Abstract
Behavioural health lifestyle factors such as physical activity, nutrition, smoking history, and alcohol use have been shown to influence cognitive ability in older adults. Furthermore, the strength of the relationship between lifestyle factors and age-related cognitive decline may vary by sex. The present work aims to investigate sex differences in the relationship between lifestyle and cognition in older Canadian adults. We will also explore the specific influence of past and current estrogen exposure on cognitive ability in older adult women. We will analyze data collected from 50,000 Canadian participants over the age of 50 from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) to determine the relationship between lifestyle factors, hormone replacement therapy, oral contraceptive use, pregnancy history, age at menopause, and cognitive ability. Our overarching goal is to provide a new understanding of the effects that hormone-replacement therapy and other hormonal factors have on healthy cognitive aging in older Canadian women, along with a broader knowledge of the ways in which behavioural health lifestyle factors may influence age-related cognitive change in both sexes.
Competitiondate
201712
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
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Chafe, Kristen
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $17,500~ $0~
