Dr. Ginny Howard, Director of the Urban Health Equity Institute and Professor of Epidemiology, will present the latest abstract from the REGARDS study at the International Stroke Conference 2020, which will take place February 19-21 in Los Angeles, California.

The abstract details a link between growing up in the "Stroke Belt" and increased risk of cognitive impairment later in life. Media coverage of the study and abstract results are available on EurekaAlert as well as INVERSE.

More information about the 2020 International Stroke Conference is available on the AHA website.