Are you looking for reliable information on popular health and social topics? With the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal you can see what the research says in plain easy to understand.

This portal is a free website that gives you access to information on over 75 health and social topics, including exercise, mental health, nutrition, chronic disease, consumer protection, men’s health and women’s health. They have weekly emails you can subscribe to. They are on Facebook and on Twitter.

What is synthesis? A “research synthesis” is the process of combining and analyzing results from multiple research studies on the same topic, aiming to create a comprehensive understanding of the evidence by identifying patterns, trends, and overall conclusions across different studies, essentially providing a broader picture of the topic than any single study alone could offer; it can be applied to both quantitative and qualitative research methods.