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Many characteristics track from early life into adulthood. Tall children, for example, tend to grow into tall adults. The same seems to be true for raised blood pressure and its consequences. In a large sample of US children born between 1959 and 1966, higher blood pressure at age 7 carried an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality when they reached their mid 50s ( JAMA doi:10.1001/jama.2025.14405)