Circulating testosterone as the hormonal basis of sex differences in athletic performance
DJ Handelsman, AL Hirschberg, S Bermon - Endocrine reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Elite athletic competitions have separate male and female events due to men's physical
advantages in strength, speed, and endurance so that a protected female category with …
advantages in strength, speed, and endurance so that a protected female category with …
Evaluating intrinsic and non-intrinsic cancer risk factors
Discriminating the contribution of unmodifiable random intrinsic DNA replication errors ('bad
luck') to cancer development from those of other factors is critical for understanding cancer in …
luck') to cancer development from those of other factors is critical for understanding cancer in …
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 …
A Rodriguez-Martinez, B Zhou, MK Sophiea… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and
adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean …
adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean …
CRISPR ethics: moral considerations for applications of a powerful tool
C Brokowski, M Adli - Journal of molecular biology, 2019 - Elsevier
With the emergence of CRISPR technology, targeted editing of a wide variety of genomes is
no longer an abstract hypothetical, but occurs regularly. As application areas of CRISPR are …
no longer an abstract hypothetical, but occurs regularly. As application areas of CRISPR are …
New literacy challenge for the twenty-first century: genetic knowledge is poor even among well educated
We live in an age of rapidly advancing genetic research. This research is generating new
knowledge that has implications for personal health and well-being. The present study …
knowledge that has implications for personal health and well-being. The present study …
Genetic and environmental influences on human behavioral differences
M McGue, TJ Bouchard Jr - Annual review of neuroscience, 1998 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Human behavioral genetic research aimed at characterizing the existence and
nature of genetic and environmental influences on individual differences in cognitive ability …
nature of genetic and environmental influences on individual differences in cognitive ability …
[HTML][HTML] Screening human embryos for polygenic traits has limited utility
The increasing proportion of variance in human complex traits explained by polygenic
scores, along with progress in preimplantation genetic diagnosis, suggests the possibility of …
scores, along with progress in preimplantation genetic diagnosis, suggests the possibility of …
Obesity and eating behavior from the perspective of twin and genetic research
K Silventoinen, H Konttinen - Neuroscience & biobehavioral reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Obesity has dramatically increased during the last decades and is currently one of the most
serious global health problems. We present a hypothesis that obesity is a neuro-behavioral …
serious global health problems. We present a hypothesis that obesity is a neuro-behavioral …
Early childhood linear growth faltering in low-income and middle-income countries as a whole-population condition: analysis of 179 Demographic and Health Surveys …
Background The causes of early childhood linear growth faltering (known as stunting) in low-
income and middle-income countries remain inadequately understood. We aimed to …
income and middle-income countries remain inadequately understood. We aimed to …
Genetics of somatotype and physical fitness in children and adolescents
K Silventoinen, J Maia, A Jelenkovic… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To analyze the influence of genetic and environmental factors on the variation in
somatotype, physical fitness, and their mutual associations. Methods Twins from 214 pairs …
somatotype, physical fitness, and their mutual associations. Methods Twins from 214 pairs …