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CDC(2024)Report
National Vital Statistics Reports: Births.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haidt, J.(2024)Book
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Penguin Press
GBD 2021 Low Back Pain Collaborators(2023)Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990-2020.
The Lancet Rheumatology
Murthy, V.H.(2023)Report
Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Levine, H., et al.(2022)Journal Article
Temporal trends in sperm count: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of samples collected worldwide in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Human Reproduction Update
Paluch, A.E., et al.(2022)Journal Article
Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts.
The Lancet Public Health
Rideout, V., et al.(2022)Report
The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens
Common Sense Media
Cox, D.A.(2021)Report
The state of American friendship: change, challenges, and loss.
Survey Center on American Life, American Enterprise Institute
Swan, S.H.(2021)Book
Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race
Scribner
WHO(2021)Report
Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults
World Health Organization
Filippini, T., et al.(2020)Journal Article
Potassium intake and blood pressure: a dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Tierney, J.E., et al.(2020)Journal Article
Glacial cooling and climate sensitivity revisited.
Nature
Wild, C.P., Weiderpass, E., and Stewart, B.W., eds.(2020)Report
World Cancer Report: Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention
International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization
Benjafield, A.V., et al.(2019)Journal Article
Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis.
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Cruz-Jentoft, A.J., et al.(2019)Journal Article
Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis.
Age and Ageing
Dill-McFarland, K.A., et al.(2019)Journal Article
Close social relationships correlate with human gut microbiota composition.
Scientific Reports
Hunter, M.R., et al.(2019)Journal Article
Urban nature experiences reduce stress in the context of daily life based on salivary biomarkers.
Frontiers in Psychology
Hall, K.D., et al.(2019)Journal Article
Ultra-processed diets cause excess calorie intake and weight gain: an inpatient randomized controlled trial of ad libitum food intake.
Cell Metabolism
Lee, I.M., et al.(2019)Journal Article
Association of step volume and intensity with all-cause mortality in older women.
JAMA Internal Medicine
Schultchen, D., et al.(2019)Journal Article
Bidirectional relationship of stress and affect with physical activity and healthy eating.
British Journal of Health Psychology
Sonnenburg, J.L., and Sonnenburg, E.D.(2019)Journal Article
Vulnerability of the industrialized microbiota.
Science
Gerritsen, R.J.S., and Band, G.P.H.(2018)Journal Article
Breath of life: the respiratory vagal stimulation model of contemplative activity.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Mandsager, K., et al.(2018)Journal Article
Association of cardiorespiratory fitness with long-term mortality among adults undergoing exercise treadmill testing.
JAMA Network Open
Pontzer, H., et al.(2018)Journal Article
Hunter-gatherer energetics and human obesity.
PLoS ONE
Rauber, F., et al.(2018)Journal Article
Ultra-processed food consumption and chronic non-communicable diseases-related dietary nutrient profile in the UK.
Nutrients
Twenge, J.M., et al.(2018)Journal Article
Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: evidence from a population-based study.
Preventive Medicine Reports
Allen, M.(2017)Media
Sean Parker unloads on Facebook: 'God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains.'
Axios
Dettweiler, U., et al.(2017)Journal Article
A bayesian mixed methods analysis of basic psychological needs satisfaction through outdoor learning and its influence on motivational regulations in science education.
Frontiers in Psychology
Dunbar, R.I.M.(2017)Journal Article
Breaking bread: the functions of social eating.
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology
Hublin, J.J., et al.(2017)Journal Article
New fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco and the pan-African origin of Homo sapiens.
Nature
Kaplan, H., et al.(2017)Journal Article
Coronary atherosclerosis in indigenous South American Tsimane: a cross-sectional cohort study.
The Lancet
Laukkanen, T., et al.(2017)Journal Article
Sauna bathing is inversely associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease in middle-aged Finnish men.
Age and Ageing
Levine, H., et al.(2017)Journal Article
Temporal trends in sperm count: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis.
Human Reproduction Update
Smits, S.A., et al.(2017)Journal Article
Seasonal cycling in the gut microbiome of the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania.
Science
Tawakol, A., et al.(2017)Journal Article
Relation between resting amygdalar activity and cardiovascular events: a longitudinal and cohort study.
The Lancet
Buijze, G.A., et al.(2016)Journal Article
The effect of cold showering on health and work: a randomized controlled trial.
