Research that makes a difference.

The Reversibility Network is a research network funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), whose mission it is to advance research that focuses on reducing the impact that early life adversities (e.g., low socio-economic status [SES]; stressful childhood experiences such as, social isolation, poor parent-child relationships [e.g. child neglect/abuse] or other violence; poor maternal diet, body composition and lifestyle; etc.) have on individuals later in life.

The Specific Aims for the Reversibility Network are:

1. ELA Measures: Develop an ELA measurement toolkit available to all researchers and clinicians in the field. The toolkit will include the best theoretically-embedded, prospectively- and retrospectively-assessed ELA measures, that will evolve as new discoveries on ELA measurement are made.
2. ELA Mechanisms: Catalyze research on key mechanisms through which ELA influences health and aging outcomes (e.g. biological, behavioral and self-report mechanisms) in midlife. Target mechanisms will be evaluated as to whether they are both malleable to interventions and influence aging outcomes, utilizing the Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) mechanisms-focused approach.
3. ELA Interventions: Foster research on: (a) Midlife effects of early life interventions (e.g. preconception through adolescence) for those exposed to ELA; (b) Midlife interventions for those who recall ELA and/or were objectively exposed to ELA.