Social status is one of the strongest predictors of human disease risk and mortality, and it
also influences Darwinian fitness in social mammals more generally. To understand the …

Social experiences are strongly associated with individuals' health, aging, and survival in
many mammalian taxa, including humans. Despite their role as models of many other …

While evolutionary explanations for aging have been widely acknowledged, the application
of evolutionary principles to the practice of aging research has, until recently, been limited …

Low social status is an important predictor of disease susceptibility and mortality risk in
humans and other social mammals. These effects are thought to stem in part from …

The social environment is a major determinant of morbidity, mortality and Darwinian fitness
in social animals. Recent studies have begun to uncover the molecular processes …

Research into the impact of sociality on stress has largely focused on social factors as
stressors, but it is now well-known that the mere presence of a conspecific can reduce an …

Social hierarchies are crucial for a group's survival and can influence the way an individual
behaves and relates to a given social context. The study of social rank has been classically …

Increasing age is associated with dysregulated immune function and increased
inflammation—patterns that are also observed in individuals exposed to chronic social …

Variation in social status predicts molecular, physiological and life-history outcomes across
a broad range of species, including our own. Experimental studies indicate that some of …

Dominance relationships are identified by changes in agonistic behavior toward specific
individuals. While there are considerable individual and species differences in dominance …