PLoS ONE
Dunn, T.M., and Bratman, S.(2016)Journal Article
On orthorexia nervosa: a review of the literature and proposed diagnostic criteria.
Eating Behaviors
Gensollen, T., et al.(2016)Journal Article
How colonization by microbiota in early life shapes the immune system.
Science
Martinez Steele, E., et al.(2016)Journal Article
Ultra-processed foods and added sugars in the US diet: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study.
BMJ Open
Moeller, A.H., et al.(2016)Journal Article
Cospeciation of gut microbiota with hominids.
Science
Pontzer, H., et al.(2016)Journal Article
Metabolic acceleration and the evolution of human brain size and life history.
Nature
Sanders, T.L., et al.(2016)Journal Article
Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament tears and reconstruction: a 21-year population-based study.
American Journal of Sports Medicine
Sender, R., Fuchs, S., and Milo, R.(2016)Journal Article
Revised estimates for the number of human and bacteria cells in the body.
Cell
Sonnenburg, E.D., et al.(2016)Journal Article
Diet-induced extinctions in the gut microbiota compound over generations.
Nature
Stein, M.M., et al.(2016)Journal Article
Innate immunity and asthma risk in Amish and Hutterite farm children.
New England Journal of Medicine
Takano, S., and Sands, D.R.(2016)Journal Article
Influence of body position on defecation in humans.
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Tamang, J.P., et al.(2016)Journal Article
Fermented foods in a global age: East meets West.
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
Valtorta, N.K., et al.(2016)Journal Article
Loneliness and risk of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies.
Heart
Whiteman, D.C., Green, A.C., and Olsen, C.M.(2016)Journal Article
The growing burden of invasive melanoma: projections of incidence rates and numbers of new cases in six susceptible populations through 2031.
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Cacioppo, J.T., et al.(2015)Journal Article
Loneliness and implicit attention to social threat: a high-performance electrical neuroimaging study.
Cognitive Neuroscience
Chang, A.M., et al.(2015)Journal Article
Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing, and next-morning alertness.
PNAS
Croft, D.P., et al.(2015)Journal Article
The evolution of prolonged life after reproduction.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Dahl, W.J., and Stewart, M.L.(2015)Journal Article
Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: health implications of dietary fiber.
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Fontana, L., and Partridge, L.(2015)Journal Article
Promoting health and longevity through diet: from model organisms to humans.
Cell
Fumagalli, M., et al.(2015)Journal Article
Greenlandic Inuit show genetic signatures of diet and climate adaptation.
Science
He, M., et al.(2015)Journal Article
Effect of time spent outdoors at school on the development of myopia among children in China: a randomized clinical trial.
JAMA
Laukkanen, T., et al.(2015)Journal Article
Association between sauna bathing and fatal cardiovascular and all-cause mortality events.
JAMA Internal Medicine
Plomp, K.A., Vidarsdottir, U.S., and Weston, D.A.(2015)Journal Article
The ancestral shape hypothesis: an evolutionary explanation for the occurrence of intervertebral disc herniation in humans.
BMC Evolutionary Biology
Ruokolainen, L., et al.(2015)Journal Article
Green areas around homes reduce atopic sensitization in children.
Allergy
Ryan, T.M., and Shaw, C.N.(2015)Journal Article
Gracility of the modern Homo sapiens skeleton is the result of decreased biomechanical loading.
PNAS
Samson, D.R., and Nunn, C.L.(2015)Journal Article
Sleep intensity and the evolution of human cognition.
Evolutionary Anthropology
Yetish, G., et al.(2015)Journal Article
Natural sleep and its seasonal variations in three pre-industrial societies.
Current Biology
Archer, S.N., et al.(2014)Journal Article
Mistimed sleep disrupts circadian regulation of the human transcriptome.
PNAS
Chondronikola, M., et al.(2014)Journal Article
Brown adipose tissue improves whole-body glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity in humans.
Diabetes
David, L.A., et al.(2014)Journal Article
Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome.
Nature
Heard, E., and Martienssen, R.A.(2014)Journal Article
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: myths and mechanisms.
Cell
Huerta-Sanchez, E., et al.(2014)Journal Article
Altitude adaptation in Tibetans caused by introgression of Denisovan-like DNA.
Nature
Jensen, B., et al.(2014)Journal Article
Structure and function of the hearts of lizards and snakes.
