Huige Tong, Varun B Dwaraka, Qingwen Chen, Qi Luo, Jessica A Lasky-Su, Ryan Smith, Andrew E Teschendorff
Quantifying the stochastic component of epigenetic aging
Nature aging
firearms leading cause death among adolescents young adults united states early exposure violence victim witness associated increased risk firearmrelated experiences including carrying threatening others gun experiences turn increase risk fatal nonfatal firearm injuries using ethnically diverse sample emerging adults build prior research examining link early violence exposure multiple contexts socialecological model multiple firearmrelated experiences ie firearmthreatening victimization firearmthreatening perpetration firearm carriage analyzed data 10year longitudinal study 1042 youth southern united states experiencing childhood physical abuse associated firearmthreatening victimization perpetration emerging adulthood additionally exposure neighborhood interparental violence linked threatening others firearms carrying firearms respectively counter expectations bullying victimization emerge predictor firearmrelated experiences findings highlight importance crosscutting violence prevention efforts prevent highrisk firearmrelated behaviors among emerging adults programs children adolescents address types violence exposure highlight coping skills sources positive social support bolster protective factors firearmrelated outcomes