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Psychiatry Research

Internet use linked to lower dementia risk in US adults 50 and older

Compared with never-users, participants with internet use at three or more time points had a dementia hazard ratio of 0.60, a comparison of rates of developing dementia.Compared with never-users, participants with internet use at three or more time points had a dementia hazard ratio of 0.60, a comparison of rates of developing dementia.

Cohort study of 7,068 peopleDementia
medRxiv

Sustained part-time work is linked to lower dementia risk

Compared with retiring from full-time work in the early-to-mid 60s, older adults with sustained part-time employment had lower odds of dementia, with an odds ratio of…Compared with retiring from full-time work in the early-to-mid 60s, older adults with sustained part-time employment had lower odds of dementia, with an odds ratio of 0.62.

Preprint: cohort study of 13,879 peopleDementia
Frontiers in Public Health

Infrequent dental care linked to faster cognitive decline

Over 14 years, older adults with low or declining dental visits lost an extra 0.75 and 0.60 cognitive points against 2.29 points in regular users.Over 14 years, older adults with low or declining dental visits lost an extra 0.75 and 0.60 cognitive points against 2.29 points in regular users.

Cohort study of 14,599 peoplePopulations
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Acculturation links to test scores but not cognitive decline

In an observational study of 5,976 Hispanic and Latino adults, lower acculturation was tied to lower global cognition but not seven-year cognitive decline.In an observational study of 5,976 Hispanic and Latino adults, lower acculturation was tied to lower global cognition but not seven-year cognitive decline.

Cohort study of 5,976 peoplePopulations
Gerontology

Links between personality and memory varied with wealth

An observational study of 57,947 people aged 50 and older linked personality to memory levels, but found little evidence of links to five-year change.An observational study of 57,947 people aged 50 and older linked personality to memory levels, but found little evidence of links to five-year change.

Cohort study of 57,947 peoplePopulations
International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention

Blood sugar swings linked to poorer thinking in some adults

Among adults with high blood pressure, greater blood sugar variability was linked to a 0.12 lower combined thinking-test score, comparing the highest and lowest thirds.Among adults with high blood pressure, greater blood sugar variability was linked to a 0.12 lower combined thinking-test score, comparing the highest and lowest thirds.

Cohort study of 1,010 peoplePopulations
Research Square

Multilingualism was not linked to slower cognitive decline

An observational study of 193 multilingual and 1,894 monolingual healthy older adults found differing patterns of change in views of memory and emotional wellbeing.An observational study of 193 multilingual and 1,894 monolingual healthy older adults found differing patterns of change in views of memory and emotional wellbeing.

Preprint: cohort study of 1,894 peoplePopulations
The Journals of Gerontology, Series B

Immigration arrest rates linked to poorer recall in Latinx adults

An observational study linked higher county immigration arrest rates to poorer recall among Latinx adults in early midlife, relative to White adults.An observational study linked higher county immigration arrest rates to poorer recall among Latinx adults in early midlife, relative to White adults.

Cohort study in peoplePopulations