Biological Reviews
Karlsson, E.K., Kwiatkowski, D.P., and Sabeti, P.C.(2014)Journal Article
Natural selection and infectious disease in human populations.
Nature Reviews Genetics
Lee, P., et al.(2014)Journal Article
Temperature-acclimated brown adipose tissue modulates insulin sensitivity in humans.
Diabetes
Lambeck, K., et al.(2014)Journal Article
Sea level and global ice volumes from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene.
PNAS
Rohleder, N.(2014)Journal Article
Stimulation of systemic low-grade inflammation by psychosocial stress.
Psychosomatic Medicine
Sandhu, A., Seth, M., and Gurm, H.S.(2014)Journal Article
Daylight saving time and myocardial infarction.
Open Heart
Schnorr, S.L., et al.(2014)Journal Article
Gut microbiome of the Hadza hunter-gatherers.
Nature Communications
Yehuda, R., et al.(2014)Journal Article
Influences of maternal and paternal PTSD on epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in Holocaust survivor offspring.
American Journal of Psychiatry
Breslin, P.A.S.(2013)Journal Article
An evolutionary perspective on food and human taste.
Current Biology
Clark, A.(2013)Journal Article
Whatever next? Predictive brains, situated agents, and the future of cognitive science.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Feldkaemper, M., and Schaeffel, F.(2013)Journal Article
An updated view on the role of dopamine in myopia.
Experimental Eye Research
Gray, P.(2013)Book
Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life
Basic Books
Huang, Y.S., and Guilleminault, C.(2013)Journal Article
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and the critical role of oral-facial growth: evidences.
Frontiers in Neurology
Lieberman, D.E.(2013)Book
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease
Pantheon
Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, J., et al.(2013)Journal Article
Epigenetic regulation on gene expression induced by physical exercise.
Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions
Ni, X., et al.(2013)Journal Article
The oldest known primate skeleton and early haplorhine evolution.
Nature
Rook, G.A.W.(2013)Journal Article
Regulation of the immune system by biodiversity from the natural environment: an ecosystem service essential to health.
PNAS
Schommer, N.N., and Gallo, R.L.(2013)Journal Article
Structure and function of the human skin microbiome.
Trends in Microbiology
Turakitwanakan, W., Mekseepralard, C., and Busarakumtragul, P.(2013)Journal Article
Effects of mindfulness meditation on serum cortisol of medical students.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand
Wright, K.P., et al.(2013)Journal Article
Entrainment of the human circadian clock to the natural light-dark cycle.
Current Biology
Xie, L., et al.(2013)Journal Article
Sleep drives metabolite clearance from the adult brain.
Science
Yoneshiro, T., et al.(2013)Journal Article
Recruited brown adipose tissue as an antiobesity agent in humans.
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Bode, L.(2012)Journal Article
Human milk oligosaccharides: every baby needs a sugar mama.
Glycobiology
Cohen, S., et al.(2012)Journal Article
Chronic stress, glucocorticoid receptor resistance, inflammation, and disease risk.
PNAS
Cryan, J.F., and Dinan, T.G.(2012)Journal Article
Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behaviour.
Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Deloose, E., et al.(2012)Journal Article
The migrating motor complex: control mechanisms and its role in health and disease.
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Dunstan, D.W., et al.(2012)Journal Article
Breaking up prolonged sitting reduces postprandial glucose and insulin responses.
Diabetes Care
Dunsworth, H.M., et al.(2012)Journal Article
Metabolic hypothesis for human altriciality.
PNAS
Hanski, I., et al.(2012)Journal Article
Environmental biodiversity, human microbiota, and allergy are interrelated.
PNAS
Hasson, U., et al.(2012)Journal Article
Brain-to-brain coupling: a mechanism for creating and sharing a social world.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Hoy, D., et al.(2012)Journal Article
A systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain.
Arthritis and Rheumatism
Immordino-Yang, M.H., Christodoulou, J.A., and Singh, V.(2012)Journal Article
Rest is not idleness: implications of the brain's default mode for human development and education.
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Jung, S.K., et al.(2012)Journal Article
Prevalence of myopia and its association with body stature and educational level in 19-year-old male conscripts in Seoul, South Korea.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Lee, I.M., et al.(2012)Journal Article
Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy.
The Lancet
Morgan, I.G., Ohno-Matsui, K., and Saw, S.M.(2012)Journal Article
Myopia.
