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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 1d

Written as a teaching piece at the intersection of social and life sciences!

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Gender/Sex Entanglement, Structural Sexism, and Injury: The Case of Australian Rules Football

This article considers how to approach sporting injury from the perspective of gender/sex entanglement. Taking the case of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, I explore how the gender differen...

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How do gendered social inequalities shape how bodies develop? This article uses the case of Aussie Rules football to show how gender disparities accumulate across the athlete lifecourse, resulting in entirely different developmental pathways for women and men and shaping ACL injury risk.

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 10d

📢The Student Webinar Series is back!
Join Courtney Callidora Manthey and Madison Honig as they kick off the season with Dr. Christopher Bae (University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa) for a conversation on publishing as a grad student.
Don’t miss this great start to the series!
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Student webinar Series: Publishing for Students with Dr. Christopher Bae

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 14d

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The Relationship Between Body Mass Index, Socioeconomic and Geographic Factors With Somatic Maturation in Mexican Children

Objective To analyze the influence of sociodemographic factors and BMI-based nutritional status on the somatic maturity of Mexican children. Methods BMI-based nutritional status and maturity offse...

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 14d

This paper by Luis Alberto Flores and colleagues examined differences in somatic maturation status among Mexican children and adolescents across geographic regions of the country, considering SES and their association with body mass index (BMI)-based overweight and obesity.

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 15d

We highlight the contributions of human biologists to human milk research, discuss possibilities for applied & translational research, & call for continued leadership in future milk research by human biologists. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Celebrating Over 10 Years of Human Milk Research in the Human Biology Association

Since we published “Field and Laboratory Methods in Human Milk Research” in 2013, human milk research has increased dramatically in both number and diversity of studies. Anthropological human biologi....

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 15d

This article revisits “Field and Laboratory Methods in Human Milk Research” published in 2013 in AJHB. In it, we celebrate +10 years of milk research in the journal, as part of the 50th anniversary of the Human Biology Association.

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 15d

🎙️ New Episode Alert!

This week we sit down with Jake Aronoff, a human biologist exploring the intersections of immune function, aging, and inequality.

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SoS 250: Jake Aronoff's incredible journey into aging (of immune cells)

Jake Aronoff is a human biologist studying immune function and aging from an evolutionary and ecological perspective. During his PhD, he studied how stress and social inequality impacts inflammation a

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 21d

Parallel Editorials in the AJHB & AHB on addressing current threats to research & global engagement in human biology.

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Addressing Threats to Research and Global Engagement in Human Biology

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 21d

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 21d

The findings suggest that reduced androgen exposure may play a role in this condition, particularly in male infants. Although these results should be interpreted with caution until confirmed at the molecular level, they provide a highly intriguing insight into fetal development.

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 21d

According to the current study, newborns who had antenatally detected hydronephrosis, which is often temporary, showed a significant association with their digit ratio (the length of the index finger relative to the ring finger), an indirect marker of prenatal androgen exposure.

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 21d

New Sausage of Science episode! Dr. Luisa María Rivera is a critical biocultural anthropologist whose work examines how social inequality, trauma, and structural violence shape reproductive and maternal–infant health. Listen Here: soundcloud.com/sausageofsci...

SoS 249: Cup, Swab, or Pad? How Collection Shapes Menstrual Biomarkers

Dr. Luisa María Rivera is a critical biocultural anthropologist whose work examines how social inequality, trauma, and structural violence shape reproductive and maternal–infant health. She integrates

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 23d

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Son Preference and Third‐Birth Interval Comparative Analysis of Polygynous Versus Monogamous Families in Pakistan

Introduction Son preference remains a deeply rooted sociocultural phenomenon in Pakistan and plays a critical role in shaping fertility behavior. The study investigates the influence of son preferen...

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 23d

within the context of marital structure (monogamous vs. polygynous unions) in Pakistan. Study adopts Cox-proportional hazard regression and linear regression techniques using Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (2012-13 & 2017-18).

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 23d

The paper “Son preference and 3rd birth interval comparative analysis of polygynous vs monogamous families in Pakistan” investigates the influence of son preference on fertility behavior, with a specific focus on birth intervals and the sex composition of existing children,

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 26d

Based on data from 500 adults, we found that while the 2D:4D ratio remains unaffected, sexual dimorphism in other digit ratios appears to be influenced by growth-related factors. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The Effect of Possible Allometric Interactions in Human Hand Digit Lengths on Sexual Dimorphism of Digit Ratios

Objectives This study was conducted to determine whether possible allometries in hand digit lengths have an effect on the observed sexual dimorphism in digit ratios. Methods The lengths of four di...

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 26d

This study was conducted to determine whether potential allometries in hand digit lengths affect the observed sexual dimorphism in digit ratios.

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 27d

This work helps demonstrate how climate change-fueled droughts negatively affect human health and biology. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Chronic Stress and Severe Water Insecurity During the Historic 2022 Drought in Northern Kenya Were Associated With Inflammation Among Daasanach Seminomadic Pastoralists

Objective Extreme climatic events, like droughts, are increasing in frequency and severity. Droughts disrupt community livelihoods and resources with serious implications for human biology. This stu...

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 27d

Since inflammation is central to cardiometabolic disease etiology, this is an additional reason to mitigate the negative health impacts of droughts and water insecurity exacerbated by climate change.

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 27d

Extreme climatic events pose threats to livelihoods and health. This new study demonstrates how chronic stress measured via fingernail cortisol and high levels of water insecurity were associated with greater levels of inflammation during a historic 2022 drought in northern Kenya.

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 28d

In this study in a rural Maya community from Yucatan, we showed that rapid integration into market economy favour larger secular increases in children's BMI and smaller increases in height. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Market Integration and Secular Changes in Anthropometric Characteristics in Two Maya Communities From Yucatan, Mexico

Objective To compare the changes in children's height, weight, and BMI from two Maya communities during 1986–2023 in order to analyze if their differences in degrees of participation in market econo...

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 29d

Leela’s work also examines sleep in Maya communities in Guatemala, using mixed methods from accelerometry to qualitative interviewing. 🌙✨
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SoS 248: Leela McKinnon explains how our environment affects our sleep

Leela McKinnon is a PhD Candidate in Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Toronto and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Penn State University. Her PhD research examines sleep hea

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 29d

🎙️ New Sausage of Science Episode!
Meet Leela McKinnon, PhD Candidate in Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Her research explores sleep health in Indigenous Wixárika communities in Jalisco, Mexico—focusing on how rural-to-urban migration impacts sleep and circadian rhythms.

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · 29d

15 year AJHB retrospective on intergenerational effects of racism on CVD: Kuzawa & Sweet propose a new “push-pull” model decoupling health effects of racism from birth weight. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Developmental Influences on Racial Inequities in Cardiovascular Health: The Push–Pull Forces That Uncouple Cardiovascular Disease From Birth Weight

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