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The effect of COVID-19 stay-at-home order and campus closure on the prevalence of acute respiratory infection symptoms in college campus cohorts.
(2020-12-12)
Evaluation of population-based COVID-19 control measures informs strategies to quell the current pandemic and reduce the impact of those yet to come. Effective COVID-19 control measures may simultaneously reduce the incidence ...
Redoing gender, redoing family: A mixed-methods examination of family complexity and gender heterogeneity among transgender families
(2020)
Scholars have documented that considerable health disparities exist between transgender persons and the general population. A growing research base suggests that the family environment of trans individuals—i.e., the social ...
Vaginal cytokine profile and microbiota before and after lubricant use compared with condomless vaginal sex: a preliminary observational study
(Springer Nature, 2021-09-18)
Limited data suggest that personal lubricants may damage the vaginal mucosal epithelium, alter the vaginal microbiota, and increase inflammation. We compared vaginal cytokine profiles and microbiota before and after vaginal ...
SYNDEMICS AND HIV TESTING AMONG HISPANIC/LATINO GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
(2020)
Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men (HLGBM) are especially vulnerable to HIV acquisition compared to their heterosexual counterparts. In an era of treatment as prevention, HIV testing is a crucial point to link individuals ...
Effects of the 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic on Infectious Disease Prevention in Guinea
(2021)
From 2014-2016, Ebola ravaged the three West African countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. There were more than 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths, with more than 10,600 additional deaths due to other medical conditions. ...
Mixture toxicity, cumulative risk, and environmental justice in United States federal policy, 1980–2016
(Springer Nature, 2021-09-17)
Toxic chemicals — “toxicants” — have been studied and regulated as single entities, and, carcinogens aside, almost all toxicants, single or mixed and however altered, have been thought harmless in very low doses or very ...
IDENTIFYING BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS OF LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF 16-18 YEAR OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK GIRLS: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY
(2020)
Among older adolescent African American/Black girls, obesity rates continue to rise between the ninth and 12th grades, whereas among white females, rates decline. Contributing to these high rates is the lack of leisure-time ...
“STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM, NOW WE’RE…WHERE?”” A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF STRESS AND COPING AMONG HIGHLY EDUCATED BLACK WOMEN
(2021)
Rationale: Black women suffer disproportionate rates of stress-related diseases including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, maternal mortality, and depression. Education is promoted as a protective factor against these ...
RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN ROS PRODUCTION AND SOD ACTIVITY FOLLOWING INDUCED INFLAMMATION
(2021)
Black individuals are predisposed to an earlier onset and higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease, such as hypertension. Hypertension may be caused by inflammation and heightened levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). ...
THE STATE OF GRADUATE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES: ELEVEN YEARS AND 200,000 STUDENTS
(2020)
Graduate students are an essential part of the academic enterprise. Converging lines of evidence suggests that many graduate students experience high levels of emotional distress. Yet the true depth and breadth of this ...