This study examines the relationship between early-life bilingualism and midlife cognitive health. Using data from the 1980, 1982, and 2021 waves of High School...

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Background Cognitive decline is a disproportionately prevalent condition among older Mexican Americans, highlighting the need to understand the biopsychosocial factors contributing to cognitive health in this population. The study aims to investigate the longitudinal association between functional difficulty and cognitive decline and to determine the moderating effect of neighborhood disadvantage among older Mexican Americans. Methods We used four waves of data from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (2004–2005 to 2012–2013) linked to the 2010 National Neighborhood Data Archive. We selected older Mexican Americans who scored ≥ 21 on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) at baseline (n = 1,189). Cognitive function was measured by the MMSE. Neighborhood disadvantage was assessed based on five census-tract indicators. Functional difficulty was indicated by limitations in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL). Multilevel mixed-effects regression models were performed to estimate cognitive change over time. Results There was an average decline of 0.70 in the MMSE score as a function of ADL (p < 0.001), but no significant changes were observed for IADL. Significant interactions were observed between study wave and ADL/IADL (both p < 0.001) in predicting MMSE score. Participants with ADL/IADL difficulty experienced faster cognitive decline. Neighborhood disadvantage was associated with cognitive declines among participants with IADL difficulty, but not among those without. Conclusion Neighborhood disadvantage may represent a socioeconomic stressor that can negatively impact cognitive health among older Mexican Americans with functional difficulty. Culturally responsive neighborhood-level efforts may contribute to reducing the risk of cognitive decline among older Mexican Americans.

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This cross-sectional study assesses the association between implementation of a full-time universal preschool program in New York City, New York, and the number of child protective services investigat...

Childhood trauma can have lasting effects on various aspects of adult life, one of which is the potential impairment in the ability to form healthy, stable relationships. Despite this, little research has explored the long-term effects of such ...

Black fathers, particularly those who are low‐income, unmarried, and from minoritized communities, face significant barriers to full participation in their children's lives. Prenatal challenges include scheduling conflicts, living arrangements, and ...

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Our objective was to examine the relationship between the timing of parental US immigration and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without early learning delay (ELD), ASD with ELD, and ELD alone among US-born children. We analyzed data from a multi-site case-control study that recruited children aged 2- …

Abstract. This study utilized a daily diary methodology to investigate negative affect and cortisol secretion of mothers of adolescents and adults with fragile X syndrome (n = 104). We investigated wh...