To the extreme! How biological anthropology can inform exercise physiology in extreme environments

A Niclou, M Sarma, S Levy, C Ocobock - Comparative Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The fields of biological anthropology and exercise physiology are closely related and can
provide mutually beneficial insights into human performance. These fields often use similar …

LGR4: a new receptor member in endocrine and metabolic diseases

N Zhang, M Yuan, J Wang - Endocrine Reviews, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Classic hormone membrane receptors, such as leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein–
coupled receptor (LGR) 1 (follicle-stimulating hormone receptor), LGR2 (luteinizing hormone …

[HTML][HTML] Is obesity the next step in evolution through brain changes?

W Ricart, AB Crujeiras, A Mateos, A Castells-Nobau… - Neuroscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
Obesity is a disease of complex and multifactorial nature characterized by the interplay of
genetic and environmental factors. The prevailing consensus suggests that obesity arises …

Pearl Memorial Lecture. Humans at the extremes: Exploring human adaptation to ecological and social stressors

WR Leonard - American Journal of Human Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The field of human biology has long explored how human populations have adapted to
extreme environmental circumstances. Yet, it has become increasingly clear that conditions …

Military rations: Nutritional, sensorial and technological quality and their effects on military physical exercise in extreme environments

VAS Vidal, IJ Jensen, Ø Sandbakk… - Nutrition Research …, 2024 - cambridge.org
In recent years, many countries have significantly increased military spending, mainly due to
geopolitical instability in several regions and the potential risk of armed conflicts spreading …

The relationship between operation duration and shivering in post-spinal anaesthesia patients

Y Renaningtyastutik, SA Lumadi… - The Journal of …, 2022 - jpns-journal.com
Background: Giving spinal anaesthesia is an effort to relieve pain to create optimal
conditions for surgery operation consciously. A shivering event frequently follows the …

Fructose-induced FGF21 secretion does not activate brown adipose tissue in Japanese young men: randomized cross-over and randomized controlled trials

H Kataoka, S Nirengi, Y Matsui, H Taniguchi - Journal of Physiological …, 2024 - Springer
Background Human brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity is associated with lower body
fatness and favorable glucose metabolism. Previous studies reported that oral fructose …

Association between thermogenic brown fat and genes under positive natural selection in circumpolar populations

Y Ishida, M Matsushita, T Yoneshiro, M Saito… - Journal of Physiological …, 2024 - Springer
Background Adaptation to cold was essential for human migration across Eurasia. Non-
shivering thermogenesis through brown adipose tissue (BAT) participates in cold adaptation …

Recent Research on the Human Biology of Pastoralists

B Campbell - American Journal of Human Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite encroachment by agricultural systems and globalization, pastoral nomads maintain
a robust presence in terms of numbers and subsistence activity. At the same time, increasing …

Evidence of selection in the uncoupling protein 1 gene region suggests local adaptation to solar irradiance in savannah monkeys (Chlorocebus spp.)

CM Gagnon, H Svardal, AJ Jasinska… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In the last 300 thousand years, the genus Chlorocebus expanded from equatorial Africa into
the southernmost latitudes of the continent, where colder climate was a probable driver of …