Older Hispanics who are less acculturated to the U.S. perform significantly worse on cognitive function tests than their peers (IMAGE)

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Older Hispanics who are less acculturated to the U.S. perform significantly worse on cognitive function tests than their peers

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Older Hispanics who are less acculturated to the U.S. perform significantly worse on cognitive function tests than their peers, suggesting they may be at greater risk of dementia, according to a new study led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers, from left, graduate student Rifat B. Alam and kinesiology and community health professors Susan Aguiñaga and Andiara Schwingel.

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