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A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association looked at cardiovascular health, Race, and the decline in cognitive function in midlife women. “Based on our literature review, we hypothesized that cognitive function would decline in midlife,” study author Imke Janssen told us. “But that this decline would be observed in both Black and White women, would be slower for study participants with good heart health, and that the effect would be stronger in White compared to Black women.” [More]

Teenagers with positive psychological assets like optimism and feeling loved are more likely to reach their 20s and 30s in good cardiometabolic health. A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that teens who felt happy, optimistic, had good self-esteem, felt loved and felt a sense of belonging had better cardiometabolic health later in life compared to their peers without these positive psychological assets. [More]