Do migrants really have a mortality advantage in their host countries?

Aug 19, 2020

Michel Guillot (U-Penn) evaluates potential explanations for the migrant mortality advantage found in prior studies, including methodological pitfalls.

Phenotypes, genotypes, and exceptional longevity

Aug 19, 2020

Kaare Christensen (Duke) searches for genes/variants associated with healthy aging phenotypes in all surviving participants of the Long Life Family Study.

Chronic social stress and later life health

Aug 19, 2020

Jenny Tung (Duke) and colleagues examine the relationship between chronic social stress and gene expression in immune cells among female macaques.

Progression of Parkinson’s to cognitive impairment

Aug 19, 2020

John Trojanowski (U-Penn), director of the Udall Center for Parkinson’s Research, studies the molecular mechanisms of neuron dysfunction and degeneration in PD.

Models test impact of U.S. social welfare interventions on health over life course

Aug 19, 2020

Sanjay Basu (Stanford) develops ‘cohort filtering models’ to link health outcomes and social program participation data at the individual level over decades.