Stress can influence health throughout the lifespan, yet there is little agreement about what
types and aspects of stress matter most for human health and disease. This is in part …

Exposure to chronic adverse conditions, and the resultant activation of the neurobiological
response cascade, has been associated with an increased risk of early onset of age-related …

The cellular senescence definition comes to the fact of cells irreversible proliferation
disability. Besides the cell cycle arrest, senescent cells go through some morphological …

Obesity symbolizes a major public health problem. Overweight and obesity are associated to
the occurrence of the metabolic syndrome and to adipose tissue dysfunction. The adipose …

This paper provides a review and critique of empirical research on perceived discrimination
and health. The patterns of racial disparities in health suggest that there are multiple ways …

American universities increasingly admit first-generation students—students whose parents
do not have four-year degrees. Once admitted, these students experience greater …

Importance Psychological stress contributes to numerous diseases and may do so in part
through damage to telomeres, protective non-coding segments on the ends of …

Purpose: This article draws from cumulative disadvantage and life course theories to
develop a new theory for the social scientific study of aging. Design and Methods: Five …

Many psychiatric illnesses are associated with early mortality and with an increased risk of
develo** physical diseases that are more typically seen in the elderly. Moreover, certain …

Background Chronic psychological stress is associated with accelerated aging and
increased risk for aging-related diseases, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are …