Holocaust Exposure Induced Intergenerational Effects on FKBP5 Methylation

Holocaust or Benevolent Paternalism? Intergenerational Comparisons on Collective Memories and Emotions about Belgium’s Colonial Past

Effects of Maternal Lead Exposure on DNA Methylation in Children

Developmental exposure to bisphenol A alters expression and DNA methylation of Fkbp5, an important regulator of the stress response

Bisphenol A (BPA), an abundant endocrine disruptor, affects stress-responsiveness and related behaviors in children. In rats, perinatal BPA exposure modifies stress response in pubertal offspring via unknown mechanisms. Here we examined possible epigenetic modifications in the glucocorticoid receptor gene and its regulator Fkbp5 in hypothalamus and hippocampus of exposed offspring. We found inc...

Holocaust survivors report long-term effects on attitudes toward food.

OBJECTIVE To gather information from survivors on the effects that the Holocaust had on their current attitudes toward food. DESIGN Qualitative study: one-on-one semistructured interviews with a script shaped by a pilot study. SETTING South Florida homes and community sites, including the Miami Beach Holocaust Memorial. PARTICIPANTS Convenience sample of 25 Holocaust survivors: 14 men, 11...

The Impacts of Neighborhoods on Intergenerational Mobility Childhood Exposure Effects and County-Level Estimates

To what extent are children’s opportunities for upward economic mobility shaped by the neighborhoods in which they grow up? We study this question using data from de-identified tax records on more than five million children whose families moved across counties between 1996 and 2012. The study consists of two parts. In part one, we show that the area in which a child grows up has significant cau...