Epigenetic mechanisms in the brain following early life stress increases vulnerability to lifelong stress

Adverse birth outcomes are associated with evictions during pregnancy

Life expectancy is falling for those without a college education

Certain state policies unintentionally increase overdose mortality for those with opioid use disorders

Out-of-pocket costs may increase for patients when insurers end grace period for COVID-19 hospital costs

Mental illness may not be a factor in most mass shootings

Marijuana use may impair a woman’s fertility

Vaccine uptake in sparse verses dense communities

Prenatal stress may increase children’s disease risk, especially in Black women

Brainwave activity connects experiences and expectations during memory recall

A home-court advantage—the importance of circadian rhythms and performance

Children gain weight when new convenience stores open nearby

Physiological data from wearable devices improves COVID-19 diagnosis prediction compared to self-reported symptoms alone

Prenatal choline levels in children of Black American women may indicate potential predisposition for future mental illness risk

Electronic cigarettes may predispose adolescents to smoking cigarettes, even if they have no prior intention to smoke

Differences in EEG brain connectivity during language processing in 3-month-old infants at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Violence exposure in childhood impacts brain network connectivity into adolescence

The higher the hypothetical risk of disease, the more willing Americans are to get vaccinated

Achieving herd immunity to COVID-19 may not be a practical public health strategy

Smartphone applications based on ‘acceptance and commitment therapy’ are effective for smoking cessation

Insomnia Symptoms in the Transition from Childhood to Adolescence

Past discriminatory housing practices may be impacting maternal and infant health today

Despite HPV vaccine efficacy, parental hesitancy to begin and complete vaccine series still exists in the U.S.

Child disability can reduce educational outcomes for older siblings

States that were slower to implement social-distancing orders saw higher COVID-19 death rates

Senses can indicate dementia risk in older adults

Racial discrimination may negatively impact cognition in African American women

Task functional MRI measurements—good for understanding the average human brain but may not be reliable for predicting individual differences

Children from disadvantaged neighborhoods have altered regulation of genes related to chronic inflammation, tobacco smoke, air pollution, and lung cancer as adults

A healthier lifestyle may lead to a 60% lower risk of Alzheimer’s dementia