Immaculata De Vivo
Biographic Data
| ID | 5473832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Immaculata De Vivo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Immaculata |
| FAMILY NAME | De Vivo |
| SIGNATURE | DE VIVO I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7185-7402 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Telomere Length and Change Among Infants Growing up in Low‐ to Mid‐Income Households
Telomere biology is a molecular mechanism that may underlie relationships between stress and health outcomes and has been shown to vary across racial and ethnic groups. Telomere length may also be susceptible to the deleterious impacts of stress during early development. However, limited research has examined these associations in diverse samples using repeated measures in infancy. This study assessed longitudinal change in telomere length across…
Cumulative Stress Across the Life Course and Biological Aging in Adulthood
OBJECTIVE: Psychosocial stressors have been linked with accelerated biological aging in adults; however, few studies have examined stressors across the life course in relation to biological aging. METHODS: In 359 individuals (57% White, 34% Black) from the Child Health and Development Studies Disparities study, economic (income, education, financial strain), social (parent-child relations, caretaker responsibilities) and traumatic (death of a sib…
Associations among temperament characteristics and telomere length and attrition rate in early childhood
There is growing interest in telomere length as an indicator of current and future health. Although early childhood is a period of rapid telomere attrition, little is known about the factors that influence telomere biology during this time. Adult research suggests that telomere length is influenced by psychological characteristics. This study's goal was to test associations among repeated measures of temperament and telomere length in a community…
Depression, Religiosity, and Telomere Length in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH)
The Relation of Optimism to Relative Telomere Length in Older Men and Women
OBJECTIVE: Mounting evidence suggests that higher optimism is associated with reduced risk of age-related morbidities and premature mortality. However, possible biological mechanisms underlying these associations remain understudied. One hypothesized mechanism is a slower rate of cellular aging, which in turn delays age-related declines in health. METHODS: We used data from two large cohort studies to test the hypothesis that higher optimism is a…
Genomics, Telomere Length, Epigenetics, and Metabolomics in the Nurses’ Health Studies
Objectives. To review the contribution of the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and NHS II to genomics, epigenetics, and metabolomics research. Methods. We performed a narrative review of the publications of the NHS and NHS II between 1990 and 2016 based on biospecimens, including blood and tumor tissue, collected from participants. Results. The NHS has contributed to the discovery of genetic loci influencing more than 45 complex human phenotypes, inclu…
Nurses’ Health Study Contributions on the Epidemiology of Less Common Cancers
Objectives. To review the contributions of the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) to epidemiologic knowledge of endometrial, ovarian, pancreatic, and hematologic cancers. Methods. We reviewed selected NHS publications from 1976 to 2016, including publications from consortia and other pooled studies. Results. NHS studies on less common cancers have identified novel risk factors, such as a reduced risk of endometrial cancer in women of advanced age at last…
Nurses’ Health Study Contributions on the Epidemiology of Less Common Cancers
Objectives. To review the contributions of the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) to epidemiologic knowledge of endometrial, ovarian, pancreatic, and hematologic cancers. Methods. We reviewed selected NHS publications from 1976 to 2016, including publications from consortia and other pooled studies. Results. NHS studies on less common cancers have identified novel risk factors, such as a reduced risk of endometrial cancer in women of advanced age at last…
Genomics, Telomere Length, Epigenetics, and Metabolomics in the Nurses’ Health Studies
Objectives. To review the contribution of the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and NHS II to genomics, epigenetics, and metabolomics research. Methods. We performed a narrative review of the publications of the NHS and NHS II between 1990 and 2016 based on biospecimens, including blood and tumor tissue, collected from participants. Results. The NHS has contributed to the discovery of genetic loci influencing more than 45 complex human phenotypes, inclu…
Nurses’ Health Study Contributions on the Epidemiology of Less Common Cancers
Objectives. To review the contributions of the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) to epidemiologic knowledge of endometrial, ovarian, pancreatic, and hematologic cancers. Methods. We reviewed selected NHS publications from 1976 to 2016, including publications from consortia and other pooled studies. Results. NHS studies on less common cancers have identified novel risk factors, such as a reduced risk of endometrial cancer in women of advanced age at last…
The Relation of Optimism to Relative Telomere Length in Older Men and Women
OBJECTIVE: Mounting evidence suggests that higher optimism is associated with reduced risk of age-related morbidities and premature mortality. However, possible biological mechanisms underlying these associations remain understudied. One hypothesized mechanism is a slower rate of cellular aging, which in turn delays age-related declines in health. METHODS: We used data from two large cohort studies to test the hypothesis that higher optimism is a…
Depression, Religiosity, and Telomere Length in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH)
Cumulative Stress Across the Life Course and Biological Aging in Adulthood
OBJECTIVE: Psychosocial stressors have been linked with accelerated biological aging in adults; however, few studies have examined stressors across the life course in relation to biological aging. METHODS: In 359 individuals (57% White, 34% Black) from the Child Health and Development Studies Disparities study, economic (income, education, financial strain), social (parent-child relations, caretaker responsibilities) and traumatic (death of a sib…
Associations among temperament characteristics and telomere length and attrition rate in early childhood
There is growing interest in telomere length as an indicator of current and future health. Although early childhood is a period of rapid telomere attrition, little is known about the factors that influence telomere biology during this time. Adult research suggests that telomere length is influenced by psychological characteristics. This study's goal was to test associations among repeated measures of temperament and telomere length in a community…
Telomere Length and Change Among Infants Growing up in Low‐ to Mid‐Income Households
Telomere biology is a molecular mechanism that may underlie relationships between stress and health outcomes and has been shown to vary across racial and ethnic groups. Telomere length may also be susceptible to the deleterious impacts of stress during early development. However, limited research has examined these associations in diverse samples using repeated measures in infancy. This study assessed longitudinal change in telomere length across…
Medicine (7 works) · Biology (6 works) · Genetics (6 works) · Telomere (6 works) · Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (6 works) · Genetics (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works)