Cardiovascular health in young adulthood and structural brain MRI in midlife: The CARDIA study

Conclusions:
Maintaining ideal levels of cardiovascular health, determined by the LS7, in young adulthood is associated with greater whole brain volume in middle age but not regional differences in structure.

Source: Neurology - August 14, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Bancks, M. P., Allen, N. B., Dubey, P., Launer, L. J., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Reis, J. P., Sidney, S., Yano, Y., Schreiner, P. J. Tags: MRI, All epidemiology, Risk factors in epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research