Publications by authors named "S E Castell"
Low income, being without employment, and living alone: how they are associated with cognitive functioning-Results from the German national cohort (NAKO).
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
December 2024
Aim was to investigate to what extent cognitive functioning differs by three socioeconomic conditions: low income, being without employment, and living alone. A total of N = 158,144 participants of the population-based German National Cohort (NAKO) provided data on socioeconomic conditions and completed cognitive tests. Multivariable confounder-adjusted regression analyses indicated that cognitive functioning was lower in those with low income (b = -0.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic led to studies on how it affected people's mental health, with mixed results; some felt worse, while others stayed stable.
- The study focused on 135,445 people in Germany to see how age and past mental health issues affected depression and anxiety during the early pandemic.
- Results showed people with past mental health problems felt the same after the pandemic began, but younger folks without those issues felt worse, highlighting the need for better support strategies.
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- The long-term health impacts of playing professional football (soccer) are gaining attention, particularly concerning brain health, but cardiovascular, metabolic diseases, and cancer also need to be studied.
- A new project called 'SoccHealth' is being conducted as part of Germany’s largest cohort study, NAKO, examining the health of 348 former professional football players aged 40-69.
- This project aims to provide insights into the long-term health effects of football by comparing the football players' health data with general population controls, using a consistent examination protocol.
The number of older adults worldwide is growing exponentially. However, while living longer, older individuals are more susceptible to both non-infectious and infectious diseases, at least in part due to alterations of the immune system. Here, we report on a prospective cohort study investigating the influence of age on immune responses and susceptibility to infection.
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