Objectives: Earlier studies suggest that being married in later life protects against dementia,
and that being single in old age increases the risk of dementia. In this study, we examine …

Antinatalism is an umbrella term for numerous moral dilemmas associated with procreation.
In the past few years, the deterioration of environmental conditions, social difficulties, global …

While much previous work linking fertility history with late-life cognition has focused on a
narrow set of cognitive measures and/or has used modest sample sizes in the analysis, our …

Objectives Very early-life conditions are recognized as critical for healthy brain
development. This study assesses early-life risk factors for developing dementia. In the …

Objectives This study examined the association between number of children and cognitive
function and its possible hormone and psychosocial pathways in Chinese menopausal …

Background: China's rapidly aging population presents challenges for cognitive health and
mental well-being among the older adults. This study examines how the number of children …

Human-animal interactions that stem from pet ownership have a wide range of benefits for
social, emotional, and physical health. These factors also tend to improve cognition …

The old‐age security motive for fertility implies that children are substitutes for parents' old‐
age insurance. However, demographic dynamics and the evolution of social welfare …

Objectives We investigate the impact of wildfire disasters on cognitive health (ie, thinking
and language skills) in individuals aged 10 years and older using 2014 and 2018 wildfire …

While vaccination is generally considered efficient in protecting against transmissible
diseases, the compliance is not complete in many countries. In this study, we investigate …