The Lancet
Okamoto-Mizuno, K., and Mizuno, K.(2012)Journal Article
Effects of thermal environment on sleep and circadian rhythm.
Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Plavcan, J.M.(2012)Journal Article
Body size, size variation, and sexual size dimorphism in early Homo.
Current Anthropology
Ruben, J.A., et al.(2012)Book
Metabolic physiology of dinosaurs and early birds.
The Complete Dinosaur, Indiana University Press
Schull, N.D.(2012)Book
Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas
Princeton University Press
Stern, Y.(2012)Journal Article
Cognitive reserve in ageing and Alzheimer's disease.
The Lancet Neurology
Yatsunenko, T., et al.(2012)Journal Article
Human gut microbiome viewed across age and geography.
Nature
Ege, M.J., et al.(2011)Journal Article
Exposure to environmental microorganisms and childhood asthma.
New England Journal of Medicine
Forrest, K.Y., and Stuhldreher, W.L.(2011)Journal Article
Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults.
Nutrition Research
Gray, P.(2011)Journal Article
The decline of play and the rise of psychopathology in children and adolescents.
American Journal of Play
Grice, E.A., and Segre, J.A.(2011)Journal Article
The skin microbiome.
Nature Reviews Microbiology
Hedrick, P.W.(2011)Journal Article
Population genetics of malaria resistance in humans.
Heredity
Mellars, P., and French, J.C.(2011)Journal Article
Tenfold population increase in Western Europe at the Neandertal-to-modern human transition.
Science
Barrett, D.(2010)Book
Supernormal Stimuli: How Primal Urges Overran Their Evolutionary Purpose
W.W. Norton
Dominguez-Bello, M.G., et al.(2010)Journal Article
Delivery mode shapes the acquisition and structure of the initial microbiota across multiple body habitats in newborns.
PNAS
Field, T.(2010)Journal Article
Touch for socioemotional and physical well-being: a review.
Developmental Review
Flajnik, M.F., and Kasahara, M.(2010)Journal Article
Origin and evolution of the adaptive immune system: genetic events and selective pressures.
Nature Reviews Genetics
Heesy, C.P., and Hall, M.I.(2010)Journal Article
The nocturnal bottleneck and the evolution of mammalian vision.
Brain, Behavior and Evolution
Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T.B., and Layton, J.B.(2010)Journal Article
Social relationships and mortality risk: a meta-analytic review.
PLoS Medicine
Li, Q.(2010)Journal Article
Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function.
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Mathers, J.C., Strathdee, G., and Relton, C.L.(2010)Journal Article
Induction of epigenetic alterations by dietary and other environmental factors.
Advances in Genetics
Piel, F.B., et al.(2010)Journal Article
Global distribution of the sickle cell gene and geographical confirmation of the malaria hypothesis.
Nature Communications
Rizzoli, R., et al.(2010)Journal Article
Maximizing bone mineral mass gain during growth for the prevention of fractures in the adolescents and the elderly.
Bone
Schulte, P., et al.(2010)Journal Article
The Chicxulub asteroid impact and mass extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.
Science
Yi, X., et al.(2010)Journal Article
Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude.
Science
Brooks, P.J., et al.(2009)Journal Article
The alcohol flushing response: an unrecognized risk factor for esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption.
PLoS Medicine
Cacioppo, J.T., and Hawkley, L.C.(2009)Journal Article
Perceived social isolation and cognition.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Carmody, R.N., and Wrangham, R.W.(2009)Journal Article
The energetic significance of cooking.
Journal of Human Evolution
Cypess, A.M., et al.(2009)Journal Article
Identification and importance of brown adipose tissue in adult humans.
New England Journal of Medicine
Conard, N.J., Malina, M., and Munzel, S.C.(2009)Journal Article
New flutes document the earliest musical tradition in southwestern Germany.
Nature
Gaffney, V., Fitch, S., and Smith, D.(2009)Book
Europe's Lost World: The Rediscovery of Doggerland
Council for British Archaeology
Hrdy, S.B.(2009)Book
Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding
Belknap Press
Kampinga, H.H., et al.(2009)Journal Article
Guidelines for the nomenclature of the human heat shock proteins.
Cell Stress and Chaperones
Kessler, D.A.(2009)Book
The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite
Rodale
Scarmeas, N., et al.(2009)Journal Article
Physical activity, diet, and risk of Alzheimer disease.
