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Vaginal cytokine profile and microbiota before and after lubricant use compared with condomless vaginal sex: a preliminary observational study

Tuddenham, Susan; Stennett, Christina A.; Cone, Richard A.; Ravel, Jacques; Macintyre, Andrew N.; Ghanem, Khalil G.; He, Xin; Brotman, Rebecca M. (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 ...

Individual and partnership characteristics associated with consistent condom use in a cohort of cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women in Nigeria

Olawore, Oluwasolape; Crowell, Trevor A.; Ketende, Sosthenes C.; Ramadhani, Habib O.; Liu, Hongjie; Ake, Julie A.; Kokogho, Afoke; Adebajo, Sylvia; Charurat, Man E.; Nowak, Rebecca G.; Baral, Stefan D. (Springer Nature, 2021-06-30)

This study reports on the individual and partnership characteristics that influence consistent condom use in cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) attending trusted community centers that ...

Health and the built environment in United States cities: measuring associations using Google Street View-derived indicators of the built environment

Keralis, Jessica M.; Javanmardi, Mehran; Khanna, Sahil; Dwivedi, Pallavi; Huang, Dina; Tasdizen, Tolga; Nguyen, Quynh C. (Springer Nature, 2020-02-12)

The built environment is a structural determinant of health and has been shown to influence health expenditures, behaviors, and outcomes. Traditional methods of assessing built environment characteristics are time-consuming ...

Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation in the Old Order Amish

Salimi, Shabnam; Yanosky, Jeff D.; Huang, Dina; Montressor-Lopez, Jessica; Vogel, Robert; Reed, Robert M.; Mitchell, Braxton D.; Puett, Robin C. (Springer Nature, 2020-05-14)

Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has been associated with endothelial dysfunction, an early marker of cardiovascular risk. Our aim was to extend this research to a genetically homogenous, geographically stable rural ...

Racial and Sex Differences between Urinary Phthalates and Metabolic Syndrome among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2005–2014

Ghosh, Rajrupa; Haque, Mefruz; Turner, Paul C.; Cruz-Cano, Raul; Dallal, Cher M. (MDPI, 2021-06-26)

Phthalates, plasticizers ubiquitous in household and personal care products, have been associated with metabolic disturbances. Despite the noted racial differences in phthalate exposure and the prevalence of metabolic ...