Demographic changes in who becomes a parent, how many children parents have, and the
marital statuses of parents and children affect the extent to which parents and adult children …

Exceptional longevity represents an extreme phenotype. Current centenarians are survivors
of a cohort who display delayed onset of age-related diseases and/or resistance to …

The educational gradient in life expectancy is well documented in the United States and in
other low-mortality countries. Highly educated Americans, on average, live longer than their …

Inequality in length of life is the most fundamental of all inequalities; every other type of
inequality is conditional upon being alive. As has long been recognized in studies of …

Adult mortality varies greatly by educational attainment. Explanations have focused on
actions and choices made by individuals, neglecting contextual factors such as economic …

Purpose Despite the well-established health effects of socioeconomic status (SES), SES
resources such as employment may differently influence health outcomes across sub …

Background Genome-wide DNA methylation (DNAm) profiling has allowed for the
development of molecular predictors for a multitude of traits and diseases. Such predictors …

Background: Minorities' Diminished Return (MDR) theory suggests that socioeconomic
position (SEP) may have a smaller effect on health and well-being of members of the …

Rowe and Kahn's model of Successful Aging 2.0 argues that changing environmental
settings, societal policies, and individual life styles will lead to a significant extension of …

Background: Although socioeconomic position (SEP) is associated with better health, the
protective effects of high SEP may be smaller for racial and ethnic minorities than Whites, as …