SSHB-StudyHumBio (@SocStudyHumBiol)

27 Jun 2024

We are aware that some participants are having difficulties with the registration process/payment for our 2024 conference - to help with this, we have now extended the deadline: ⌛️Final registration deadline: 15/July Still time to join us in Porto!⬇️ sshb.org/conference/human-bi…

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10 Mar 2025

🌡️HUMAN EPIDEMIOLOGY Searle et al investigate the impact of Cyclone Idai on household use of ITNs & how extreme weather events can impact malaria burden #ClimateChange #OpenAccess #HumanBiology @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Household storm damage limits use of and access to insecticide treated bednets in Mozambique

Cyclone Idai was one of the most destructive cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere. Malaria prevention is not part of cyclone response, but housing damage has been shown to increase malaria risk.To a...

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27 Feb 2025

🌍HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY Hydration status & heat perception among children & adults in a semi-arid environment in relation to heat stress measures #ClimateChange #OpenAccess #HumanBiology @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Ambient temperature and wet bulb globe temperature outperform heat index in predicting hydration...

Climate change is increasing temperatures, frequency of heatwaves, and erratic rainfall, which threatens human biology and health, particularly in already extreme environments. Therefore, it is imp...

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3 Mar 2025

📜HUMAN ORIGINS & SURVIVAL Smail et al. report mammal paleoecology at this important hominin site, suggesting gradual climatic change may have been an important factor in early hominin evolution #ClimateChange #OpenAccess #HumanBiology @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Pliocene climatic change and the origins of Homo at Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia

Long-term cooling and aridification are associated with the spread of grassland habitats and the appearance of new hominin adaptations starting in the late Miocene. However, limited fossil data dur...

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26 Feb 2025

📈HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT @kstark8 & colleagues report on WBT and breastfeeding patterns in relation to maternal work -focusing on the intersection of #ClimateChange and maternal and child health #OpenAccess #HumanBiology @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

High wet-bulb temperatures, time allocation, and diurnal patterns of breastfeeding in Bangladeshi...

Climate change is a growing threat to population health, with dangerous combinations of heat and humidity increasing in frequency, particularly in South Asia. Evidence suggests that high temperatur...

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20 Feb 2025

Replying to @lborouniversity

@lborouniversity Sanctuary PhD #Scholarships for at-risk scholars ➡️2 available to start in 2024/25 (April/July 2025) and 2 to start in 2025/26 (Oct/2025 or Jan/2026) ➡️100% of tuition fees stipend (£19,237)for 3y ⏳deadlines: 24/Feb & 23/June info⤵️ lboro.ac.uk/study/postgradua…

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13 Feb 2025

🦠INFECTIOUS DISEASE & IMMUNOLOGY The effect of human milk lactose levels on infant immunity in Ariaal pastoralists in Kenya - populations among some of the worst affected across the globe by #ClimateChange 🌡️ #OpenAccess #HumanBiology @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Lactose in human milk is associated with lower rates of infection during a drought

Infants given mothers’ milk have higher resistance against infections than formula-fed counterparts. This protection is likely multifactorial, with roles for both milk immune factors and nutrients,...

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17 Feb 2025

🫁METABOLISM & PHYSIOLOGY @slevyscience and colleagues look at BAT thermogenesis in NYC residents providing evidence of its variation in activity in urban environments & in relation to #ClimateChange #OpenAccess #HumanBiology @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The wintertime brown adipose tissue thermogenesis of New York City residents amidst climate change

The built environment buffers residents of large cities, such as New York (NYC), from exposure to low temperatures. Furthermore, average winter temperatures are rising in NYC due to climate change....

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19 Feb 2025

🌍 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY Quantitative & qualitative study of the lived experiences of drought in young people - ecological, social & biological factors influencing biological outcomes #ClimateChange #OpenAccess #HumanBiology @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Drought-compounded stress and immune function in Kenyan pastoralist boys and girls occupying...

We provide ethnographic, photovoice, and psychosocial stress data (food and water insecurity, potentially traumatic events, stress biomarkers) documenting the joys, hazards, and stressors of adoles...

