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šHUMAN ORIGINS & SURVIVAL SECTION
š¢Announcing the 2026 Editorial Boardš¢
We are excited to welcome Dr Patrick Mahoney as Section Editor and our international team of Editorial Board Members
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š HUMAN BIOLOGY RESEARCH METHODS
In this important contribution to the growth modelling literature, Cole et al. provide a useful extension to the existing SITAR method to handle weight as well as height
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šRESEARCH METHODS
Body composition assessment is widely used to establish factors that can be related to athletic performance. UtczƔs et al. examine impact of somatotype on body composition estimation in young athletes
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š¢ ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS OPEN š¢
Joint conference of the SSHB and ISGA - June 22-24 2026
š Abstract submission deadline 30 March 2026
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š Meet our Section Editors!
Our Section Editors are an outstanding international team of professionals in the field of Human Biology
Alongside editorial duties, they are ambassadors for AHB & make invaluable contributions to our development initiatives!
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š¦ INFECTIOUS DISEASES & IMMUNOLOGY
Zuckerman et al outline the development of ETT advocating for greater adoption of its use in epidemiology & clinical medicine to improve prediction & intervention with emerging & re-emerging diseases
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š GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Systematic review & meta-analysis gives insight into the impacts of screentime, & its association with pubertal onset in boys and girls, providing a guide for improving future research in this area.
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šARTICLE COLLECTIONš
Childhood growth and health are shaped by the physical, social and biological environment.
This #OpenAccess article collection is output from the 16th Congress of ISGA in 2024, sponsored by the Society for the Study of Human Biology.
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The SITAR growth curve model with its three random effects is useful for summarising height growth in individuals and groups. However SITAR performs less well for weight which unlike height continu...
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The accuracy of body composition assessments with bioelectrical impedance (BIA) based devices may be affected, besides the well-known factors (e.g. hydration status), by factors which are related t...
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Epidemiologic transition theory (ETT) enables holistic assessment of the evolution and ecology of human health, disease, adaptation, and evolution to diverse stressors (e.g. pathogens). Accordingly...
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Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain how screen time may affect pubertal development.To quantify the association between screen time exposure and timing of pubertal onset in children.We...
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Joint conference of the SSHB and ISGA - June 22-24 2026
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Annals of Human Biology
Annals of Human Biology
Annals of Human Biology
Annals of Human Biology
Annals of Human Biology
Annals of Human Biology
Annals of Human Biology
Annals of Human Biology
Annals of Human Biology
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