Validation of EURO-D, a geriatric depression scale in South India: Findings from the Mysore study of Natal effects on Ageing and Health (MYNAH).

Introduction: Many of the assessment tools used to study depression amongst older people in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) are adaptations of instruments developed in other cultural settings. There is a need to validate those instruments in LMICs.

Methods: 721 men and women aged 55-80 years from the Mysore Birth Records Cohort underwent standardised assessments for sociodemographic characteristics, cardiometabolic risk factors, cognitive function and mental health.

Size at birth and cognitive ability in late life: A systematic review.

Introduction: Recent evidence suggests that growth restriction in utero may lead to neurocognitive disorders in late life, either through impaired brain development or adverse metabolic programming.

Methods: Systematic review of literature investigating the relationship between size at birth and cognitive abilities in late life. The search, data extraction, and rating for the quality of reporting were conducted independently by two researchers.