Despite significant overlaps in mission, the fields of environmental health sciences and
aging biology are just beginning to intersect. It is increasingly clear that genetics alone does …

Embraced as a breaking through methodological framework, the exposome is accompanied
by novel exposure assessment methods and data processing tools or models. However …

The Health Opportunity Index (HOI) is a multivariate tool that can be more efficiently used to
identify and understand the interplay of complex social determinants of health (SDH) at the …

Background Racial inequities in maternal mortality in the US continue to be stark. Methods
The 2015–2018, 4-year total population, county-level, pregnancy-related mortality ratio …

Environmental factors affecting health and vulnerability far outweigh genetics in accounting
for disparities in health status and longevity in US communities. The concept of the …

The Hispanic/Latino health paradox is the well-known health advantage seen across the
Hispanic/Latino racial category in the US. However, this racial category collapses several …

The exposome collectively refers to all exposures, beginning in utero and continuing
throughout life, and comprises not only standard environmental exposures such as point …

During the 2015–2016 Zika Virus (ZIKV) epidemic in Brazil, the geographical distributions of
ZIKV infection and microcephaly outbreaks did not align. This raised doubts about the virus …

Abstract Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) consider social, political, and economic
factors that contribute to health disparities in patients and populations. The most common …

Over 90% of breast cancer is cured; yet there remain highly aggressive breast cancers that
develop rapidly and are extremely difficult to treat, much less prevent. Breast cancers that …