Drought
5 papers5 findings
- 2 independent labs in 2 countries
- Funders: Arizona State University and others
- Humans2
- Animals1
Outcomes
2Verbal recall
downin humans1
1 study
Verbal recall
downin humans1
Drought impairs verbal recall in humans.
“longer drought exposure was negatively related with Verbal Learning and Verbal Recall performance over time”
Humansn = 6,988
Drought and cognitive function in older adults: results from the Mexican health and aging study
Environment internationalJan 6, 2026
Verbal learning
downin humans1
1 study
Verbal learning
downin humans1
Drought impairs verbal learning in humans.
“longer drought exposure was negatively related with Verbal Learning and Verbal Recall performance over time”
Humansn = 6,988
Drought and cognitive function in older adults: results from the Mexican health and aging study
Environment internationalJan 6, 2026
Associations
3Relative telomere length
downin G. galloti1
1 study
Relative telomere length
downin G. galloti1
Drought is associated with relative telomere length in G. galloti.
“Temporal patterns revealed a negative correlation with dry years”
Animalsdry years
Ecology and evolutionMay 5, 2026
Verbal fluency
mixedin humans1
1 study
Verbal fluency
mixedin humans1
Drought is associated with verbal fluency in humans.
“exhibited an inverse U-shaped association with Verbal Fluency”
Humansn = 6,988
Drought and cognitive function in older adults: results from the Mexican health and aging study
Environment internationalJan 6, 2026
Health
mixedin humans1
1 study
Health
mixedin humans1
Drought is associated with health in humans.
“evaluates how level of exposure to a major drought Mexico is related with health among older adults”
Review
AGING IN LATIN AMERICA: HEALTH, DISPARITIES, AND OUTCOMES AMONG OLDER ADULTS
GSA 2024 abstractDec 31, 2024
Funding
1 grant since 2021National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesUS$1.3m