MiCDA is a National Institute on Aging (NIA) funded center at University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research (ISR) conducting pioneering research on the Demography of Aging.
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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Lindsay Kobayashi in American Journal of Epidemiology, “Exploring the association between higher education and steeper cognitive decline in a nationally representative longitudinal study in India”: myumi.ch/G7Wdn
There's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar, Caregiving and Relationship Dynamics, so don't miss it! You can sign up at myumi.ch/y1MNW for this virtual event taking place from 12-2 PM EST.
New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliates Kenneth Langa and Lindsay Ryan in American Journal of Public Health, “Ultraprocessed Foods and the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Older US Adults: 2013–2020 Health and Retirement Study”: myumi.ch/yknJR
“By 2040, because of population growth alone, 7.7 million adults ages 65 and older in the United States will have care needs but no family caregiver and more than 14 million will have an unmet need for care. The growth and aging of the population will exacerbate these changes..."
“In a nationally representative longitudinal sample in #India, higher educational attainment was associated with higher #cognitive functioning but also with steeper cognitive decline. A wide range of analyses suggested that observed findings for cognitive decline were consistent across subgroups..."
New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social affiliates @vafreedman.bsky.social, Rachel Margolis, Ashton Verdery, @emagree.bsky.social, and Esther Friedman in Population Research and Policy Review, “The Future Availability of Family Caregivers: Implications for Late-Life Care Gaps”: myumi.ch/nVZyx
“Increased [#ultra-processed food] consumption was associated with higher risks of #dementia, CIND, and CIND or dementia in a nationally representative #longitudinal cohort of US older adults. Greater [minimally processed food] consumption was associated with lower risks of these outcomes.”
