🌎New Pub🌏 Select non-European older U.S. immigrants had ⬆️visual difficulty risk but ⬇️ hearing difficulty risk, while their hearing aid use was generally ⬇️. Findings implicate need for 💪 eye/hearing Medicare coverage & more accessible/culturally appropriate eye/hearing care. doi.org/10.1177/0164...

🚨New Pub🚨 Functional limitation risk differs for aging Black & Brown Brazilians. Cognitive disparities were in all age groups. Racial disparities were most common for those who experienced early life during the dictatorship, alluding to the "long arm" of authoritarianism. doi.org/10.1093/gero...

Looking forward to seeing the important work that will come out of the much-needed and new NIA-funded Southern Population Aging Research Center (SPARC)! #pophealth #aging #thesouth #UAB www.uab.edu/news/researc...