Summary
Project Summary Social support and social integration are some of the most robust predictors of morbidity and mortality identified to date. This relationship arises from increased susceptibility to several of the top causes of death in the United States, including major diseases of aging such as heart disease and cancer. Recent studies suggest that a signature of social relationships is also detectable in data on gene regulation, highlighting a potential pathway through which social ties get “under the skin” to influence health. However, despite abundant evidence that the health effects of so
