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Size at birth and accelerometer‐measured physical activity or sedentary behavior in healthy term‐born adults
Size at birth and accelerometer‐measured physical activity or sedentary behavior in healthy term‐born adults
Abstract The present study investigated the relationship between birth size and activity patterns. One hundred and twenty-...
Weather permitting: Increased seasonal efficiency of nonshivering thermogenesis through brown adipose tissue activation in the winter
Weather permitting: Increased seasonal efficiency of nonshivering thermogenesis through brown adipose tissue activation in the winter
Abstract Objectives We investigated seasonal changes in brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation and metabolism in a temperat...
Cross‐cultural variation in thirst perception in hot‐humid and hot‐arid environments: Evidence from two small‐scale populations
Cross‐cultural variation in thirst perception in hot‐humid and hot‐arid environments: Evidence from two small‐scale populations
Abstract Objectives Thirst is an evolved central homeostatic feedback system that helps regulate body water for survival. ...
More voices are always better: Tackling power differentials in knowledge production and access in human biology
More voices are always better: Tackling power differentials in knowledge production and access in human biology
Abstract Objective Academic human biology seeks to characterize and explain human biocultural variation in terms of adapta...
American Journal of Human Biology Moves to a Monthly Publication Schedule
American Journal of Human Biology Moves to a Monthly Publication Schedule
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Age‐related patterns of cytomegalovirus antibodies accompanying Epstein‐Barr virus co‐infection
Age‐related patterns of cytomegalovirus antibodies accompanying Epstein‐Barr virus co‐infection
Abstract Objective Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is associated with age-related chronic disease, and co-infection with E...
Do vasomotor and genitourinary symptoms of menopause vary between sedente and migrant groups? A study on the Oraon tribal populations of Eastern India
Do vasomotor and genitourinary symptoms of menopause vary between sedente and migrant groups? A study on the Oraon tribal populations of Eastern India
Abstract Objectives Human reproductive characteristics are embedded within local ecological contexts. A shift in the local...
Tibial cortical and trabecular variables together can pinpoint the timing of impact loading relative to menarche in premenopausal females
Tibial cortical and trabecular variables together can pinpoint the timing of impact loading relative to menarche in premenopausal females
Abstract Objectives Though relationships between limb bone structure and mechanical loading have provided fantastic opport...
Associations between early marriage and preterm delivery: Evidence from lowland Nepal
Associations between early marriage and preterm delivery: Evidence from lowland Nepal
Abstract Objectives Preterm delivery (<37 weeks gestation) is the largest cause of child mortality worldwide. Ma...
The strong impact of maternal marital status on birth body size before and during the Second World War in Poznań district, Poland
The strong impact of maternal marital status on birth body size before and during the Second World War in Poznań district, Poland
Abstract Objectives The study aims to examine whether maternal socio-economic status, represented by marital status and th...
Taking the sleep lab to the field: Biometric techniques for quantifying sleep and circadian rhythms in humans
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Response to letter to the editor: Use natural logarithms not base 10 logarithms to compare group means (re: Increased thymus weight in sudden infant death syndrome compared tocontrols: The role of sub‐clinical infections)
Response to letter to the editor: Use natural logarithms not base 10 logarithms to compare group means (re: Increased thymus weight in sudden infant death syndrome compared tocontrols: The role of sub‐clinical infections)
Corresponding Author Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide,...
Let's talk teaching: Progressive pedagogy in anthropology courses
Let's talk teaching: Progressive pedagogy in anthropology courses
Abstract Objectives In this article, we discuss research from the science of teaching and learning and from progressive pe...
High expression levels of circulating microRNA‐122 and microRNA‐222 are associated with obesity in children with Mayan ethnicity
High expression levels of circulating microRNA‐122 and microRNA‐222 are associated with obesity in children with Mayan ethnicity
Abstract Objectives High expression levels (HELs) of microRNA-122 (miR-122) or microRNA-222 (miR-222) have been associated...
Regional variation in growth status. The Peruvian health and optimist growth study
Regional variation in growth status. The Peruvian health and optimist growth study
Abstract Objective This study aims to (1) investigate differences in weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumferenc...
