Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of prices of healthier versus
less healthy foods/diet patterns while accounting for key sources of heterogeneity. Data …

All organisms must maintain a complex dynamic equilibrium, or homeostasis, which is
constantly challenged by internal or external adverse forces termed stressors. Stress occurs …

Policy Points Changes in US state policies since the 1970s, particularly after 2010, have
played an important role in the stagnation and recent decline in US life expectancy. Some …

There is a strong link between mental health and physical health, but little is known about
the pathways from one to the other. We analyse the direct and indirect effects of past mental …

In Aldous Huxley's dystopia, Brave New World, there were five castes. The Alphas and Betas
were allowed to develop normally. The Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons were treated with …

Abstract The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a nationally representative longitudinal
survey of more than 37 000 individuals over age 50 in 23 000 households in the USA. The …

Background: The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and hypertension has
been studied in a number of reviews. However, the impact of SES on hypertension has been …

Abstract The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) is a panel study of a
representative cohort of men and women living in England aged≥ 50 years. It was designed …

Across a variety of adverse life circumstances, such as social isolation and low
socioeconomic status, mammalian immune cells have been found to show a conserved …

The persistence of health inequities has been the focus of policy concern for decades and
most recently has been highlighted by the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission …