1. Obesity from Childhood to Mid-Adulthood in the United States: A Synthetic Cohort Approach to Measuring Health Trajectories • Solveig Cunningham, Emory University; Natalia Poveda Rey, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Neil Mehta, University of Texas Medical Branch; Michael Elliott, University of Michigan.

3. Examining the Health Legacy of the NHS: Infant Mortality, Genetic Endowment and Adult Health • Nicolau Martin Bassols, University of Bologna; Elisabetta De Cao, University of Bologna; Silvia Mendolia, University of Turin; Massimo Anelli, Bocconi University; Pietro Biroli, University of Bologna.

4. Assessing the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Mortality: A Comparative Analysis of Period and Cohort Life Expectancy • Maria Laura Miranda, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Ugofilippo Basellini, Max Planck Institute for demographic Research; Enrique Acosta, Centre for Demographic Studies; Roland Rau, University of Rostock & Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Emilio Zagheni, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR).

5. The Long Arm of Childhood: The Heterogeneous Associations between Early-Life Indoor Air Pollution Exposure and Cognitive Health in Old Age • Xu Zong, University of Helsinki.