Racial discrimination is linked with lower subjective cognitive function (SCF) among African American women, according to a recent study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring.
To conduct this study, researchers assessed 59,000 black women using data obtained from the Black Women’s Health Study. Subsequently, they quantified the link between racism and SCF based on six questions about memory and cognition
According to the results, both daily and institutional racism were correlated with decreased SCF. Women reporting the highest level of…
