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Emory researcher shares insights with first lady, national leaders at White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research Roundtable

Feb 13, 2024 | News

Leaders in the investment, health care, education and research spaces gathered in Atlanta for a roundtable discussion with first lady Jill Biden.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Cardiovascular and Brain Health in Women

Nov 8, 2023 | News

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and Alzheimer disease are major public health issues, particularly for women.

Carotid Intimamedia Thickness And Whitematter Hyperintensity Volume Among Midlifewomen

Feb 2, 2023 | News

Carotid atherosclerosis may be associated with brain white matter hyperintensities (WMH).

Dr. Lewis Kuller, a Father of Preventive Cardiology, Dies at 88

Dec 5, 2022 | News

His clinical studies focused largely on how to reduce the risk factors of cardiovascular disease. He also established a link between menopause and heart disease.

Childhood Maltreatment and Arterial Stiffness Among Midlife Women

Nov 2, 2022 | News

Childhood maltreatment has been associated with arterial stiffness.

Palpitations Across The Menopause Transition In Swan

Oct 31, 2022 | News

Trajectories, Characteristics, And Associations With Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease

Self-compassion And Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease Among Midlife Women

Jan 26, 2022 | News

Self-compassion is a positive psychological construct characterized by extending compassion toward oneself, often during periods of suffering.

Four Studies Explore Women’s Brain And Heart Health During Midlife

Sep 20, 2021 | News

Midlife health may be an important determinant of cognitive and heart health later on in life.

Sexual Assault and Carotid Plaque Among Midlife Women

Apr 28, 2021 | News

Sexual assault is a risk factor for poor mental health, yet its relationship to cardiovascular disease risk is not understood.

Menopause Transition and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Implications for Timing of Early Prevention

Dec 16, 2020 | News

Heart disease risk in women increases leading up to menopause; early intervention is key

Arterial Stiffness Accelerates Within 1 Year of the Final Menstrual Period: The SWAN Heart Study

Jul 28, 2020 | News

Menopause may augment age-dependent increases in arterial stiffness.

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Burden During the Menopause Transition and Late Midlife Subclinical Vascular Disease: Does Race/Ethnicity Matter?

Jul 28, 2020 | News

Emma Barinas‐Mitchell, PhD; Chunzhe Duan, PhD; Maria Brooks, PhD; Samar R. El Khoudary, PhD; Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD; Karen A. Matthews, PhD; Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD; Tené T. Lewis, PhD; Carol A. Derby, PhD Background – The extent to which cardiovascular...

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