2025
Soil‐Transmitted Helminths and the Intricacies of Immunoregulation: Evidence From Amazonian Ecuador for the Importance of Considering Species‐Specific Effects Within the Old Friends Hypothesis
Cepon‐Robins T, Gildner T, Urlacher S, Liebert M, Madimenos F, Bribiescas R, Eick G, Harrington C, Sugiyama L, Snodgrass J. Soil‐Transmitted Helminths and the Intricacies of Immunoregulation: Evidence From Amazonian Ecuador for the Importance of Considering Species‐Specific Effects Within the Old Friends Hypothesis. American Journal Of Human Biology 2025, 37: e70076. PMID: 40444920, PMCID: PMC12175971, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.70076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic inflammationImmune biomarkersIL-6Infection statusSpecies-specific relationshipsOld Friends hypothesesSpecies-specific effectsExacerbated systemic inflammationSoil-Transmitted HelminthsFinger-prick blood samplesLevels of CRPLow CRP levelsHelminth speciesCoinfected participantsAmazonian EcuadorHigh IgECRP levelsUninfected participants
2024
The association between religious beliefs and values with inflammation among Middle-age and older adults
Britt K, Boateng A, Sebu J, Oh H, Lekwauwa R, Massimo L, Doolittle B. The association between religious beliefs and values with inflammation among Middle-age and older adults. Aging & Mental Health 2024, 28: 1343-1350. PMID: 38553253, PMCID: PMC11390335, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2335390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsGeneralized Estimating EquationsBody mass indexMiddle-agedHealth and Retirement StudyBiomarkers of systematic inflammationMiddle-aged to older adultsAssociated with lower CRP levelsDimensions of religionReligious service attendanceCognitive healthRetirement StudyReligious beliefsPhysical healthMarital statusProportional odds modelMass indexHousehold incomeService attendanceLow CRP levelsEstimating EquationsHealthLongitudinal studyOdds modelAdults
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