Social determinants of health (SDoH), which encompass the economic, social,
environmental, and psychosocial factors that influence health, play a significant role in the …

Growing evidence indicates the presence of racial differences in sympathetic nervous
system (SNS) functioning, yet the nature of these differences is unclear and appears to vary …

Racial disparities in health are a major public health problem in the United States, especially
when comparing chronic disease morbidity and mortality for Black versus White Americans …

The development-based trauma framework (DBTF) proposed a comprehensive taxonomy of
stressors and traumas based on the salience of existence and identity development. The …

Objective: Personality influences many aspects of the health process. It is unclear to what
extent self-and informant-reports of the Big Five offer incremental validity for the prediction of …

Background Although research has found that life stress is associated with reward-related
brain activity, few studies have examined how cumulative stressors occurring over the entire …

Objective: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is prevalent, burdensome, and associated
with an increased risk for opioid use disorder. Evidence suggests that perceived …

Background Elevated markers of inflammation, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), are associated
with aging, cancer, and functional decline. We assessed the association of pre-diagnosis IL …

There is compelling evidence that COVID-19 disproportionately affects minorities. We aim to
explore the impact of intersected discrimination (ID) on COVID-19 infection. The study …

Introduction Increasing evidence suggests that inflammation may play a pivotal role in the
development of chronic pain and fatigue in aging individuals. This study investigated the …