JAMA
Tudor-Locke, C., et al.(2009)Journal Article
Revisiting 'how many steps are enough?'
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
van Marken Lichtenbelt, W.D., et al.(2009)Journal Article
Cold-activated brown adipose tissue in healthy men.
New England Journal of Medicine
Virtanen, K.A., et al.(2009)Journal Article
Functional brown adipose tissue in healthy adults.
New England Journal of Medicine
Vitale, S., Sperduto, R.D., and Ferris, F.L.(2009)Journal Article
Increased prevalence of myopia in the United States between 1971-1972 and 1999-2004.
Archives of Ophthalmology
Weinstock, J.V., and Elliott, D.E.(2009)Journal Article
Helminths and the IBD hygiene hypothesis.
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
White, T.D., et al.(2009)Journal Article
Ardipithecus ramidus and the paleobiology of early hominids.
Science
Aiello, A.E., et al.(2008)Journal Article
Consumer antibacterial soaps: effective or just risky?
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Buckner, R.L., Andrews-Hanna, J.R., and Schacter, D.L.(2008)Journal Article
The brain's default network: anatomy, function, and relevance to disease.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Calabrese, E.J.(2008)Journal Article
Hormesis: why it is important to toxicology and toxicologists.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Hill, E.E., et al.(2008)Journal Article
Exercise and circulating cortisol levels: the intensity threshold effect.
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Holt-Lunstad, J., Birmingham, W.A., and Light, K.C.(2008)Journal Article
Influence of a 'warm touch' support enhancement intervention among married couples on ambulatory blood pressure, oxytocin, alpha amylase, and cortisol.
Psychosomatic Medicine
Hotez, P.J., et al.(2008)Journal Article
Helminth infections: the great neglected tropical diseases.
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Matthews, C.E., et al.(2008)Journal Article
Amount of time spent in sedentary behaviors in the United States, 2003-2004.
American Journal of Epidemiology
Punjabi, N.M.(2008)Journal Article
The epidemiology of adult obstructive sleep apnea.
Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society
Rose, K.A., et al.(2008)Journal Article
Outdoor activity reduces the prevalence of myopia in children.
Ophthalmology
Tarnopolsky, M.A.(2008)Journal Article
Sex differences in exercise metabolism and the role of 17-beta estradiol.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Beall, C.M.(2007)Journal Article
Two routes to functional adaptation: Tibetan and Andean high-altitude natives.
PNAS
Burger, J., et al.(2007)Journal Article
Absence of the lactase-persistence-associated allele in early Neolithic Europeans.
PNAS
Gurven, M., and Kaplan, H.(2007)Journal Article
Longevity among hunter-gatherers: a cross-cultural examination.
Population and Development Review
Holick, M.F.(2007)Journal Article
Vitamin D deficiency.
New England Journal of Medicine
McEwen, B.S.(2007)Journal Article
Physiology and neurobiology of stress and adaptation: central role of the brain.
Physiological Reviews
Perry, G.H., et al.(2007)Journal Article
Diet and the evolution of human amylase gene copy number variation.
Nature Genetics
Pasquali, R., et al.(2007)Journal Article
Obesity and reproductive disorders in women.
Human Reproduction Update
Pellis, S.M., and Pellis, V.C.(2007)Journal Article
Rough-and-tumble play and the development of the social brain.
Current Directions in Psychological Science
Suddendorf, T., and Corballis, M.C.(2007)Journal Article
The evolution of foresight: what is mental time travel, and is it unique to humans?
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Travison, T.G., et al.(2007)Journal Article
A population-level decline in serum testosterone levels in American men.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Wolfe, N.D., Dunavan, C.P., and Diamond, J.(2007)Journal Article
Origins of major human infectious diseases.
Nature
Austad, S.N.(2006)Journal Article
Why women live longer than men: sex differences in longevity.
Gender Medicine
Berga, S.L., and Loucks, T.L.(2006)Journal Article
Use of cognitive behavior therapy for functional hypothalamic amenorrhea.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Liebenberg, L.(2006)Journal Article
Persistence hunting by modern hunter-gatherers.
Current Anthropology
Lieberman, D.E., et al.(2006)Journal Article
The human gluteus maximus and its role in running.
Journal of Experimental Biology
Bondevik, S., et al.(2005)Journal Article
The Storegga Slide tsunami: comparing field observations with numerical simulations.