Deconstructing sex differences in C‐reactive protein trends over time
Deconstructing sex differences in C‐reactive protein trends over time
Abstract Objectives Heightened inflammatory state, as measured by circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, can promote...
Child, caretaker, and community: Testing predictors of anemia and response to iron supplementation in Peruvian preschool‐aged children
Child, caretaker, and community: Testing predictors of anemia and response to iron supplementation in Peruvian preschool‐aged children
Abstract Objectives Despite repeated governmental and nongovernmental interventions, anemia remains a widespread public he...
Genetic structure and population connection of two Bouyei populations in northern Vietnam based on short tandem repeat analysis
Genetic structure and population connection of two Bouyei populations in northern Vietnam based on short tandem repeat analysis
Abstract Objectives Genetic characteristics were investigated based on short tandem repeat (STR) data to assess the relati...
What is health? Allostasis and the evolution of human design. Peter Sterling Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2020
What is health? Allostasis and the evolution of human design. Peter Sterling Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2020
Early View e23698 BOOK REVIEW Douglas E. Crews, Department of Anthropology, The Ohio ...
Accelerated senescence as a cost of reproduction: Testing associations between oxidative stress and reproductive effort in rural and urban women
Accelerated senescence as a cost of reproduction: Testing associations between oxidative stress and reproductive effort in rural and urban women
Abstract Objectives Oxidative stress is hypothesized to contribute to age-related somatic deterioration. Both reproductive...
BURN: New research blows the lid off how we really burn calories, lose weight, and stay healthy. HermanPontzer. Avery 2021, 373 pp
BURN: New research blows the lid off how we really burn calories, lose weight, and stay healthy. HermanPontzer. Avery 2021, 373 pp
Corresponding Author andrew.froehle@wright.edu Department ...
Influence of climatic stress on nonmetric sexually dimorphic features of the skull and pelvis
Influence of climatic stress on nonmetric sexually dimorphic features of the skull and pelvis
Abstract Objectives Human sexual dimorphism is frequently assessed through skull and pelvic size and shape. Researchers su...
Association between age at menarche and body mass index, waist circumference, waist to hip ratio, and waist to height ratio in adult women
Association between age at menarche and body mass index, waist circumference, waist to hip ratio, and waist to height ratio in adult women
Abstract Objectives The aim of the present study was to examine associations between age at menarche and body mass index (...
Genetic variants of PON1, GSTM1, GSTT1, and locus 9p21.3, and the risk for premature coronary artery disease in Yucatan, Mexico
Genetic variants of PON1, GSTM1, GSTT1, and locus 9p21.3, and the risk for premature coronary artery disease in Yucatan, Mexico
Abstract Objective Genetic variants of PON1, rs70587, rs662, rs854560, GSTM1, and GSTT1 and two single nucleotide polymorp...
Strategizing public‐facing work within an academic career
Strategizing public‐facing work within an academic career
Abstract Background Most anthropological researchers will engage with the public at some stage of their career. Some devel...
Lack of a relationship between vitamin D status and resting metabolic rate in Iranian adults
Lack of a relationship between vitamin D status and resting metabolic rate in Iranian adults
Abstract Objectives Studies suggest a positive relationship between 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D)) and resting metabolic ...
Season of birth and biomarkers of early‐life environment
Season of birth and biomarkers of early‐life environment
Abstract Objective Early-life conditions play an important role in human development, affecting health status and survival...
The pace of secular changes of body measurements of children and adolescents from Kolkata (India) in the context of socioeconomic inequalities between the sexes
The pace of secular changes of body measurements of children and adolescents from Kolkata (India) in the context of socioeconomic inequalities between the sexes
Abstract Objectives To examine the pace of secular changes of selected body measurements and proportions of children and a...
Sexual orientation‐based disparities in bone health: Evidence of reduced bone mineral density and mineral content among sexual minority men but not women in multiple NHANES waves
Sexual orientation‐based disparities in bone health: Evidence of reduced bone mineral density and mineral content among sexual minority men but not women in multiple NHANES waves
Abstract Introduction Sexual minority (SM) people experience significant stress associated with stigma, contributing to a ...
Energy intake and expenditure in children and adolescents, contributions of biological maturity
Energy intake and expenditure in children and adolescents, contributions of biological maturity
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the ratio of energy intake (EI) and energ...
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