Zika: From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat
Debora Diniz Zed Publishing. 192 pp, $16.50 (Paperback), $15.68 ebook (kindle)
(Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Michaela Howells Tags: BOOK REVIEW Source Type: research
Vasomotor, urogenital, psychological, and somatic symptoms in association with CYP1B1 polymorphisms in Slovak women of different menopausal status
ConclusionsOur results suggest possible associations of CYP1B1 polymorphisms with the occurrence and manifestation of particular menopausal symptoms in healthy mid‐life Slovak women. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Veronika Candr áková Čerňanová, Zuzana Danková, Lenka Vorobeľová, Marta Cvíčelová, Daniela Siváková Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Height –income association in developing countries: Evidence from 14 countries
ConclusionsTaller individuals in developing countries may realize higher income despite having characteristics similar to those of shorter individuals. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Pankaj C. Patel, Srikant Devaraj Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research
The Dance of Nurture: Negotiating Infant Feeding
Penny Van Esterik
Richard A. O'Connor New York, NY: Berghahn books, 2017. 248 pp. $120.00 (hardcover)
(Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Elizabeth M. Miller Tags: BOOK REVIEW Source Type: research
DHEAS patterning across childhood in three sub ‐Saharan populations: Associations with age, sex, ethnicity, and cortisol
ConclusionsDHEAS patterns and age at adrenarche vary across cultures, perhaps indicating adaptive life history responses in diverse eco‐cultural environments. Delayed involution of the fetal zone and DHEAS patterning may offer both cognitive protection and immune defense in high‐risk, nutritionally‐poor environments. Additional research in the majority world is essential to improving our understanding of the diversity of hormonal development and timing of ‘switch points’ in life history trajectories. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Courtney Helfrecht, Edward H. Hagen, David DeAvila, Robin M. Bernstein, Samuel J. Dira, Courtney L. Meehan Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
BUILT ON BONES: 15 000 YEARS OF URBAN LIFE AND DEATH
Brenna Hassett Bloomsbury Sigma Press: London, 2017. 320 pp. $27.00 (hardcover)
(Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Tracy K. Betsinger Tags: BOOK REVIEW Source Type: research
The Eastern side of the Westernmost Europeans: Insights from subclades within Y ‐chromosome haplogroup J‐M304
ConclusionsWhile previous inferences based on modern haplogroup J Y‐chromosomes implicated a main Neolithic dissemination, here we propose a later arrival of J lineages into Iberia using a combination of novel Portuguese Y‐chromosomal data and recent evidence from ancient DNA. Our analysis suggests that a substantial tranche of J1‐M267 lineages was likely carried into the Iberian Peninsula as a consequence of the trans‐Mediterranean contacts during the first millennium BC, while most of the J2‐M172 lineages may be associated with post‐Neolithic population movements within Europe. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Lic ínio Manco, Joana Albuquerque, Maria Francisca Sousa, Rui Martiniano, Ricardo Costa de Oliveira, Sofia Marques, Verónica Gomes, António Amorim, Luís Alvarez, Maria João Prata Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Roland Hauspie (April 8, 1948 –April 25, 2017)
(Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Noel Cameron, Mathieu Roelants Tags: IN MEMORIAM Source Type: research
Frequency of folate ‐related polymorphisms varies by skin pigmentation
ConclusionsThese findings demonstrate novel relationships between skin color and folate‐related genes, with trends suggesting folate genotypes are selected to maintain homeostasis in the folate system under differing UVR conditions. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Patrice Jones, Mark Lucock, Martin Veysey, Nina Jablonski, George Chaplin, Emma Beckett Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Association between objectively measured sedentary behavior and a criterion measure of obesity among adults
ConclusionsThis finding suggests that avoiding SB may be beneficial for lowering the risk of obesity in adults. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Junbae Mun, Youngdeok Kim, James L. Farnsworth, Sunghyeok Suh, Minsoo Kang Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research
Separating the Bruce and Trivers ‐Willard effects in theory and in human data
American Journal of Human Biology,Volume 30, Issue 2, March/April 2018. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - October 30, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: research
A decade of rapid change: Biocultural influences on child growth in highland Peru
American Journal of Human Biology,Volume 30, Issue 2, March/April 2018. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - October 30, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: research
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American Journal of Human Biology,Volume 30, Issue 2, March/April 2018. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - October 30, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: research
A decade of rapid change: Biocultural influences on child growth in highland Peru
ConclusionsThree possible explanations for the rapid shift are entertained: more time spent on the coast during gestation and early childhood, which may attenuate the effect of hypoxia on child growth; dietary change; and increased use of biomedicine. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - October 30, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Kathryn S. Oths, Hannah N. Smith, Max J. Stein, Rodrigo J. Lazo Landivar Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
