Collection Editor: Douglas Crews
Biocultural Intersections: Stressors, Adaptability, Allostasis, Frailty & Aging
Article Collection
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Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:33
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Women’s lifetime reproductive profiles and frailty among aging individuals in the USA and the Philippines
Frailty, particularly traits which are related to sex steroid hormone production, results from the age-associated decline in function considered to be part of the typical aging process. This process may vary w...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:26 -
Brown adipose tissue thermogenesis among a small sample of reindeer herders from sub-Arctic Finland
Interest in human physiological responses to cold stress have seen a resurgence in recent years with a focus on brown adipose tissue (BAT), a mitochondria dense fat specialized for heat production. However, a ...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:17 -
Aging, frailty, and design of built environments
Before developing agriculture, herding or metallurgy, humans occupied most of the world. Multiple socioculturally-based responses supported their migration, including building shelters and constructing niches ...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:2 -
Stress, migration, and allostatic load: a model based on Mexican migrants in Columbus, Ohio
Immigration is a disruptive event with multiple implications for health. Stressors, including family separation, acculturation, job insecurity, restricted mobility, sojourns, dangerous border crossings, stigma...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:28