There are persistent and pervasive disparities in the health of Black people compared to non‐
Hispanic Whites in the United States. There are many reasons for this gap; this article …

Purpose The weathering hypothesis states that chronic exposure to social and economic
disadvantage leads to accelerated decline in physical health outcomes and could partially …

Reducing health disparities requires an understanding of the mechanisms that generate
disparities. Life course approaches to health disparities leverage theories that explain how …

Background Chronic stress is a known risk factor for preterm birth, yet little is known about
how healthcare experiences add to or mitigate perceived stress. In this study, we described …

Background: Growing evidence indicates that immigration policy and enforcement adversely
affect the well-being of Latino immigrants, but fewer studies examine 'spillover effects' on …

Racial disparities in health tend to be more pronounced at the upper ends of the
socioeconomic (SES) spectrum. Despite having access to above average social and …

The health effects of economic resources (eg, education, employment, and living place) and
psychological assets (eg, self-efficacy, perceived control over life, anger control, and …

The protective effect of family structure and socioeconomic status (SES) on physical and
mental health is well established. There are reports, however, documenting a smaller return …

Cumulative dis/advantage has been defined as the systemic tendency for interindividual
divergence in a given characteristic to increase with the passage of time. Over recent …

Geroscience offers a counterpoint to the challenged pursuit of curing diseases of aging, by
focusing on slowing the biological aging process for extended healthspan earlier in life …