The experience of social loss and epigenome-wide DNA methylation

Background - Social loss is associated with mental and physical health problems. Considering known risk and resilience factors, we hypothesized that epigenome-wide DNA methylation (DNAm) would be associated with social loss. - Methods - A total of N = 1865 participants aged 50-75 years with epigenom...

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Hauptverfasser: Stoffel, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Stevenson-Hoare, Joshua (VerfasserIn) , Schöttker, Ben (VerfasserIn) , Hammer, Johanna (VerfasserIn) , Brenner, Hermann (VerfasserIn) , Ditzen, Beate (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: January 2026
In: Social science & medicine
Year: 2026, Jahrgang: 388, Pages: 1-12
ISSN:1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118718
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118718
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Verfasserangaben:Martin Stoffel, Joshua Stevenson-Hoare, Ben Schöttker, Johanna Hammer, Hermann Brenner, Beate Ditzen

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