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3 Dec 2024

BIOSOCIAL ARTICLE COLLECTION 📚 Features articles adopting a biosocial approach to investigate health inequalities across the life course #OpenAccess #HumanBiology @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/journals/iah…

Annals of Human Biology article collections

Browse article collections from Annals of Human Biology

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SSHB-StudyHumBio

20 Nov 2024

Check out our💷Funding opportunities➡️sshb.org/funding-grants/ There's UG Bursary & Research Grants for #HumanBiology research (incl: human variability/genetics/evolution, epidemiology, public health), and a PG student travel prize to attend & present at international conferences

Funding & Grants - SSHB

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20 Nov 2024

You can read about researchers and projects that have been awarded funding in the past here➡️sshb.org/funding-grants/prev…

Previous Awards - SSHB

Awardees 2024 Research Grants Kelsie Johnson (Liverpool John Moores University) Project title: Validating capillary sampling: female hormones. For more information, see Twitter/X @Kelsi...

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7 Nov 2024

50th ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE COLLECTION 📚 In 2024 AHB celebrates 50 years of continuous high quality scientific publications The Collection celebrates our most highly cited papers over 50 years with up-to-date commentaries #OpenAccess @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/journals/iah…

Annals of Human Biology 50th Anniversary Collection

Explore the article collection: Annals of Human Biology 50th Anniversary Collection. Published in Annals of Human Biology.

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20 Oct 2024

UTK Anthropology is hiring a Human Biologist! @AusHumanBiology, @HumBioAssoc, @AmericanAnthro, @BiologicalAnth, @SocStudyHumBiol, @sochiab, @aabaArgentina, @BlackinBioAnth, @ABA_AAA, @AnthropoLatina, @AMABasociacion, @iiaunam apply.interfolio.com/156204

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USask Health Sciences

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USask Health Sciences @USaskHealthSc

27 Sep 2024

#USask interim associate provost, health, Dr. Adam Baxter-Jones (PhD) has been named the recipient of the 2024 Tanner Memorial Medal by the Society for the Study of Human Biology (@SocStudyHumBiol). healthsciences.usask.ca/news… #USaskHealth #BeWhatTheWorldNeeds #USaskResearch

USask leader and researcher honoured in Portugal with career recognition award - USask Health...

University of Saskatchewan interim associate provost health, Dr. Adam Baxter-Jones (PhD), recently received the 2024 Tanner Memorial Medal

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24 Sep 2024

📊POPULATION BIOLOGY Report on worldwide distribution & LD patterns of genetic variants related to COVID-19 severity shows American populations present the highest genetic risk score for severity @EstebanTorne #OpenAccess #HumanBiology @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Worldwide distribution of genetic factors related to severity of COVID-19 infection

Genome-wide association studies of COVID-19 severity have been carried out mostly on European or East Asian populations with small representation of other world regions. Here we explore the worldwi...

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18 Sep 2024

🍏NUTRITION & LIFESTYLE Zhao et al. present this cross-sectional analysis revealing higher DI is associated with ⬆️ frailty in people with OA, with age & sex modifying the relationship #OpenAccess #HumanBiology @SocStudyHumBiol tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Relationship between dietary inflammation index and frailty in patients with osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic joint disease that significantly affects an individual’s quality-of-life and frailty has become one of the common complications in OA patients as the disease...

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Joey Murphy

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Joey Murphy @JoeyJMurphy

12 Sep 2024

Great talk from @Daniel_Bingham - reminding us of the important role surveillance data plays in identifying populations who have the greatest need for physical activity interventions! #SSHB2024

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Lauren Sherar

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13 Sep 2024

Great to see @I_CA_D data presented at #sshb2024 by the fabulous @JoeyJMurphy Take home message: the association of physical activity with cardiometabolic health in children, differs by risk factors.

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Aleš Gába

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Aleš Gába @alesgaba

13 Sep 2024

Big thanks to the @SocStudyHumBiol team for organizing such a fantastic #SSHB2024 conference, and a special thanks to @SilviaCosta33 for making it all happen! It was an honor to share our research on time reallocations with everyone.