Inflammaging mediates testosterone declines in later life among men in the UK Biobank

Jacob Aronoff, Benjamin Trumble

Arizona State University

Energetic trade-offs in pregnancy: associations between physical activity, body mass index, and c-reactive protein across trimesters

Delaney Knorr, Herman Pontzer

Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham NC

Poverty, stress, and milk immune competence in Michigan mothers

Masako Fujita^1,2, Katherine Wander^3,4, Aditi Sharma^1,2, Alli Harkenrider^1,2, Natalie Mourou^1,2, Caroline Downes^1,2,5, Abby Anderson^1,2, Jamie Marx^2,6, Elizabeth Brazelton^2,7, Will Kuiper^2,6, Kiley Willian^2,7, Thomas Yan^1,2,8

¹Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; ²Biomarker Laboratory for Anthropological Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; ³Department of Anthropology Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY; ⁴Laboratory for Anthropometry and Biomarkers, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY; ⁵Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; ⁶Human Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; ⁷Lyman Briggs College Human Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; ⁸Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Sexual minority status predicts elevated inflammation in young adults from Cebu, Philippines

Sofia C Carrera¹, James K Gibb^1,2,3,4, Christopher W Kuzawa⁵, Thomas W McDade^1,6

¹Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; ²Department of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; ³The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; ⁴Irsay Institute for Sociomedical Science Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; ⁵Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; ⁶Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

A Pilot Study of Depressive Symptoms and Reduced Glucocorticoid Sensitivity in Young Adult Men Living with and at Risk for HIV

James K Gibb^1,2,3,4, Joshua M Schrock⁵, Keegan Krause¹, Brian Mustanski^5,6, Thomas McDade^1,7

¹Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA; ²Department of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA; ³The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA; ⁴The Irsay Institute for Sociomedical Sciences Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA; ⁵The Impact Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA; ⁶Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA; ⁷Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA

Associations of social belonging, loneliness, and social safety with ex-vivo inflammatory regulation patterns among Dominican and Haitian adults in the Dominican Republic’s tourism sector

Keegan C. Krause¹, Sayira Paola Mueses Jiménez², Thomas W. McDade^1,3

¹Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; ²Instituto de Medicina Tropical y Salud Global, Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; ³Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Investigating the role of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) access in parasitic infection and intestinal inflammation: pilot study among people experiencing homelessness in Oregon, USA

Abiel Locke^1,2, Hope Burr¹, Isabella Albiani¹, Mackenzie Ní Flainn¹, Allissa Van Steenis³, Tara Cepon-Robins⁴, Lesley Jo Weaver⁵, Josh Snodgrass^1,6

¹Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon; ²Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon; ³Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; ⁴Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado; ⁵Department of Global Studies, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon; ⁶Global Station for Indigenous Studies and Cultural Diversity, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Hookworm parasitism shapes energy balance and cardiovascular disease risk in northeast Madagascar

Lev Kolinski¹, Georgia Titcomb², Kayla Kauffman³, Michelle Pender⁴, Jean Yves Rabezara⁵, Prisca Rahary⁶, Voahangy Soarimalala⁷, Alma Solis¹, Randall Kramer⁴, Charles Nunn^1,4

¹Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America; ²Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America; ³Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Caliornia, United States of America; ⁴Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America; ⁵Department of Science and Technology, University of Antsiranana, Antsiranana, Madagascar; ⁶Andapa, Madagascar; ⁷Association Vahatra, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Potential human-to-human transmission of a zoonotic poxvirus in northeast Madagascar

Tyler M. Barrett¹, Kayla Kauffman², Charles K. Tiu³, Melody Xiao⁴, Michelle Pender⁵, Jean Yves Rabezara⁶, Prisca Rahary⁶, Randall A. Kramer^4,5, Voahangy Soarimalala^6,7, Lin-Fa Wang³, Georgia Titcomb⁸, James Moody⁹, Peter J. Mucha¹⁰, Pablo Tortosa¹¹, Charles L. Nunn^1,5

¹Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham NC; ²Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; ³Programme in Emerging Infectious Disease, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; ⁴Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC; ⁵Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC; ⁶Association Vahatra, Antananarivo, Madagascar; ⁷Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l’Environment, Université de Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar; ⁸Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; ⁹Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC; ¹⁰Department of Mathematics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; ¹¹Unité Mixte de Recherche Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (UMR PIMIT), Université de la Réunion, Sainte-Clotilde, Réunion Island

Prevalence of β-Thalassemia Trait among young adults in Delhi-NCR, India: screening challenges and genetic diversity

Oishi Choudhury, Naorem Kiranmala Devi

Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, India

Patterning of the diurnal cortisol rhythm in a subsistence agriculturalist population, West Kiang, The Gambia

Megan Gauck¹, Julie Efremenkova¹, Kailee Behunin¹, Kebba Bajo², Abubacarr Ceesay², Foday Bah², Siaka Gaye², Buya Kandeh², Sutay Njie², Fatou Bahoum², Isatou Drammeh², Bintou Singhateh², Carla Cerami^2,3, Richard Sosis⁴, Rebecca Sear⁵, Mary Shenk⁶, Katherine Wander¹, John Shaver⁷, Laure Spake¹

¹Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, New York, USA; ²Medical Research Council Unit – The Gambia, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia; ³London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; ⁴Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA; ⁵Department of Psychology, Brunel University, London, United Kingdom; ⁶Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA;; ⁷Department of Anthropology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA