Early Life Conditions and Cognitive Functioning in Later Life

Life-time estrogen exposure and cognitive functioning in later life.

CONTEXT While recent studies suggest that exogenous estrogen treatment could help reduce age-related cognitive decline and delay the onset of dementia, this has not been found consistently. Few studies have considered the influence of life-time estrogen exposure which may have an independent effect on cognition and/or modulate treatment response. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine...

Wisdom and Psychosocial Functioning in Later Life.

We investigated the connection between wisdom-related performance, personality, and generativity to further the understanding of how they are interrelated. Our sample consisted of 163 men and women 68-77 years of age, mostly White, and predominantly middle class. Wisdom was assessed with the performance-based Berlin Wisdom Paradigm, with the remaining measures being mostly self-report. As hypot...

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Early Life Conditions and Later Sex Differences in Adult Lifespan

In this study we tested our hypothesis (and preliminary observations) that early-life conditions may determine in part the later sex differences in adult lifespan. We found that such variables as (1) father's age at person's conception, (2) parental lifespan, and (3) month of birth, have larger effects on adult lifespan (life expectancy at age 30) in females rather than males. Daughters born to...

Effects of Early Childhood Health on Later Life Cognitive Functioning: Evidence from Matlab Bangladesh

Early childhood health and nutrition interventions have been shown to improve the health status of young. It is believed that early life circumstances are crucial to success later in life. Yet causal evidence that the benefits of early childhood health interventions continue into adolescence and adulthood is sparse. This paper exploits a quasi-random placement of the Matlab Maternal and Child H...