Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging

April 2026 Publications

Sebastião, E., & Nagamatsu, L. S. (2026). Old Is Gold: The Continued Relevance of Functional Tests in Older Adults Amid Technological Advances in the Field of Exercise and Rehabilitation. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 34(2), 129-131. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2025-0420

Phillips, S. M. (2026). Menopause and Muscle: Closer to Answers, but Significant Questions Remain. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 17(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.70248

Fishman, K. N., McLaughlin, P. M., Tan, B., Troyer, A. K., Orange, J. B., Roberts, A. C., Kwan, D., Levine, B., Rashkovan, N., & Swartz, R. H. (2026). Maximizing fidelity of neuropsychology assessments in fully remote studies. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2026.2637842

Lochan-Aristide, M., Bouchard, D. R., & Dogra, S. (2026). The Lived-Experiences and Recommendations of Older Black Canadians regarding Community-Based Fall Prevention Exercise Programs: A Qualitative Study. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnag051

Alaei, P., Pearcey, G. E., Wile, D. J., Holobar, A., & Jakobi, J. M. (2026). Motoneuron Excitability in Parkinson’s Disease: Effects of Dopaminergic Medication. Journal of Neurophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00614.2025

Struthers, N. A., Zecevic, A. A., Stanhope, J., Breed, M. F., Gittings, L., Gunz, A., Wagenfeld, A., Birmingham, T., Kothari, A., & Maric, F. (2026). An international and interdisciplinary framework for nature prescribing in healthcare: A modified Delphi study. PLOS Global Public Health, 6(4), e0006361. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006361

Dunn, M., Rushton, A. B., Heneghan, N. R., & Soundy, A. (2026). How individuals formulate their beliefs about chronic musculoskeletal pain: introducing the dual implicit-explicit processing (DIP) model of pain belief formation — a qualitative exploration. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-09835-5

Aziz, S., Penheiro, R., Morrison, C., Zhukovsky, P., & Anderson, J. A. (2026). Longitudinal Surface-Based Morphometry Changes in the Hippocampus in Dementia. Neuropsychologia, 109470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2026.109470

Rahme, M., Moir, G., Ashkanichenarlogh, V., Naus, A., Sanchez, A., Folkeard, P., Holden, M., Nugent, K., Wang, J. M., Parsa, V., & Scollie, S. (2026). Predicting Real-World Remote Microphone Speech Perception Performance Through Simulated Electroacoustic Verification. American Journal of Audiology, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1044/2026_aja-25-00292

Insler, M., Shapiro, M., Hermush, V., Kopelman, N. M., Atzmon, G., & Springer, S. (2026). Epigenetics as Biomarkers of Cumulative Physical Performance in Community-Dwelling Adults: A Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study. Cells, 15(8), 718. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells15080718

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