Marine and Petroleum Geology
Buckley, T.M., and Schatzberg, A.F.(2005)Journal Article
On the interactions of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and sleep: normal HPA axis activity and circadian rhythm, exemplary sleep disorders.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Cordain, L., et al.(2005)Journal Article
Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the 21st century.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Huang, G., et al.(2005)Journal Article
Controlled endurance exercise training and VO2max changes in older adults: a meta-analysis.
Preventive Cardiology
Hoffecker, J.F.(2005)Journal Article
Innovation and technological knowledge in the Upper Paleolithic of Northern Eurasia.
Evolutionary Anthropology
Louv, R.(2005)Book
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Algonquin Books
Siegel, J.M.(2005)Journal Article
Clues to the functions of mammalian sleep.
Nature
Bramble, D.M., and Lieberman, D.E.(2004)Journal Article
Endurance running and the evolution of Homo.
Nature
Davis, D.R., Epp, M.D., and Riordan, H.D.(2004)Journal Article
Changes in USDA food composition data for 43 garden crops, 1950 to 1999.
Journal of the American College of Nutrition
deMenocal, P.B.(2004)Journal Article
African climate change and faunal evolution during the Pliocene-Pleistocene.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Jablonski, N.G.(2004)Journal Article
The evolution of human skin and skin color.
Annual Review of Anthropology
Kuo, F.E., and Faber Taylor, A.(2004)Journal Article
A potential natural treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: evidence from a national study.
American Journal of Public Health
Lahdenpera, M., et al.(2004)Journal Article
Fitness benefits of prolonged post-reproductive lifespan in women.
Nature
Lieberman, D.E., et al.(2004)Journal Article
Effects of food processing on masticatory strain and craniofacial growth in a retrognathic face.
Journal of Human Evolution
Maizels, R.M., et al.(2004)Journal Article
Helminth parasites: masters of regulation.
Immunological Reviews
Eisenberger, N.I., Lieberman, M.D., and Williams, K.D.(2003)Journal Article
Does rejection hurt? An fMRI study of social exclusion.
Science
Frost, H.M.(2003)Journal Article
Bone's mechanostat: a 2003 update.
The Anatomical Record Part A
Heinrichs, M., et al.(2003)Journal Article
Social support and oxytocin interact to suppress cortisol and subjective responses to psychosocial stress.
Biological Psychiatry
Kim, U.K., et al.(2003)Journal Article
Positional cloning of the human quantitative trait locus underlying taste sensitivity to phenylthiocarbamide.
Science
Kennedy, C., et al.(2003)Journal Article
The influence of painful sunburns and lifetime sun exposure on the risk of actinic keratoses, seborrheic warts, melanocytic nevi, atypical nevi, and skin cancer.
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Sikirov, D.(2003)Journal Article
Comparison of straining during defecation in three positions: results and implications for human health.
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Bach, J.F.(2002)Journal Article
The effect of infections on susceptibility to autoimmune and allergic diseases.
New England Journal of Medicine
Berson, D.M., Dunn, F.A., and Takao, M.(2002)Journal Article
Phototransduction by retinal ganglion cells that set the circadian clock.
Science
Brunet, M., et al.(2002)Journal Article
A new hominid from the Upper Miocene of Chad, Central Africa.
Nature
Corballis, M.C.(2002)Book
From Hand to Mouth: The Origins of Language
Princeton University Press
Enattah, N.S., et al.(2002)Journal Article
Identification of a variant associated with adult-type hypolactasia.
Nature Genetics
Kregel, K.C.(2002)Journal Article
Heat shock proteins: modifying factors in physiological stress responses and acquired thermotolerance.
Journal of Applied Physiology
Kanis, J.A.(2002)Journal Article
Diagnosis of osteoporosis and assessment of fracture risk.
The Lancet
Reppert, S.M., and Weaver, D.R.(2002)Journal Article
Coordination of circadian timing in mammals.
Nature
Bjorntorp, P.(2001)Journal Article
Do stress reactions cause abdominal obesity and comorbidities?
Obesity Reviews
Klepeis, N.E., et al.(2001)Journal Article
The National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS): a resource for assessing exposure to environmental pollutants.
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
Regan, B.C., et al.(2001)Journal Article
Fruits, foliage and the evolution of primate colour vision.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
Schernhammer, E.S., et al.(2001)Journal Article
Rotating shift work and risk of breast cancer in women participating in the Nurses' Health Study.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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