Humans are unique among great apes and most other mammals, in that our wide range of
offspring investment behaviors includes significant paternal care and provisioning of …

Context: The relationship between functional disability and reproductive hormones and
whether it is mediated by muscle mass and strength in older men are unclear. Objectives …

Background: Accurate and selective assessment of testosterone requires use of a sensitive
LC-MS/MS method, especially at low levels as those seen in young children. Methods: The …

Though still a topic of debate, the position that skeletal health is compromised with obesity
has received support in the pediatric and adult literature. The limited data relating …

The systemic robusticity hypothesis links the thickness of cortical bone in both the cranium
and limb bones. This hypothesis posits that thick cortical bone is in part a systemic response …

Context: Knowledge about the interrelationship between adiposity and systemic low-grade
inflammation during pubertal growth is important in detecting early signs of obesity-related …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether high plasma testosterone (T) levels affect areal bone
mineral density (aBMD), bone geometry, and bone remodeling in young elite female …

Objectives To describe the epidemiology and concordance of bone health in a population-
based sample of Australian parent-child dyads at child age 11–12 years. Design Population …

Purpose Bone mineral density (BMD) impairment is one of the critical factors for long-term
quality of life in adults growth hormone deficiency (AGHD). This study aims to investigate the …

Growth hormone (GH) and insulin like growth factor-I (IGFsingle bond I) are key bone trophic
hormones, whose rising levels during puberty are critical for pubertal bone accrual …