Migration

Exposure

11 papers3 findings

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • Funders: National Institute on Aging and 3 more
  • Humans9

Associations

3

Cognitive difficulty

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Migration is associated with cognitive difficulty in humans (p < .001).

    “Controlling only for demographics, foreign-born Arabs reported higher odds of cognitive difficulty compared to U.S.-born Arabs across all arrival cohorts (p <.001).”

    Humans

    MIGRATION AND COGNITIVE HEALTH DISPARITIES: THE ARAB AMERICAN AND REFUGEE CASE

    GSA 2024 abstract31 Dec 2024

Cognitive function

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Migration is associated with cognitive function in humans (r=0.174, p<0.05).

    “the ability to remember three words after over time (r=0.174, p< 0.05) in ninety-year-olds. We found changes in these parameters, characterized by better indicators for migrants”

    Humans

    STATE OF HEALTH AND FUNCTIONAL AGING IN THE IMMIGRANTS AND MIGRANTS IN UKRAINE

    GSA 2024 abstract31 Dec 2024

Sit-to-stand test

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Migration is associated with sit-to-stand test in humans (r=0.176, p<0.05).

    “The leading indicators in monitoring health status and functional aging processes were the ability in centenarians to sit-to-stand up test (r=0.176, p< 0.05)”

    Humans

    STATE OF HEALTH AND FUNCTIONAL AGING IN THE IMMIGRANTS AND MIGRANTS IN UKRAINE

    GSA 2024 abstract31 Dec 2024

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Funding

10 grants since 2022

National Institute on AgingUS$9.8mNational Human Genome Research InstituteUS$212.2kNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin DiseasesUS$415.3k

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