AHA calls for lifelong brain health strategy to prevent cognitive decline

From childhood stress and pollution to sleep, inflammation, and the gut microbiome, the AHA’s new framework emphasizes protecting brain health must begin long before old age. The American Heart Association’s 2026 scientific statement outlines a holistic, lifelong approach to cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning, addressing modifiable vascular and nonvascular contributors to brain health and cognitive decline.

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