Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Sleep is a fundamental necessity of life. However, sleep health and sleep disorders are not
equitably distributed across racial/ethnic groups. In fact, growing research consistently …

Sleep deficiencies, which include insufficient or long sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and
irregular timing of sleep, are disproportionately distributed among populations that …

Background Weight stigma is pervasive across the US and is associated with poor health
outcomes including all-cause mortality. One potential reason that weight stigma may be …

Hispanics/Latinos face specific sociocultural stressors associated with their marginalized
status in the United States. While stress is known to cause poor sleep, the differential effects …

Objectives: Vicarious racism—witnessing or hearing about other individuals of one's
ethnic/racial group being the target of racism—has been salient among Asian Americans …

Background Despite remarkable achievements in ensuring health equity, racial/ethnic
disparities in sleep still persist and are emerging as a major area of concern. Accumulating …

Objective This study aimed to examine associations among race, the accumulation of
multiple forms of discriminatory experiences (ie,“pervasive discrimination”), and allostatic …

Rationale. Sleep is important for many functions including body and mind restoration.
Studies report the association of sleep with stress and physical deterioration, often focusing …

Objective Sleep deficiency and sleep disorders disproportionally affect socially
disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups. Recent evidence suggests that …