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Association of neurocognitive and physical function with gait speed in midlife
IMPORTANCE: Gait speed is a well-known indicator of risk of functional decline and mortality in older adults, but little is known about the factors associated with gait speed earlier in life.
OBJECTIVES: To test the ...
Longitudinal assessment of mental health disorders and comorbidities across 4 decades among participants in the Dunedin birth cohort study
Mental health professionals typically encounter patients at 1 point in patients' lives. This cross-sectional window understandably fosters focus on the current presenting diagnosis. Research programs, treatment protocols, ...
Life-course relationship between socioeconomic circumstances and timing of first birth in a birth cohort
OBJECTIVES: This study examines the influence of socioeconomic circumstances in childhood (childhood SES) and adulthood (adult SES) on timing of first birth by age 37. METHODS: A longitudinal study of a 1972-1973 New Zealand ...
White matter hyperintensities are common in midlife and already associated with cognitive decline
White matter hyperintensities proliferate as the brain ages and are associated with increased risk for cognitive decline as well as Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. As such, white matter hyperintensities have ...
Childhood forecasting of a small segment of the population with large economic burden
The full text of this article is freely and openly accessible from the following repository: https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc5505663
Policy-makers are interested in early-years interventions to ameliorate childhood ...
Thumb-sucking, nail-biting and atopic sensitisation, asthma, and hay fever
Background: The hygiene hypothesis suggests that early-life exposure to microbial organisms reduces the risk of developing allergies. Thumb-sucking and nail-biting are common childhood habits that may increase microbial ...
Permanent dentition caries through the first half of life
Aim: To describe the occurrence of dental caries at the person, tooth and tooth surface level from childhood to early mid-life.
Background: No studies have reported on age and caries experience in a population-based ...
Researching genetic versus nongenetic determinants of disease: A comparison and proposed unification
Research standards deviate in genetic versus nongenetic epidemiology. Besides some immutable differences, such as the correlation pattern between variables, these divergent research standards can converge considerably. ...
Is Toxoplasma gondii infection related to brain and behavior impairments in humans? Evidence from a population-representative birth cohort
Background Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a protozoan parasite present in around a third of the human population. Infected individuals are commonly asymptomatic, though recent reports have suggested that infection might ...
Alcohol involvement in sexual behaviour and adverse sexual health outcomes from 26 to 38 years of age
Background: Research on alcohol and sexual behaviour has focused on young adults or high-risk groups, showing alcohol use contributing to riskier sexual choices. Adults now in their late thirties have been exposed to heavier ...